cellos/DomesticNames_AllStates_Text huggingface dataset:
Williwaw Point (Cape), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (53.465, -167.03)
Description: in Kuliliak Bay, on S coast of Unalaska I., Aleutian Islands.
History: Descriptive name given by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1931 because of "the  violent gusts of wind called williwaws which come up suddenly and then calm down."
Granite Mountain (Summit), Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska (62.32343, -156.7161781)
Description: in Kuskokwim Mts., extends NE-SW between Moose Creek and Little  East Fork George River, 42 mi. SE of Flat, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Local name obtained in 1952 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographers.
Ruby Creek (Stream), Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska (65.1191667, -142.0436111)
Description: flows NE to Fourth of July Creek, 8 mi. SW of that stream's  junction with Yukon River and 34 mi. NW of Eagle, Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Prospectors' name reported by L. M. Prindle and J. B. Mertie, Jr., (in Brooks and others, 1912, p. 208), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Lunatic Lake (Lake), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (51.9402778, 177.4708333)
Description: N of Jeff Cove, center of Kiska I., Aleutian Islands.
History: An arbitrary name beginning with "L" to correspond to the "L" grid used by the U. S. Army for tactical purposes during World War II;  published on a 1943 Army map.
Freebe Reservoir (Reservoir), Lassen County, California (40.7635889, -121.3151623)
Description: 1.6 km (1 mi) east of Butte Creek Rim, 11.6 km (7.2 mi) southwest of Little Valley and 5.6 km (3.5 mi) south-southwest of Ladder Butte.  (US-T121)
History: Reportedly so named because the construction of the reservoir was done at no cost to the United States Forest Service.  (US-T121)
Tree Mountain (Summit), Hoonah-Angoon County, Alaska (58.8633639, -135.8221809)
Description: in Glacier Bay National Moument, 5 mi. E of Adams Inlet and 64 mi. NW of Juneau, St. Elias Mts.
History: Named by John Muir in 1892. The name was published by Reid  (1892, p. 22 ), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Hilliard Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.9125, -164.6916667)
Description: flows NW to Iron Creek which flows to Pilgrim River, between Sidney and Benson Creeks, 25 mi. NW of Solomon, Seward Peninsula High. 1 mile long.
History: Prospectors name reported in 1908 on a field sheet by P. S. Smith, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Tagalak Island (Island), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (51.9622222, -175.72)
Description: between Atka and Adak Islands., Andreanof Islands., Aleutian Islands.
History: Aleut name published from Commodore Joseph Billings' track  chart of 1790-92 by Lieutenant Sarichev, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN) in 1802; also published as "Tagalak"  by Captain (1836, p.320) Imperial Russian Navy (IRN).
Duplin County (Civil), Duplin County, North Carolina (34.9365348, -77.9330277)
Description: Located in southeastern North Carolina, 63 km (39 mi) north of Wilmington; County Seat:  Kenansville.
History: Formed in 1750, named for Thomas Hay (1710-1787), Lord Duplin who was a member of the Board of Trade and Plantations. (NC-T11/p152)
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Channel), West Baton Rouge County, Louisiana (30.1776975, -91.3189976)
Description: heads 1.1 km (0.7 mi) S of Port Allen, flows S to Morgan City where it continues as the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.  N end 302544N0911216W; S end 294325N0911230W.
Ambler Peak (Summit), Petersburg County, Alaska (56.9662705, -133.2130476)
Description: in Missionary Range, 14 mi. NW of Petersburg, on Lindenberg  Peninsula, Kupreanof I., Alex. Arch.;
History: Named in 1887 by Lieutenant Commander C. M. Thomas, U.S. Navy (USN), for "Dr. James M. Ambler, surgeon of the ill-fated Arctic expedition under De Long in  1879-1880".
Tukuto Lake (Lake), North Slope County, Alaska (68.4994882, -157.0313747)
Description: in Brooks Range, 20 mi. N of Howard Pass
History: Named by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for nearby Tukuto Creek in 1951. Orth reports the present=day Eskimo name as "Nioqtun" meaning "drill" or "bit."  This is the same name as Nigtun Lake in Howard Pass.
