cellos/DomesticNames_AllStates_Text huggingface dataset:
Angoon (Populated Place), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.5033333, -134.5838889)
Description: on W coast of Admiralty I., 41 mi. NE of Sitka, Alex. Arch.;
History: Tlingit Indian village listed as "Augoon" with a population of 420 in the 1880 census. The village lost much of its population in the late 1880's when Killisnoo was established with a fish reducing plant. Angoon's population was 114 in 1920; 319 in 1930; 342 in 1939; and 429 in 1950. The Angoon post office was established in 1928.
Howkan (historical) (Populated Place), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (54.8711111, -132.8033333)
Description: Site of village on NW coast of Long I., at Howkan Narrows, Alex. Arch.
History: Tlingit Indian name reported in 1881 by Lieutenant Commander Nichols, U.S. Navy (USN). "Howkan * * * was at one time the largest village of the Hyda (Haido) Indians in the area. All that remains to mark this site is some evidence of clearing (U. W. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1962, p79)" This village was absorbed by the former village of Kaigani which, in turn, was abandoned when the village of Hydaburg was established in 1911 in order to centralize the school system. The Jackson post office was established at Howkan in 1882, and probably named for Sheldon Jackson, who established a mission here in 1881. The post office name was changed to Howcan in 1886, back to Jackson in 1890, and back to Howcan in 1903. In 1917 the post office was discontinued and transferred to Hydaburg (Ricks, 1937, p27). J. F. Swanton (in Hodge, 1907, p573), Bureau of American Ethnology (BAE), says "Howkan a Tlingit (Indian) word probably referring to a stone which stood up in front of the town, although some derive it from "gowakon," deer being numerous there).
Mount Alpenglow (Summit), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.8753032, -149.3338099)
Description: On the S side of Turnagain Arm 3.7 mi SE of the mouth of Sixmile Creek and 12 mi WNW of Portage; Chugach Mts.
History: Feature is a landmark so situated that it displays "the pink glow of western-exposed mountains at sunset...well known by the term alpenglow" to travelers of the Seward Highway and skiers of Mount Alyeska.
Crooked Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.5544444, -152.0883333)
Description: heads in Ray Mts. flows SW to Tozitna River, 26 mi. N of Tanana, Kokrines-Hodzana High. 21 miles long.
History: Local descriptive name reported in 1956 by Orth.
Oumalik River (Stream), North Slope County, Alaska (70.3719444, -154.9786111)
Description: heads at 693800N1561600W, flows NE to Chipp River, 34 mi. S of Smith Bay, Arctic Plain.
History: This Eskimo name, meaning "chief, amber, or ashes," seems to have been first used by geologists of the Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4  probably in the late 1940's or early 1950's.
River Bay (Bay), Dillingham (CA) County, Alaska (59.4277778, -158.7761111)
Description: in Lake Nerka, drained by Agulowak River, 30 mi. NW of Dillingham, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: So called because the head of this arm of Lake Nerka leads  into the lake's outlet. Local name reported by Gerald FitzGerald, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in  1930.
Cholmondeley Sound (Bay), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.2391667, -132.1141667)
Description: Indenting the SE side of Prince of Wales Island in Tongass National Forest, extending E and NE from the junction of its West and South Arms to Clarence Strait, Alex. Arch. 11 miles long.
History: Named by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), August 21, 1793, for Hugh, Earl of Cholmondeley (Wagner, 1937, p. 380). Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 9) published the name "Zaliv Chasiny (Kalmondeley)," or "Chasiny (Kalmondeley) Bay." It is shown as "Bukhata i Reid Cholmondelei," meaning "Cholmondeley Bay and Roadstead," on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1493 published in 1853. See Apod2c2, Bocas de.
Cascade Creek (Stream), Chugach County, Alaska (61.1977778, -145.5516667)
Description: flows N to Tsina River, 2.4 mi. E of Ptarmigan and 24 mi. ENE of Valdez, Chugach Mts. 4 miles long.
