cellos/DomesticNames_AllStates_Text huggingface dataset:
Saint Matthew Island (Island), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (60.4086111, -172.72)
Description: in Bering Sea, 162 mi. SW of Nome; St. Matthew Island.
History: according to the Reverend Coxe (1787, map facing p. 223) this island was discovered and named by Lieutenant Sind (Synd) in August 1766. map  showed it as "I. Apost. Matthei" which is probably a translation from the Russian meaning "Island (of the) Apostle Matthew" probably implying the island was sighted on or near St. Matthew's day. September 23, 1778 and erroneously though "it was wholly unknown to the Russians; and therefore, considering it as a discovery of our own, I named it Gore's Island," for Lieutenant  John Gore, Royal Navy (RN), of his party. it O(strov) Sv(yataya) Matvyya (Sarichev, 8126,  map 3, Tebenkov, 1852, map 3) which has been translated into English in its present form.
Akomilinak Creek (Stream), Dillingham (CA) County, Alaska (59.0694444, -158.3688889)
Description: Flows S to Black Slough, 4 mi E of Dillingham,Bristol Bay Low. 10 miles long.
History: Eskimo name written "A-kom-y-li-nuk" by H. C.Fasset, U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF), in 1910; it may mean "one who sits".
Skunk Tank Wash (Stream), Maricopa County, Arizona (33.8200367, -112.1126545)
Description: Heads 3 km (1.9 mi) WSW of Apache Peak, flows SSW 7.6 km (4.7 mi) to Skunk Creek, 11 km (6.8 mi) S the community of New River.
History: Name is derived from the name Skunk Creek Tank, a tank through which the stream flows.
Kateel River (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.4511111, -157.6263889)
Description: flows NE then SE to Koyukuk River, 31 mi. SW of Roundabout Mtn., Koyukuk Low
History: Koyukuk Indian name published in 1942-44 by Lieutenant L. A. Zagoskin, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "Khotylkakat" or "mouth of the Khotyl;" applied to a camp or a village at the stream's mouth. Zagoskin, however, shows the name "R(eka) Notylno" or "Notilno River" which he applied to the stream proper.  Lieutenant Allen (1887, p. 105-106), USA, recorded the name as "Koteelkakat" in  1885. Allen wrote "below the junction (of the Kateel and Koyukuk) is the  site of the station established shortly after the transfer of the Territory * * *. This is the highest point reached on the Koyukuk by Lieutenant Zagoskin, of the Russian Navy, in the winter of 1842, though he ascended the  Koteelkakat to latitude 6535."
Goldstream Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (64.9852778, -148.8986111)
Description: heads at junction of Gilmore and Pedro Creeks, flows W to Chatanika River, 37 mi. NW of Fairbanks, Yukon-Tanana High. 70 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1903 by T. G. Gerdine (in Prindle, 1905, pl. 16), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The valley of this stream, one of the earliest gold mining areas in the Fairbanks region, was settled by 1905 (Kitchener, 1954, p. 297).
Epizetka River (Stream), North Slope County, Alaska (69.6463889, -163.0166667)
Description: heads in Amatusuk Hills at 691400N1620500W, flows NW to Kasegaluk Lagoon, 8 mi. S of Point Lay, Arctic Plain. 75 miles long.
History: Eskimo name reported by Collier (in Brooks and others, 1905, p. 177), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and probably represents the word sometimes written "qipigsatqaq" meaning "it twists" or "crooked." Collier probably obtained the name from a manuscript map (so-called Cullinghow's map of Cape Lisburne) drawn by an Eskimo about 1890. This map shows "Epizetko-crooked."
Pustoi Island (Island), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (53.3952778, -167.8252778)
Description: in Umnak Pass, 2 mi. N of Ship Rock, off NE coast of Umnak I., Aleutian Islands.
History: Russian name given by the navigator Kuritzien as "O(strov)  Pustoy" meaning "Desert Island;" published by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 25, inset dated 1849), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). The island was called "Tanghinakh" by Captain Lutke (1836, p. 299), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), possibly from the Aleut word "tangidak," which,  according to R. H. Geoghegan, means "islet or small island." Baker (1906, p.  515) says "the name 'Tanginak' applies to Ship Island." See Ship Rock.