Kapsukalik Lake (Lake), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (63.4666667, -170.1769444)
Description: Four mi. SW of the mouth of the Fossil River and 19 mi NE of Siknik Cape, in the north-central part of Saint Lawrence Island.
History: Eskimo name reported by Orth in 1965 to mean "constricted in the middle." The name was recorded in 1949 by Major H. B. Allen, U.S. Air Force (USAF).
Thayer Basin (Basin), Denali County, Alaska (63.0683333, -150.94)
Description: In Denali National Park, at the head of Traleika Glacier, on the E slope of South Peak of Denali, Alaska Range
History: Named in 1955 by Bradford Washburn for Elton S. Thayer, a National Park Service ranger who was the first to cross this basin while climbling South Peak in May 1954 and who lost his life in the descent.
Atayak Mountain (Summit), Dillingham County, Alaska (59.8786453, -159.924536)
Description: 3.5 mi. E of Kagati Lake and 80 mi. NE of Goodnews,  Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Eskimo name reported in 1898 by J. E. Spurr and W. S. Post, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Stillwater Anchorage (Bay), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.5122222, -134.5591667)
Description: in Kootznahoo Inlet on Admiralty I., extends SW from Pillsbury Point to Turn Point, 0.5 mi. NE of Angoon, Alex. Arch.
History: Descriptive name given in 1869 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN);  published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1833 Coast Pilot (p. 177).
Sheep Creek (Stream), Chugach County, Alaska (60.4388889, -143.785)
Description: heads on NE slope of Carbon Mtn., flows S to 1950 terminus of  Bering Glacier, 4 mi. E of Doughton Peak and 68 mi. E of Cordova, Chugach Mts.
History: Local name reported in 1905 by G. C. Martin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Kontrashibuna Lake (Lake), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (60.1951438, -154.065418)
Description: 30 mi. NW of Iliamna Volcano and 30 mi. NE of Nondalton; Alwutian Range
History: Tanaina Indian name reported in 1902 as "Koonthrashiboona"  by W. H. Osgood, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Fortuna Point (Cape), Sitka County, Alaska (57.4166667, -135.8963889)
Description: on Klokachef I., off SW coast of Chichagof I., 18 mi. SE of  Chichagof, Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1930 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) for Fortuna Strait. Fortuna was the former name of Klokachef Island.
Alai Creek (Stream), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.3125, -156.5394444)
Description: flows SE to Wide Bay, N of Kialagvik Creek, on E coast of Alaska Peninsula, 36 mi. SE of Ugashik, Aleutian Range. 3.2 miles long.
History: Name published in 1956 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); probably derived from Mount Alai.
Tlikakila River (Stream), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (61.155, -153.7397222)
Description: heads at glacier terminus, flows NW to Two Lakes, 88 mi. W of  Tyonek, Alaska Range
History: Tanaina Indian name reported in 1902 by W. H. Osgood, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), as "Tleekakeela."
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area (Civil), Hoonah-Angoon County, Alaska (58.2091447, -135.5590827)
Description: Contains the incorporated places of Angoon, Gustavus, Hoonah, Pelican, and Tenakee Springs; the Census Designated Places of Cube Cove, Elfin Cove, Game Creek, Hobart Bay, and Whetstone Logging Camp; and the Alaska Native Village Statistical Areas of Angoon, Chilkat, Chilcoot, and Hoonah.
History: Created June 20, 2007 when Skagway Municipality was formed. Represents the remaining area of the former Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area.
Water Plug Prong (Stream), Chester County, Pennsylvania (39.7877778, -75.7722222)
Description: 0.3 km (0.2 mi) long; in New Garden Township, flows SW into East Branch White Clay Creek, 1 km (0.6 mi) NW of Landenberg.
History: So named because the stream provided water for the Pomeroy and Newark Railroad at Water Plug Siding.