History: Local name published in the 1950's by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Lick Creek (Stream), Copper River County, Alaska (62.5736111, -142.2683333)
Description: heads in Nutzotin Mts., flows NE and NW to Nabesna River 7.5 mi. SW of Jatahmund Lake, and 29 mi. SW of Northway, Alaska Range
History: So named by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) field party because the clays along the  stream were licked by mountain sheep; reported in 1940 by P. S. Smith, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Hoopers Neck (Cape), Calvert County, Maryland (38.3626241, -76.4663411)
Description: On the E shore of the Patuxent River, between Hellen Creek and Hungerford Creek, 3.2 km (2 mi) NNW of Solomons Island.  (US-T121)
History: Named for Chirugeon Henry Hooper, pioneer settler who was granted 550 acres of land here in 1651.  (US-T121)
Parallel Creek (Stream), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (56.3172222, -158.5930556)
Description: flows E 4.5 mi. to Chignik Lagoon, 7 mi. W of Chignik, on S  shore of Alaska Peninsula; Aleutian Range
History: named in 1923 by R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); so called because "its course is near and parallel to the 5620N line."
Bald Head (Summit), Nome County, Alaska (64.7438409, -161.539461)
Description: On the N shore of Norton Bay, 35 mi NE of Elim; Seward Peninsula.
History: Named September 1778 by Captain James Cook, Royal Navy (RN).  It has been called Point Inglestate, and also Isaacs Point, by the miners and prospectors.  Some part of it was also called Point Ennis by the Western Union Telegraph expedition of 1867.
Sunaghun Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (67.4977778, -141.0180556)
Description: Heads in Canada, flows SSW across the international boundary, then SE, to join the Porcupine River, 3.5 mi. N of Canalaska Mts. and 54 mi. ENE of Coleen Mtn., Brooks Range
History: Kutcha-Kutchin Indian name reported by I B C (1914, sh. 9)  and, according to O. W. Geist, University of Alaska, means "old woman." The creek  was so called because "an old native woman at Rampart House couldn't climb the steep river banks for wood, so she used this creek as a route to obtain firewood, hence, Old Woman Creek."
Haskell Island (Island), Plymouth County, Massachusetts (41.6778825, -70.7605901)
Description: In Aucoot Cove 1.4 mi S of Marion; Town of Marion.
History: Named for people by the name of Haskell who owned property on the island; the place was known as Haskell Lands or Haskell Bogs until it became an island (US-T121).
Millers River (Stream), Franklin County, Massachusetts (42.5973082, -72.4967543)
Description: Heads at the junction of Bear Meadow and Bluefield Brooks, flows W for 52 miles to the Connecticut River 1 mi NNW of Millers Falls; Towns of Montague, Irving, Wendell, Orange, Athol, Phillipston, Royalston, Winchendon and Ashburnam; incomplete record.
History: Reportedly named for a man named Miller who drowned in the river (MA-T50/p553).
Khvostof Island (Island), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (51.9805556, 178.2766667)
Description: 4 mi. SE of Segula I., one of Rat Islands., Aleutian Islands.
History: Russian name probably given by Captain Von Krusenstern  (1827, sheet 18), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as Khwostov, for Nikolai Alexandrovich Khwostov, a Russian naval officer, who explored Alaska in 1802-04 with G. I. Davidov. Captain Lutke (1836, p. 326), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), applied the name "Khvostoffile" to the entire group of islands that include Khvostof.
Champaign County (Civil), Champaign County, Ohio (40.1376768, -83.7695156)
Description: Located in west central Ohio; 64 km (40 mi) west northwest of Columbus; County Seat:  Urbana.
History: Established on 20 February 1805.  "Champaign" is french for "champ" and refers to a broad stretch of level land.   (OH-T801/p275)
Iron Creek (Stream), Yakutat County, Alaska (60.0919444, -142.4980556)
Description: heads in South Channel Yakataga River 2.4 mi. NE of the river's mouth, flows SW to Kuktoth River, 3 mi. NW of Cape Yakataga and 103 mi. NW of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts. 3 miles long.
History: Local name published by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1951.