Cobb Island (Island), Northampton County, Virginia (37.3287508, -75.7471454)
Description: Located between Great Machipongo Inlet and Sand Shoal Inlet.
History: The name Cobb Island was made official by a decision of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, Nov. 7, 1893.  The island was named for Nathan Cobb, a native of Massachusetts, who had purchased the island in 1839.
Little Ptarmigan Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.225, -164.8286111)
Description: flows SE to Kuzitrin River, 22 mi. NE of Salmon Lake and 22 mi.  W of Mount Bendeleben, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors' name published in 1956 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Reported as  "Ptarmigan Creek" on a 1908 "Map of Seward Peninsula" by Arthur Gibson.
Canoe Hills (Range), North Slope County, Alaska (68.6355382, -152.9105871)
Description: between Canoe Creek and Ayiyak River, 46 mi. NW of Anaktuvuk Pass, Arctic Slope. 6 miles long.
History: Named in 1949 by W. W. Patton, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "for the canoe-shape of the anticline."
Raven Lake (Lake), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.2980267, -151.1577057)
Description: on Kenai Peninsula, 0.7 mi. N of Star Lake and 18 mi. S of Kenai, Cook Inlet Low.
History: Named about 1963 by officials of Kenai National Moose Range, probably for the Northern Raven (Corvus corax principalis).
Sea Otter Pass (Channel), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (51.5638889, -178.7277778)
Description: SW of Ogliuga Pass, NE of Kavalaga I., Delarof Islands., Aleutian Islands.
History: Name published in the 1946 supplement to the 1944 Aleutian  Coast Pilot (U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1946, p. 120).
South Fork Goodnews River (Stream), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (59.1238889, -161.48)
Description: heads at 591200N1605400W, flows SW to Goodnews River, 4 mi. E  of Goodnews River, 4 mi. E of Goodnews,Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Originally called "Mumtrak Creek" in 1909 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) on  Chart 8802 for Mumtrak, the Eskimo village at its mouth. It was called" South Fork Goodnews River" in 1919 by G. L. Harrington (in Brooks, 1921, pl.  7), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Irene (Populated Place), Clay County, South Dakota (43.0830474, -97.1606081)
History: Originally named Adelia, for the daughter of Albert Martin, the town's first Postmaster. In 1893, the community moved approximately 1.6 km (1mi) eastward and was named in honor of Irene Fry, daughter of Captain Joel Fry, who owned the land on which the town was relocated. (SD-T17/p72) Incorporated in 1895.
Louse Island (Island), Penobscot County, Maine (46.1714098, -68.8145191)
Description: Located in Grand Lake Matagamon, 0.7 mi east of the  mouth of Trout Brook, and 31 miles west of Smyrna Mills.
History: A proposal to change the name Louse Island to Thoreau Island was submitted in May 1969; in March 1970, the proposal was withdrawn from U.S. Board on Geographic Names (USBGN) consideration because the Maine Legislature declined to consider the name change.
Punoarat Point (Cape), Kusilvak (CA) County, Alaska (61.3022222, -165.8272222)
Description: N point of Angyoyaravak Bay, 18 mi. S of village of Hooper Bay,  Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
History: Eskimo name obtained in 1951 at Hooper Bay by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Usof Bay (Bay), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (53.49, -166.7222222)
Description: S coast of Unalaska I., Aleutian Islands.
History: Russian name published by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 26),  Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "Z(aliv) Usova" meaning "Usof's Bay." It was called Whalebone Bay in  1888 by U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF).
Montgomery County (Civil), Montgomery County, North Carolina (35.3324669, -79.9054791)
Description: Located in south central North Carolina, 109 km (68 mi) west northwest of Charlotte; County Seat:  Troy.