Black Bear Creek (Stream), Wrangell County, Alaska (55.7258333, -132.1666667)
Description: On the SW coast of Cleveland Peninsula, heads in Bear Lake, flows NNW to Union Bay 8 km (5 mi) E of the community of Myers Chuck, Alex. Arch. 6 miles long.
History: Descriptive name published in 1911 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) and recorded in 1914 by E. L. Jones, U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF), who "observed here a heavy destruction of salmon by black bear."
Oolamushak Hill (Summit), Nome County, Alaska (63.0281777, -169.618634)
Description: On Saint Lawrence Island, N end of Kialegak Mts., 4.7 mi NW of Kialegak Point and 5.9 mi NE of Southeast Cape.
History: Eskimo name reported in 1949 by Major Allen, U.S. Air Force (USAF).
Mount Yukla (Summit), Anchorage County, Alaska (61.1911734, -149.1146156)
Description: In the Chugach Mountains near the head of the Eagle River, 7.5 mi. NE of Moraine Pass, 25 mi E of Anchorage, Chugach Mountains.
History: Named in 1963 by members of the Mountaineering Club of Alaska; derived from Tanaina Indian name "Yuklahina" or "Yukla" meaing "Eagle river." Reportedly the highest in the Eagle River drainage.
Vagt Lake (Lake), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.4485161, -149.3500028)
Description: 0.2 mi. E of Lower Trail Lake, 24 mi. NE of Seward, Chugach Mts. 43 acres in size. Maximum depth is 50 feet. Volume is 897 acre feet.
History: Local name reported in 1951 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Knob Ridge (Ridge), Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska (63.6023543, -144.2465513)
Description: extends N 9 mi. from Bear Creek, 41 mi. NW of Tok, Alaska Range
History: So named in 1937 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) "because of a granite knob, 70 feet high, near its center." oublished by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1954 Coast Pilot (p.  458).
Ongoveyuk River (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (63.4294444, -169.7422222)
Description: In the E part of the N coast of Saint Lawrence Island, heads on the W side of Myghapowit Mountain and flows N to Ongoveyuk Lagoon, 28 mi. SE of Savoonga.
History: Eskimo name reported in 1949 by Major H. B. Allen, U.S. Air Force (USAF).
Arsenic Creek (Stream), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (60.0005556, -160.1491667)
Description: flows SW to Rainy Creek, 12 mi. SE of junction of Kapon Creek and Eek River, 79 mi. SE of Bethel, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts. 3 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1955 by J. M. Hoare, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
State of Alabama (Civil), Chilton County, Alabama (32.7568799, -86.844521)
Description: The geographic center, or that point on which a surface of uniform thickness would balance, for the state is located in Chilton County, approximately 12 miles SW of Clanton.
History: Alabama gained Statehood on 14 December 1819.  Named for a river which in turn was named for an Indian Tribe of the Creek Confederacy originally called the Alabamas or Alibamons.  (US-T131/1976/DOI - U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) News Release: Origin of Names of U S States)
West Point (Cape), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.8316667, -153.5738889)
Description: on W shore of Uganik Bay, on N coast of Kodiak I.
History: Descriptive name given in 1897 by Lieutenant Commander Moser, U.S. Navy (USN),  of the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) steamer Albatross.
Chain Lake (Lake), Washington County, Florida (30.5153412, -85.7074569)
Description: Located 4 km (2.5 mi) west-northwest of the community of Greenhead, 21 km (13 mi) southwest of Chipley.
History: Named in association with the name of a nearby road. A proposal to change the original name of Negro Lake to Dove Lake was submitted in July 2005; the USBGN rejected this proposal and approved the proposal to name the feature Chain Lake.
Lore Hill (Summit), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (51.9722222, 177.4416667)
Description: center of Kiska I., Aleutian Islands.
History: An arbitrary name beginning with "L" to correspond to "L" grid used by U.S. Army for tactical purposes during World War II; published on a 1953 Army Map Service (AMS) map. Variant published on a 1943 U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) map.
Boggs Peak (Summit), Anchorage County, Alaska (60.8372382, -148.8076786)
Description: In the Chugach Mountains, 9.7 km (6 mi) NW of Whittier.