Young Bay (Bay), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (58.1875, -134.6463889)
Description: on N coast of Admiralty I., W of Point Young, 12 mi. SW of Juneau, Coast Mts.
History: Apparently named by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) and published in 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 172). The name probably derived from Point Young which was named by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN) in 1794.
Luck Creek (Stream), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.9283333, -132.7663889)
Description: On NE coast of Prince of Wales Island, flowing N to Luck Lake, 2.7 mi NW of Baird Peak and 41 mi SSW of Wrangell, Alex. Arch.
History: Local name recorded in 1949 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); derived from Luck  Point.
Echooka River (Stream), North Slope County, Alaska (69.4152778, -148.2688889)
Description: Heads at glacier in Brooks Range (685330N, 1462930W), flows NW to the Ivishak River 8 mi. SE of junction with Sagavanirktok River, Arctic Slope. 65 miles long.
History: Eskimo name reported to mean "wing"; given in 1951 by A. S. Keller and R. L. Ditterman, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Sheep Mountain (Summit), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.3390638, -149.2718276)
Description: In Chugach Natinal Forest, on Kenai Peninsula along Seward Highway, between Victor Creek and Paradise Valley Trail, 16 mi. NE of Seward, Chugach Mts.
History: Local name reported by Grant and Higgins (1910, pl. 2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) "It received its name due to the fact that in the early days sheep could be seen o n the side of the mountain at almost any time."
Tarn Mountain (Summit), Hoonah-Angoon County, Alaska (58.0001878, -136.1632138)
Description: On Chichagof Island, 3.6 mi NE of Pelican, 25 mi. W of Hoonah, Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1955 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) "because many small lakes in depressions carved in solid rock occur on its flanks." A tarn is a small mountain lake.
Mendenhall Peninsula (Cape), Juneau County, Alaska (58.3597222, -134.6338889)
Description: On N shore of W end of Gasineau Channel, between Auke Bay and the mouth of Mendenhall River, and opposite of Fritz Cove, 9 mi. NW of Juneau, Coast Mts.
History: Named byU.S. Forest Service (USFS)in 1928 for Prof. Thomas Corwin Mendenhall, 1841-1924, Superintendent of U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), 1889-94. See Mendenhall Glacier.
Lawson Creek (Stream), Juneau County, Alaska (58.2858333, -134.4086111)
Description: on NE shore of Douglas I., flows NE to Gastineau Channel, 0.7  mi. NW of Douglas and 1 mi. S of Juneau, Coast Mts.
History: Named for William Lawson, 1843-1932, a skilled carpenter  and boatbuilder in Juneau in the 1880s. The name Lawson Creek appears first in the mining records in 1894 (DeArmond, 1957, p. 29).
La Aleta (Ridge), Kings County, California (36.0094975, -120.0489163)
Description: Located in secs 17 and 20,T22S,R18E, Mount Diablo Meridian. In the Kettleman Hills on North Dome, 1.1 km (0.7 mi) northeast of La Cima and 1.4 km (0.9 mi) west of La Palomera. (US-T121)
History: Descriptive name meaning "wing", referring to the curved nature of the ridge. (US-T121)
Tatitlek (Populated Place), Chugach County, Alaska (60.8647222, -146.6786111)
Description: population 96, on NE shore of Tatitlek Narrows, 1 mi. NE of Bligh I. and 40 mi. NW of Cordova, Chugach Mts.
History: Indian village reported by Ivan Petroff in the 1880 Census as "Tatikhlek," population 73; 90 in 1890. The present spelling was published by Grant and Higgins (1910, pl. 2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). T. E. Gerdine, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) wrote, "formerly it stood at the head of Gladhaugh Bay, but some years ago it was moved to its present site near Copper Mountain." A post office was established here in 1946 (Ricks, 1965, p. 64).
Summit (Populated Place), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.5758333, -165.3566667)
Description: along Seward Peninsula RR., at NE base of Anvil Mtn., 5 mi. NE of Nome, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Site of a mining camp and RR. station shown as "Summit Station" on the 1903 Campion Mining and Trading Co. map by George M. Ashford.