History: Formed in 1779 from Anson County; named for General Richard Montgomery (1736-1775), who served in the Revolutionary War and who died in the Battle of Quebec.  (NC-T11/p332)
Koniuji Island (Island), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (52.2222222, -175.1319444)
Description: 10 mi. N of Atka Islands., Andranof Islands.; Aleutian Islands.
History: name applied because of the great number of crested auks  which the Russians call "Kanoozhki" or "Kanooskie," and which the Aleuts  call "Kunuliuk." "Kanigui Island," by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 3), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN).
Little Moose Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (62.2944444, -157.1936111)
Description: flows SW to George River, 29 mi. SE of Flat and 41 mi. N of  Sleetmute, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Local name obtained in 1952 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographers.
Pauls Pond (Reservoir), Sullivan County, New York (41.7338492, -74.7907181)
Description: Located 1.6 km (1 mi) south-southwest of the community of Swan Lake and 6.4 km (4 mi) northeast of White Lake. 8 acres in size.
History: A proposal to change the name Pauls Pond to Father Magan Pond was submitted in October 1993; the USBGN rejected the proposal on 8 September 1994.
Nelchina Glacier (Glacier), Copper River County, Alaska (61.5576473, -146.9251453)
Description: heads on Mount Willard Gibbs, trends N to its terminus at head of Nelchina River, 49 mi. NW of Valdez, Chugach Mts.
History: Local name reported in 1914 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Brooks and others, 1915, pl. 6).
Lake Cuyuna (Lake), Crow Wing County, Minnesota (46.5180737, -93.9383139)
Description: approx. 60 acres; located partly within the City of Cuyuna, in Rabbit Lake Township and Wolford Township, and partly in Crow Wing State Forest; Secs 36&25, T47N, R29W and Secs 30&31, T47N, R28W, Fourth Principal Extended Meridian
History: The variant name Nabane-Manoominaganzhikaans-Zaaga’igan is reported to be the Anishinaabe name for the feature, meaning “Lake with the Small Wild Rice Stalks on One Side.”
White Mountain Gulch (Valley), Park County, Wyoming (44.7507113, -109.5176699)
Description: In the Absaroka Range, trends S to Sunlight Basin, 1.6 km (1 mi) W of White Mountain and 45 km (28 mi) NW of Cody.Flows NE to Lassen Creek, 22.4 km (14 mi) W of Newcastle.  (US-T121)
Lake Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (63.3022222, -153.9913889)
Description: flows SE to an oxbow lake of North Fork Kuskokwim River, 26 mi.  NE of Medfra, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Local name reported in 1958 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Twelvemile Island (Island), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (66.4461111, -145.0791667)
Description: in the Yukon River, 12 mi. SE of Fort Yukon, Yukon Flats.
History: Local name reported by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1956; so named because the island is 12 miles upstream from Fort Yukon; the island was shown on  Edwards' Track Chart of the Yukon in 1899 as "Seventeenmile Island."
Nude Creek (Stream), Denali County, Alaska (0, 0)
Description: flows NE to Burnt River which flows to Kugruk River, about 15  mi. NE of Imuruk Lake, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Local name published on a precinct map of seward Peninsula  by Monroe and Hutchins; corrected to June 1903 by Arthur Gibson. This stream  cannot be precisely identified on current maps.
Point Grace (Cape), Chugach County, Alaska (60.0791667, -147.8486111)
Description: on N tip of Latouche I., 18 mi. SE of Chenega, Chugach Mts. sec 23,T1S,R9E,Seward Meridian
History: Probably named by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), in 1798. The name is shown on hie chart, but is not mentioned in his tex.
Tappan Gulch (Valley), Valley County, Idaho (44.872848, -114.7687705)
Description: approx. 0.9 mi. long; heads in the Salmon-Challis National Forest/Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness, 1.4 mi. SE of Bear Creek Point, trends SE into the valley through which flows the Middle Fork Salmon River 0.1 mi. SW of the mouth of Grouse Creek; Sec. 30, T18N, R15E & Secs 25-24, T18N, R14E, Boise Meridian
History: Named for Fred (1878-?) and Daisy Tappan (1908-1984), who homesteaded near the mouth of the valley
Caribou Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.0886111, -159.0061111)
Description: flows NE to The Kateel River, 64 mi. SE of Haycock, Nulato Hills. 16.7 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1910 by P. S. Smith and H. M. Eakin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
New Reef (Bar), Yakutat County, Alaska (59.9916667, -139.5333333)
Description: in Disenchantment Bay, 1.5 mi. N of Haenke I. and 31 mi. N of  Yakutat, St. Elias Mts.