History: Name proposed in 1976 by Senator Ted Stevens to commemorate Louisiana Congressman Thomas Hale Boggs (1914-1972), who disappeared along with Congressman Nicholas Begich on October 16, 1972 during an airplane flight from Anchorage to Juneau.
Short Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.9283333, -166.0969444)
Description: Heading on the plateau E of Ear Mountain and flowing ENE to Kreuger Creek which flows to Arctic River below the mouth of Eldorado Creek, 3.8 mi. E of The Ears on Ear Mtn., Seward Peninsula High.
History: Descriptive name given in 1945 by a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) field party.
Tahc’a Okute Wakpa C’ikala (Stream), Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota (43.6138771, -102.955745)
Description: 9 mi. long; heads in Badlands National Park, flows NNW through the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation to enter the Cheyenne River 2 mi. W of Red Shirt Table; Secs 18,19,30,29,32&33, T42N, R47W, and Secs 4,9,10,15&14, T41N, R47W, Sixth Principal Meridian
History: In the Lakota language “Tahc’a Okute” means “deer hunting ground”, “Wakpa” means “river,” and “C’ikala” means “little.”
Wild Violet Run (Stream), Fairfield County, Ohio (39.8336111, -82.7894444)
Description: Sec 32, T15N, R20W, Ohio River Meridian. 3.4 km (2.4 mi) long. Heads in Violet Township, flows W then S to join Walnut Creek 6.6 km (4.1 mi) E of its confluence with Big Run.
History: named in reference to the wild violets found in the area.
Easter Creek (Stream), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (62.5258333, -151.5091667)
Description: flows NE to Chelatna Lake, 47 mi. NW of Talkeetna, Alaska Range. 1.5 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1911 by R. W. Porter, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Catheys Mountain (Summit), Mariposa County, California (37.4691167, -120.0647318)
Description: On the northwest end of the Guadalupe Mountains of the Sierra Nevada, near the head of Catheys Valley, 40 km (25 mi) northeast of Merced.  (US-T121)
History: Named for Andrew Cathey, a native of North Carolina, who settled in the valley around 1850.  (US-T121)
Pinnacle Island (Island), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (60.2033333, -172.7594444)
Description: in Bering sea, 10 mi. S of St. Matthew I.
History: Named by Capt. Cook (1785, p. 491) RN, on September 23, 1778 who wrote "a small island, whose elevated summit terminates in several pinnacle rocks." Capt. Lutke (1836, p. 342), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), translated this to "Ile de  Tours (towers)" or Ile des Fleches (spires)." The Russians transliterated the name to O(strov) Pyenikl (Sarichev, 1826, map 3) and O(strov) Pinekl  (Tebenkov, 1852, map 20).
Kunk Creek (Stream), Wrangell County, Alaska (56.2838889, -132.3933333)
Description: heads at Kunk Lake, flows E to Zimovia Strait, on E coast of Etolin I., Alex. Arch.
History: Tlingit Indian name reported in 1901 (Lieutenant Commander J. F.  Moser, U.S. Navy (USN), as "Konke Creek."
Twentytwo Mile Slough (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (66.0577778, -144.2983333)
Description: anabranch of Yukon River, flows NW 44 mi. SE of Fort Yukon,  Yukon Flats.
History: Local name obtained in 1956 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); so called because it is 22 miles downstream from Circle.
Point Conclusion (Cape), Sitka County, Alaska (56.2711819, -134.6451608)
Description: S point of entrance to Port Conclusion, 1.5 mi. N of village of  Port Alexander, on S coast of Baranof I., Alex. Arch.
History: Local name used by fishermen; published in 1901 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
City of Springfield (Civil), Hampden County, Massachusetts (42.1155038, -72.5395201)
Description: Located 80 mi SW of Boston (US-T121).
History: Settled in 1636, incorporated as a town in 1641, and as a city in 1852.  Named in honor of William Pynchon (1590-1662), leader of the Colony, whose name was in Springfield, Essex County, England.  Before 1641, it was common land called Agawam (MA-T1/p44).