Arthur Point (Cape), Sitka County, Alaska (57.4483333, -135.5844444)
Description: in Peril Strait, 1 mi. NE of Deep Bay, on Chichagof I., 29 mi. N of Sitka, Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1884 by Commander J. B. Coghlan, U.S. Navy (USN), and published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1891 Coast Pilot (p.183).
Fowlers Run (Stream), Shenandoah County, Virginia (38.9995526, -78.4994539)
Description: Heads on the SE slope of Paddy Mountain, flows SE under State Route 600 into Clear Creek, 0.8 km (0.5 mi) S of the community of Zepp; in George Washington NF.
History: Named for Creswell Fowler (1921-1991), a longtime local resident.
Alberhill Canyon (Valley), Riverside County, California (33.7309112, -117.3924093)
Description: 3.3 mi. long; heads 3 mi. E of Estelle Mountain, trends SW to enter Walker Canyon 0.7 mi. NNE of Alberhill; Secs 15,14,11&2, T5S, R5W, San Bernardino Meridian
History: Named in association with the nearby mining community of Alberhill
Hester Lake (Lake), Fresno County, California (37.0931782, -118.624233)
Description: In Kings Canyon National Park 1.3 km (0.8 mi) southwest of Langille Peak. (US-T121)
History: Named for Clinton Hester and his son, Robert M Hester. The son was a pilot of a B-24 bomber which crashed here in 1943 and was discovered in 1960 by a party of geologists and a National Park Service ranger. The father spent over 14 years until his death in 1959, searching for the body of his son. (US-T121)
Zapadni Point (Cape), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.9561111, -152.4808333)
Description: on NW coast of Spruce I., NE of Kodiak I.
History: Transliteration of "M(ys) Zapadniy" a name given by Murashev in 1839 or 1840, and published in 1849 on Russian Hydrographic Dept.  Chart 1425. Baker (1906, p. 668) published "West Cape," the translation Murashev's name. Because of duplication the name was changed to its present form by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1909.
Cunningham Mountain (Summit), Kusilvak County, Alaska (61.6151479, -161.9396886)
Description: on right bank of Yukon River, at Devils Elbow, 24 mi. SW of  Russian Mission, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
History: Riverboat pilots name shown on a 1940 navigation chart of Yukon River. Reported to be named for Jimmy Cunningham, riverboat captain and storekeeper from Huslia, on the Koyukuk.
Ferra Gulch (Valley), La Paz County, Arizona (33.6382371, -114.3894295)
Description: Ravine in the Dome Rock Mountains trending SSW to Gonzales Wash 12 miles E of Blyth (US-T121).
History: Named for Juan Ferra whose gold discoveries in the area in 1862 proved to be the most valuable made.  The ravine is also known as Farrer Gulch today (AZ-T101).
Fireweed Mountain (Summit), Copper River County, Alaska (61.4661012, -143.1468902)
Description: 5 mi WNW of McCarthy, Wrangell Mts.
History: The Mountaineering Club of Alaska reported that is is a local name given by Molly Gilmore, lifeling resident of the McCarthy area, who at age 17, named the mountain for the abundance of fireweed which grew on the mountain following forest fires in the 1920's. Though the most common and well known flower in Alaska, it is commemorated on no other Alaskan Mountain.
Lock Island (Island), Sitka County, Alaska (57.7252778, -136.1963889)
Description: in Portlock Harbor, 5.5 mi. NW of Chichagof, on W coast of Chichagof I., Alex. Arch.
History: Named by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) and published in 1928 on Chart 8258.  "Lock" is the last syllable of the name "Portlock," the name of the harbor.
Akurekvik Pass (Gap), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (67.2025, -155.0319444)
Description: in Schwatka Mts., at head of Beaver Creek, 12 mi. W of head of Walker Lake, Brooks Range
History: Akurekvik is the Eskimo name for Beaver Creek and literally means place where beaver is hunted; recorded at Kobuk in 1956 by  Orth.