History: Named by Tarr (1906, map facing p. 145), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). These reefs  appeared after the earthquake of 1899, which caused an uplift of 17 to 19 feet in this area (in Tarr and Martin, 1912, p. 21-22).
Montour Falls (Populated Place), Schuyler County, New York (42.3472958, -76.8452351)
History: The community of Havana was founded by David Ayeres in 1829.  The name was changed to Montour Falls in the 1890's by an Indian woman in honor of Queen Catherine Montour, granddaughter of Count Frontenac, Governor of Canada. She was reportedly a very well-liked person who spoke fluent French, married a Seneca Chief and after her husband's death, ruled the village wisely.
Scaup Lake (Lake), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.8462556, -150.8185163)
Description: near W coast of Kenai Peninsula, 4 mi. E of Gray Cliff and 25 mi. NE of Kenai, Cook Inlet Low.
History: Named about 1963 by officials of Kenai National Moose Range, probably for the Greater Scaup, or Blue-billed Widgeon, (Aythya  marila nearctica), a duck which breeds and winters in Alaska.
Ellis Pond (Lake), Kennebec County, Maine (44.5279543, -69.7823596)
Description: The S portion of Salmon Lake extending S from the Narrows separating it from McGrath Pond, 4 km (2.5 mi) SW of Oakland; Towns of Oakland and Belgrade. (US-T121)
History: Reported to have been named for William Ellis, who settled in the area about 1802. (US-T121)
Makwagamaa (Lake), Iron County, Michigan (46.1177386, -88.925179)
Description: 10 acres; in Ottawa National Forest and Stambaugh Township, between Bearpaw Lake and Smoky Lake; Secs 15&22, T43N, R37W, Michigan Meridian
History: The official name, Makwagamaa is Ojibwemowin for “Bear Lake”. The variant name, Marsh Bay Lake, was selected and renamed in accordance with process outlined in Secretary's Order 3404, which included the BGN approving all recommended name changes.
Klikitarik (Populated Place), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (63.4694444, -161.4711111)
Description: On S shore of Norton Sound, 18 mi E of St. Michael and 36 mi SW of Unalakleet, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
History: Reindeer camp and corral reported in 1905 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) as  "Kiktaguk." The Eskimo name "Kegiktowruk" was reported by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), who visited it October 8, 1866.
Glacier Creek (Stream), Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska (62.1344444, -141.9202778)
Description: in Nutzotin Mts., heads at lake in Caribou Pass, flows NW to Chavolda Creek 6.2 mi. SE of its junction with Chisana River, Alaska Range. 2.7 miles long.
History: Name published by S. R. Capps (in Brooks and others, 1915, pl. 9), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Kalhabuk Mountain (Summit), Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska (67.4041794, -150.2485511)
Description: 6.1 km (3.8 mi) W of Wiseman and 7.2 km (4.5 mi) E of Bluecloud Mountain.
History: Named for Florence Jonas (1897-1979), whose Eskimo name was "Kalhabuk", who at the time of her death had lived in Wiseman longer than any other person.
Jadski Cove (Bay), Wrangell County, Alaska (56.0213889, -132.4330556)
Description: extends S to Clarence Strait, W of McHenry Inlet, on SW coast of Etolin I., Alex. Arch. 1 mile long.
History: Local navigators' name reported in 1904 by H. C. Fassett, U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF).
Discovery Gulch (Valley), Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska (65.4640783, -144.9311104)
Description: trends E to Deadwood Creek, 34 mi. SW of Circle, Yukon-Tanana Highlands. 2 miles long.