Fairangel Creek (Stream), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (61.8183333, -149.2405556)
Description: heads in a lake, and flows E to Archangel Creek, 16 mi. NW of Palmer, Talkeetna Mts. 1 mile long.
History: Local name reported in 1910 by F. J. Katz (in Brooks and others, 1911, p. 140), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Blink Creek (Stream), Lane County, Oregon (43.641028, -122.215663)
Description: 1 mi. long; in Willamette National Forest, heads 0.85 mi. NNE of Wolf Mountain, flows NE into South Fork Salt Creek 1.65 mi. NW of Judd Mountain; Sec 28, T22S, R5E, Willamette Meridian
History: Named because rail passengers could “blink and miss it” as they go by.
Albany (Populated Place), Dougherty County, Georgia (31.5785074, -84.155741)
History: Named for Albany, New York, which was named for the Duke of York's Scottish title, Duke of Albany. The name was selected because both cities are located on major rivers at the head of navigation. The location of Albany, Georgia was selected and purchased in 1836 by Alexander Shotwell, a Quaker from New Jersey and later settled by Nelson Tift in October 1836. (GA-T21/p2) Incorporated in 1838.
Tidal Basin (Reservoir), District of Columbia County, District of Columbia (38.8837231, -77.0388658)
History: The Tidal Basin was built by the construction firm of Alexander and Repass in 1949 and unusual at that time because Alexander was white and Repass was of African descent.  (DC-T163/p184)  The variant name "Twining Lake" was named for William Johnson Twining, Washington's first Engineer Commissioner and one who was important in the development of the city.  (US-T131/1956/The Washington Star)
Cemetery Point (Cape), Wrangell County, Alaska (56.4544444, -132.3808333)
Description: 1 mi S of Wrangell, on the NW side of Wrangell Island, Alex. Arch.
History: Local name reported in 1937 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). Point had been called "Station Point" in 1886 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS); "Graveyard Point" in 1902.
White Mountains (Range), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.5313889, -147.5433333)
Description: trend ENE bounded on the SW and NW by Beaver Creek and on the  NE by Preacher Creek, 60 mi. W of Circle, Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Descriptive name given by prospectors; reported in 1903 by  Prindle (1905, p.74), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). So named because they are composed of white limestone (Brooks and others, 1906, p 130).
Dry Gulch (Valley), Copper River County, Alaska (62.1306086, -142.0173679)
Description: in Nutzotin Mts., extends SE from Chavolda Creek 4.2 mi. SE of its junction with Chisana River, Alaska Range. 2.5 miles long.
History: Name used by prospectors because of insufficient water for sluicing operations; reported in 1914 by S. R. Capps (in Brooks and others, 1915, p. 222), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Kakul Rock (Bar), Sitka County, Alaska (57.3616667, -135.6933333)
Description: between Kakul Narrows and Salisbury Sound, off NW coast of Baranof I., Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1896 by Lieutenant Commander E. K. Moore, U.S. Navy (USN); published by  U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1901 Coast Pilot (p. 192). The name was derived from nearby Kakul Point.
Cache Creek (Stream), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (62.3791667, -151.1311111)
Description: heads in Dutch Hills, flows SW to Kahiltna River, 33 mi. W of Talkeetna, Alaska Range. 21 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name reported by Sidney Paige and Adolph Knopf, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1906, the year gold was discovered here.
Moran Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.4438889, -153.5191667)
Description: flows NW to Little Melozitna River, 22 mi. N of Birches, Kokrines-Hodzana High.
History: Name from prospectors, reported in 1908 by Maddren (1910, pl. 5), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Kaklongegek Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (63.4552778, -170.8691667)
Description: Heads in a lake; Flows SE to a broad reentrant of Koozata Lagoon 35 mi. SE of Gambell on the S coast of Saint Lawrence Island.
History: Eskimo name recommended by the Gambell village council; reported in 1949 by Major H. B. Allen, U.S. Air Force (USAF).