Idaho Ridge (Ridge), Hoonah-Angoon County, Alaska (58.9027004, -136.2888337)
Description: trends west 6 miles, 1.5 mi. W of Hunter Cove, on Muir Inlet, in Glacier Bay National Monument, 61 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.
History: Name published by the American Geographical Society (Field, 1947, map).
Bacon County (Civil), Bacon County, Georgia (31.5536748, -82.4526851)
Description: Located in southestern Georgia, 135 km (84 mi) southwest of Savannah; County Seat: Alma.
History: Established on 27 July 1914 from Appling, Pierce, and Ware Counties; named for augustus Octavius Bacon (1839-1914), politician and Statesman. (GA-T21/p12)
Fivemile Island (Island), Wrangell County, Alaska (56.4691667, -132.51)
Description: 5 mi. W of Wrangell, Alex. Arch. 0.2 mile long.
History: Translation of Russian name "Ostrov Pyati-Milnyy" given in 1863 by the surveyors from the corvette Rynda. "Scraggy Island" was applied to this feature in 1868 by Commander R. W. Meade, USB. See Rynda Island.
Huss Ridge (Ridge), Linn County, Oregon (44.4043639, -122.1785195)
Description: W end located at the confluence of Sheep Creek and South Santiam River, trends E 4.5 km (2.8 mi) towards Iron Mountain, then trends NE 3 km (1.9 mi) to the east end at Middle Santiam River.
History: Named for Dwight B. Huss, driver of the first automobile in Oregon and the winner of the first transcontinental automobile race in 1905.
Threemile Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.3913889, -142.4477778)
Description: flows SE to Kandik River, 2.3 mi. NE of that stream's junction  with Yukon River, Porcupine Plateau
History: So named locally because this stream is located about 3 miles upstream from the mouth of the Kandik River; published in 1956 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Young Canyon (Valley), Lincoln County, Wyoming (42.8531805, -110.7023028)
Description: Trends N 1.6 km (1 mi) then E 1.6 km (1 mi) to join the unnamed valley through which flows Greys River.
History: Named for Samuel A. Young (d. 1992) and Rexford R. Young (d. 1986), two brothers who built a cabin near this valley.
Calhoun County (Civil), Calhoun County, Georgia (31.5291973, -84.6245077)
Description: Located in southwestern Georgia, 39 km (24 mi) west of Albany; County Seat:  Morgan.
History: Created on 20 February 1854 from Baker and Early Counties; named for Senator John Caldwell Calhoun (1782-1850), statesman and politician.  (GA-T21/p32)
San Fernando Island (Island), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.5141667, -133.3569444)
Description: 5.6 mi. W of Craig, W of Prince of Wales I., Alex. Arch.
History: Named "Isla San Fernando," i.e. "Saint Ferdinand Island," by Francisco Antonio Maurelle who "reached the southern point of this island  on the night of May 21, 1779. He again anchored at this point May 30 and  probably named the island at that time in honor of San Fernando, King of  Spain, whose day it was" (Wagner, 1937, p. 409).
Caution Island (Island), Sitka County, Alaska (56.9366667, -135.36)
Description: on W coast of Baranof I., 8 mi. S of Sitka, Alex. Arch.
History: This is a translation by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) of the name given by the  navigator Ivan Vasiliev the first, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 19), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), published it as "O(strov) Berezhnoy."
Garden Island (Island), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (62.6666667, -160.15)
Description: in Yukon River, E of Anvik and 32.4 mi. NW of Holy Cross, Innoko Low. 5.2 miles long.
History: Riverboat pilots' name shown on a 1940 "Navigation Chart of the Tanana- Yukon Rivers" published by U.S. Dept. of Interior.
Captain Harbor (Bay), Aleutians East County, Alaska (55.1647222, -162.0994444)
Description: in northern part of Belkofski Bay, 25 mi. E of village of Cold Bay, at SW end of Alaska Peninsula, Aleutian Range. 0.5 mile long.