History: Named by prospectors; reported in 1909 by B. L. Johnson (in Brooks and others, 1910, fig. 5), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Shelter Bay (Bay), Chugach County, Alaska (60.1325, -147.9519444)
Description: extends to Knight Island Passage, 12 mi. SE of Chenega, Chugach  Mts.
History: Local name reported in 1908 by U.S. Grant and D.F. Higgins  (in Brooks and others, 1909, pl. 4), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Harford Canyon (Valley), San Luis Obispo County, California (35.1803831, -120.7388656)
Description: Trends south-southeast to San Luis Obispo Creek 0.48 km (0.3 mi) north of San Luis Obispo Bay and 0.8 km (0.5 mi) west of the village of Avila Beach.  (US-T121)
History: Name dates back to 1870's to Captain John Harford, a prominent developer.  (US-T121)
El Perro (Summit), Kings County, California (36.0392559, -120.1368358)
Description: Located in sec 4,T22S,R17E, Mount Diablo Meridian. In the Kettleman Hills, on North Dome, 0.8 km (0.5 mi) southeast of El Pitron and 1.6 km (1 mi) west of La Cumbre. (US-T121)
History: Descriptive name for "dog". (US-T121)
Ervin Peak (Summit), Chaffee County, Colorado (39.0038147, -106.4385641)
Description: Located 4.2 km (2.6 mi) southeast of LaPlata Peak, 2.1 km (1.3 mi) north of Winfield.
History: Named for mountain climber William F Ervin (1884-1943), who climbed every peak over 14,000 feet in the United States.
Silliman Lake (Lake), Tulare County, California (36.6360047, -118.70152)
Description: In Sequoia National Park, at the head of Silliman Creek and at the base of Mount Silliman on the Kings-Kern Divide. (US-T121)
History: Named for Professor Benjamin Silliman (1779-1864), chemist, geologist and physicist at Yale University.  In 1802 he was appointed first professor of chemistry and natural history where he served until 1853. (US-T121)
Big Yetna River (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (63.1780556, -158.2691667)
Description: flows NE to join Little Yetna River to form Yetna River, 32 mi. E of Holikachuck and 32 mi. NW of Flat, Innoko Low.; 70 miles long.
History: Local name obtained in 1952 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographers.
Abbess Island (Island), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.5572222, -133.1775)
Description: between San Alberto Bay and Shinaku Inlet, W of Wadleigh I.; Alex. Arch. 0.9 mile long.
History: named in 1927 by U.S. Forest Service (USFS), "After a boat Abess, property of Robert Scott, former fox farmer on the island."
Bactrian Point (Cape), Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska (55.1225, -130.7019444)
Description: between Marten Arm and Boca de Quadra, Coast Mts.
History: Descriptive name given in 1929 by J. M. Wyckoff, U.S. Forest Service (USFS),  because the point "has a striking resemblance to a two-hump camel." The camel referred to is the Bactrian or Asian camel.
Mountain Point (Cape), Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska (55.2941667, -131.5386111)
Description: E point of entrance to Carroll Inlet, on S coast of  Revillagigedo I., Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1883 by Lieutenant Commander H. E. Nichols, U.S. Navy (USN), "because  of the view of the mountains to the northwest of this point."
Peaked Hill (Summit), Dukes County, Massachusetts (41.3570087, -70.7384015)
Description: Located near the SW end of Martha's Vineyard, 19 km (11.8 mi) W of Edgartown, 6.4 km (4 mi) W of Tisbury Great Pond, 1.6 km (1 mi) N of Chilmark.
History: The 1997 decision changes the application to include the entire summit approximately delineated by the elevation above 76 m (250 ft).  This includes 3 peaks which are now unnamed.  The 1989 decision moved the application of the name from the southrn-most peak at elevation 92 m (302 ft) to the western-most peak at elevation 95 m (311 ft).
Watch Point (Cape), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (59.4433333, -151.7211111)
Description: on E shore of Seldovia Bay, within the limits of village of  Seldovia, Chugach Mts.