Guvspuny Island (Island), Washington County, Maine (44.8500797, -67.0397034)
Description: Located in South Bay, 2.4 km (1.5 mi) SW of North Lubec, Town of Lubec. (US-T121)
History: Guvspuny is the sound of the echoes of crying hawks against the cliffs of the neighboring island. (US-T121)
Stag River (Stream), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.8966667, -136.2727778)
Description: On Chichagof Island, flowing NW to the head of Stag Bay, 4.8 mi SW of Pelican, 18 mi. N of Chichagof, Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1955 by D. L. Rossman, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "for Stag Bay."
Aziak (historical) (Populated Place), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.4833333, -166.2166667)
Description: on Sledge I. in Bering Sea, 5 mi. off S coast of Seward Peninsula,  25 mi. W of Nome
History: Former Eskimo village reported with a population of 50 by Ivan Petroff in the 1880 census. See Ayak and Sledge Island.
Eek Mountains (Range), Bethel County, Alaska (60.111641, -160.3863999)
Description: 28 miles long. Trend NE from junction of Nakailingak Creek and Kanektok River to Eek River, 75 mi. NE of Goodnews, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Name derived from Eek River; published in 1951 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Pippin Lake (Lake), Copper River County, Alaska (61.7091485, -145.169944)
Description: 3.2 mi. N of Tonsina and 54 mi. NE of Valdez, Chugach Mts. 160 acres in size. Maximum depth is 14 feet.
History: Local name reported in 1932 by C. F. Feuchsel, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "for a local teamster named Joe Pippin who fell into the lake about 1924." The Ahtena Indian name was reported as Taktahni (presumably the name of a stream) meaning "high up" or "on top."
Sugarloaf Mountain (Summit), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (58.8900262, -155.9625489)
Description: 12 mi. N of Naknek Lake, on Alaska Peninsula at NW corner of  Katmai National Monument, 30 mi. NE of Naknek, Aleutian Range
History: Named "Sugarloaf Peak" in 1890 by U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF).
Peluk Creek (Stream), Denali County, Alaska (0, 0)
Description: flows NW to Anikovik River, about 15 mi. E of Cape Prince of Wales, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors' name shown on the 1900 "Map of Nome  Peninsula" by J. M. Davidson and B. D. Blakeslee. This feature cannot be  precisely identified on current maps.
Venetian Bay (Bay), Collier County, Florida (26.2010073, -81.8116674)
Description: E of Gulf of Mexico, N of Moorings Bay and S of Outer Clam Bay between Harbour Drive Bridge and Park Shore Bridge , because of commercial development in the area the application of the name Venetian Bay has expanded to include what was formerly called Inner Doctors Bay (vacated 1994); 261048N0814855W (S end); 261225N0814901W (N end)
Hope (Populated Place), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.9202778, -149.6402778)
Description: population 44, on N end of Kenai Peninsula, near mouth of Resurrection  Creek, 7 mi. NW of Sunrise, Chugach Mts.
History: Mining camp. called "Hope City," established about 1896.  The population was 44 in 1920; 15 in 1930; 71 in 1939; and 63 in 1950. The  Hope post office was established in 1897 (Ricks, 1965,p. 27).
Leon (Populated Place), Decatur County, Iowa (40.739724, -93.7477217)
History: Originally the town was to be called Independence, but a settlement of that name had already been estalblished in Iowa. Therefore, the town was called South Independence until the winter of 1854-55. Later, the state legislature changed the name to Leon in response to a petition submitted by citizens of the community. (IA-T1) Incorporated in 1858.
Ahzwiryuk Bluff (Cliff), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (60.2033333, -166.9102778)
Description: on S shore of Nash Harbor, 1 mi. E of village of Nash Harbor and 31 mi. SW of Cape Etolin, on Nunivak I.
History: Eskimo name obtained in 1949 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Speel Glacier (Glacier), Juneau County, Alaska (58.2666838, -133.4289624)
Description: heads in British Columbia at 582200N1332200W trends SW to Speel  River, 34 mi. E of Juneau, Coast Mts.
History: Name derived from Speel River, published in 1951 on a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)  map.