History: Named by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1916. This feature was originally named "Bailey Harbor" by the Revenue-Marine Service in 1879 for Captain George W. Bailey, USRM, who surveyed this cove. He was lost overboard on the return voyage to San Francisco in 1879.
Deep Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.0416667, -151.3616667)
Description: flows NW to Fish Creek, 0.5 mi. S of Fish Lake and 23 mi. SE of Tanana, Yukon-Tanana High. 6 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1952 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Sakrorak Creek (Stream), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (67.9541667, -165.1319444)
Description: Heads on Utkusikrak Hill, flows W to the north end of Tasikpak Lagoon, 22 mi NW of Kivalina, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low.
History: Eskimo name meaning "stretched out," according to U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS)  in 1950.
Eldorado Narrows (Channel), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (59.9158333, -149.3116667)
Description: extends S from Sandspit Point, between Renard I. and Resurrection Peninsula, 14 mi. SE of Seward, Chugach Mts. 4 miles long.
History: Local name reported in the early 1950's by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Sunflower Creek (Stream), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (62.3661111, -151.2933333)
Description: heads in Stern Gulch, flows SE through Sunflower Basin, to Lake  Creek, 38 mi. W of Talkeetna, Alaska Range
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1906 by R. W. Porter, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Lucky Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.5513889, -148.4263889)
Description: flows NW to Livengood Creek, 4 mi.NE of Livengood, Yukon-Tanana  High.
History: Name originally reported in 1916 as Goodluck Creek by J.  B. Mertie (in Brooks and others, 1918, pl. 13) U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); however, local usage has shortened it to the present form shown on recent U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) maps.
Salmon Trout River (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (67.1597222, -141.6719444)
Description: flows NE then NW to Porcupine River at Old Camp, 31 mi. NE of  Coleen Mtn., Porcupine Plateau
History: Name reported in 1895 by US@C&GS. "During the days of the Hudson's Bay post at Old Rampart, this river was said to be one of the best fishing streams in the district" (FitzGerald, 1944, p. 232).
Town of Rutland (Civil), Worcester County, Massachusetts (42.3848196, -71.9672603)
Description: Located 12 mi NW of Worcester; Worcester County (US-T121).
History: It was settled in 1716 and incorporated as a town in 1722. Probably named for Rutland, the smallest county in England. Before 1714, it was common land called Naquag (MA-T1/p40).
Martin Island (Island), North Slope County, Alaska (71.2191667, -155.4927778)
Description: E of Copper I., in Plover Is., 27 mi. E of Barrown, Arctic Plain
History: Named in 1850 by Commander Moore, Royal Navy (RN), for one of his officers. Commander Maguire (Great Britain, 1854, map facing p. 186), Royal Navy (RN), shows  it as the first island E of Point Barrow, now named Doctor Island.  Leffingwell (1919, p. 97) applied the anme to the present day Cooper Island and reported the Eskimo name "Shiningarok," meaning "he slept."
Gold Creek (Stream), Dillingham (CA) County, Alaska (60.3291667, -159.5061111)
Description: flows through Gold Lake to Kisaralik River, 83 mi. SE of Bethel, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts. 13 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1955 by J. M. Hoare, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Peters Creek (Stream), Anchorage County, Alaska (61.4280556, -149.5005556)
Description: heads at glacier, flows NW to Knik Arm, N of Birchwood, 20 mi. NE of Anchorage, Cook Inlet Low.
History: Local name reported in 1906 by T. G. Gerdine and R. H.  Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Kshaliuk Point (Cape), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (53.225, -168.685)
Description: on W coast of Umnak I., Aleutian Islands.
History: Aleut name published by Captain Gebenkov (1852, map 25),  Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "M(ys) Kshalyukh" or "Cape Kshalyukh." This feature was called  "Bulldog Point" in 1939 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Finger Glacier (Glacier), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (56.2052414, -159.2377288)
Description: on Alaska Peninsula, on E slope of Mount Veniaminof, trends E 4 mi. to its terminus 5.5 mi. SW of Knife Peak; Aleutian Range
History: descriptive name reported in 1923 by R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).