History: Name reported by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1908. It was locally called  Lookout Point, but because of duplication, the name was changed to a  suitable synonym.
Mellette County (Civil), Mellette County, South Dakota (43.5812588, -100.7600062)
Description: Located in south central South Dakota, 85 km (53 mi) southwest of Pierre; County Seat:  White River.
History: Created in 1909, organized in 1911, and named for Indiana native Aurthur C Mellette (1842-1896) who served as the first Governor of the State of South Dakota.  (SD-T17/p30)
Maggie Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.3305556, -151.3763889)
Description: in Rampart Mts., flows S to Morelock Creek, NW of Bonanza  Creek, 23 mi. ENE of Tanana, Kokrines-Hodzana High.
History: Prospectors name reported in 1911 by H. M. Eakin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Zuñi Salt Lake (Lake), Catron County, New Mexico (34.4495161, -108.7686106)
History: Although several Indian tribes consider this saline lake a sacred source of salt, the lake belongs to the Zunis.  Onate visited the lake in 1598, and it appears sa Salina de Zuni on Miera y Pachoeco's 1775 maps.  It appears in other Spanish documents by its Spanish name, Laguna Salada.  When the boundaries of the Zuni Reservation were drawn in 1877, the lake was excluded and commerical operations were begun, but in the 1970s the Zunis resumed ownership.
Bendel Island (Island), Aleutians East County, Alaska (55.075, -159.7916667)
Description: Incomplete Record. In Shumagin Island between Big Koniuji and Nagai Island Aleutian Range
History: Named in 1872 by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), for Bernhard Bendel, a trader in Alaska in 1871-72; published in 1888 on a U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) chart and in a U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) report. "Morse Island" was shown on an 1891 U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) chart.
Norutak Hills (Range), Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska (66.7158575, -154.6484886)
Description: 4 mi SW of Norutak Lake and 3 mi NE of the Lockwood Hills, bounded on the N by the Kobuk River, Hogatza High.
History: Named in 1965 for Norutak Lake by W. W. Patton, Jr., U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Geikie Glacier (Glacier), Hoonah-Angoon County, Alaska (58.5715488, -136.6132676)
Description: heads 1 mi. SW of Blackthorn Peak, trends N to its 1950 terminus, 0.3 mi. W of Geikie Inlet, Glacier Bay National Monument, 52 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts. 6 miles long.
History: Named in 1879 by John Muir (1915, p. 144) for James Geikie, 1839-1915, British geologist. Geikie was born in Scotland and joined the Geological Survey in 1861. In 1882 he became professor of geology and minerology at Edinburgh University He was the author of "The Great Ice Age" and other geological publications. When H. F. Reid visited Glacier Bay in 1892 he found that the Geidie Glacier of John Muir had retreated so far That it had become two smaller glaciers. He retained the name "Geikie" for the more northerly of the two, and called the other "Wood Glacier" (Reid, 1896, p. 428). Wood Glacier has now disappeared.
Favorite Anchorage (Bay), Sitka County, Alaska (57.5430556, -135.4672222)
Description: in Deadman Reach, on NW coast of Duffield Peninsula, N coast of Baranof I., 6 mi. SE of Todd, Alex. Arch.
History: Named by U. S. Navy in 1880 fot the S. S. Favorite, the trading steamer owned by North Western Trading Co., and used in exploring southeastern Alaska.
Ingle Creek (Stream), Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska (64.0830556, -142.0330556)
Description: flows S to Mosquito Fork, 56 mi. SW of Eagle, Yukon-Tanana High. 2 miles long.
History: Prospectors name shown on a 1902 manuscript map by E. J. Chamberlain, U.S. Deputy Surveyor.
King Cove (Populated Place), Aleutians East County, Alaska (55.0616667, -162.3102778)
Description: population 290, between King Cove and King Cove Lagoon, 18 mi. SE of village of Cold Bay, on SW coast of Alaska Peninsula; Aleutian Range
History: named for its founder, this fishing village has a salmon  cannery and a school (Colby, 1939, p. 331); a post office was established in  1914 (Ricks, 1965, p. 34).