cellos/DomesticNames_AllStates_Text huggingface dataset:
Chance Cove (Bay), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (59.478459, -150.3070163)
Description: on S coast of Kenai Peninsula, 0.5 mi. NE of Ragged I. and 50 mi. ENE of Seldovia, Chugach Mts. 1.5 miles long.
History: Named by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1927.
Advance (Census), Davie County, North Carolina (35.9412482, -80.4092217)
Description: Located in northeastern Davie County.
History: Known as Shady Grove as early as 1816.  A post office was established in 1877 but another post office in North Carolina already used that name.  The name "Advance" was chosen by the citizens of the community in hopes that their town would "advance" in the name of progress.  (NC-T11/p5)
Younger Creek (Stream), Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska (64.055, -141.0368)
Description: Incomplete record, heads in Canada, flows W to Poker Creek, 52 mi. S of Eagle,  Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Named by prospectors; reported in 1896 by Spurr (1898, pl.  46), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Wright Brook (Stream), Windham County, Vermont (43.2185481, -72.5354982)
History: The name is associated with two Wright cemeteries within the stream's watershed. Captain Moses Wright was the first local settler of the Wright family and one of the first three white settlers of Rockingham, arriving in 1753. (Hayes, L. S. 1907. History of the Town of Rockingham, Vermont: Including the Villages of Bellows Falls, Saxtons River, Rockingham, Cambridgeport and Bartonsville, 1753-1907, with Family Genealogies)
Anchorage Point (Cape), Haines County, Alaska (59.1755556, -135.4719444)
Description: at S entrance to Pyramid Harbor, on W shore of Chilkat Inlet,  3.2 mi. NNWW of mouth of Ludaseska Creek, 20 mi. SSW of Skagway, St. Elias  Mts.;
History: Called by the Russians "M(ys) Yakorniy", meaning "anchor  cape" on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1396 (1848). It was called Sand Point  in 1868 by Commander Meade because "it is the bed of an old glacier, low and composed of broken stones which from a distance appear like sand". (1883  Coast Pilot, p. 197).
Rob Point (Cape), Sitka County, Alaska (57.1583333, -135.5511111)
Description: on SW coast of Krestof I., 11 mi. NW of Sitka, Alex. Arch.
History: Probably a local name reported in 1897 by Lieutenant Commander  Moore, U.S. Navy (USN), and published in 1900 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) on Chart 8281.
Admiralty Creek (Stream), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (58.1761111, -134.5586111)
Description: flows NW to Admiralty Cove, 10 mi. SW of Juneau; Alex. Arch.
History: locally named Auke Cove and reported by A. C. Spencer and C. W. Wright in 1903. by Board on Geographic Names (BGN) in 1917 as a result of the change in name of Auke Cove to Amiralty Cove.
Barium Springs (Populated Place), Iredell County, North Carolina (35.7190252, -80.8981298)
Description: Located in southern Iredell County, 8 km (5 mi) south of Statesville.
History: Local Indians called this place Poison Springs.  The area was developed in the 1880s into a health resort known as Linsters Springs.  Barium Springs was named because of the reported medicinal value of the natural spring water.  The post office name changed from Poison Springs to Barium Springs in 1889.  (NC-T11/p24)
Williams Creek (Stream), Yakutat County, Alaska (59.1730556, -138.5797222)
Description: Tributary of the Tanis River, flows SE and then SW to the Alsek River, 3.5 mi NE of its mouth and 48 mi SE of Yakutat, Malaspina Coastal Plain.
History: Feature named for deceased pioneer resident; name used  locally for over 40 years.
Hollifield Branch (Stream), Rabun County, Georgia (34.8638889, -83.4919444)
Description: Heads 1 km (0.6 mi) south-southeast of Turkey Mountain, flows southeast to enter Timpson Creek, 8 km (5 mi) west of Clayton; in Chattahoochee National Forest.
History: Named for Talmadge Hollifield (1912-1981), a lifetime area resident who operated a store at the mouth of the stream.
Helen Gulch (Valley), Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska (65.6005415, -148.3939334)
Description: trends SW to South Fork Hess Creek, 7 mi. NE of Livengood, Yukon-Tanana Highlands. 1.2 miles long.
History: Named by prospectors; reported in 1916 by J. B. Mertie, (in Brooks and others, 1918, pl. 13), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Corona Arch (Arch), Grand County, Utah (38.579943, -109.619887)
Description: Located 521 m (4,709 ft) NE of the mouth of Bootlegger Canyon, 623 m (2,174 ft) ESE of Pinto Arch.
History: Name published in Robert H. Vreeland's Nature's Bridges and Arches. U.S.: 1977-1983, vol. 5, p.12.
Meyers Stream (Stream), Wrangell County, Alaska (55.7369444, -132.2444444)
Description: Heads at 554345N, 1321405W, flows NW into Back Chuck, 0.8 km (0.5 mi) SE of the settlement of Meyers Chuck.
History: Named reported in 1900 by Lieutenant Commander J. F.  Moser, U.S. Navy (USN), for a hermit named Meyers who lived in a small shack along Back Chuck in the late 1800s.
Koyukuk Mountain (Summit), Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska (64.9064644, -157.6498862)
Description: on right bank of Yukon River, 3 mi. N of Koyukuk and 19 mi. NE of Nulato, Koyukuk Low.
History: Name obtained in 1869 from the Russians by Captain C. W.  Raymond, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and written "Koyukuk Sopka" by him.  A. V. Zane, U.S. Navy (USN), of Lieutenant G. M. Stoney's expediton gave in 1886 the Koyukan Indian name as "Be-ne-le-rah-cher," meaning "big mountain."
Squirrel Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.7663889, -164.4686111)
Description: flows NW to Casadepaga River, 14 mi. N of Solomon, Seward  Peninsula High.
History: Reported as "Dewey" on a 1901 map of Cape Nome gold fields  by David Fox, Jr. Prospectors' name reported on a 1902 prospectors' manuscript map.
Middle Ground Shoal (Bar), Chugach County, Alaska (60.5263889, -146.3436111)
Description: in Orca Bay, NW of Hawkins I., 20 mi. W of Cordova, Chugach Mts.
History: Local name reported in 1908 by Grant and Higgins (1909, pl. 4), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Wolf Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.3025, -145.0333333)
Description: flows N to Birch Creek, 45 mi. SW of Circle, Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Named by prospectors and reported in 1905 by D. C.  Witherspoon (Prindle , 1906, pl. 1) U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Eklutna Glacier (Glacier), Anchorage County, Alaska (61.206467, -148.95092)
Description: In the Chugach Mountains, trending N to its terminus 4.3 mi S of the SE end of Eklutna Lake, 23 mi. SE of Palmer, Chugach Mts. 7.7 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1964 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); derived from the river. See Eklutna.
Snow River (Stream), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.3383333, -149.3544444)
Description: on Kenai Peninsula, flows SW 28 mi. to Kenai Lake, 12 mi. NE of Seward; Chugach Mts.
History: local name reported in 1898 by Mendenhall (1900, map 6),  U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Pinnacle Rock (Island), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.8458333, -135.0291667)
Description: in Pavlof Harbor, on SW shore of Freshwater Bay, on Chichagof  I., 8 mi. NE of Tenakee Springs, Alex. Arch.
History: Named by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN); published in 1869 on Hydrographic Chart 225. Name not shown on recent maps.
Salchaket Slough (Stream), Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska (64.7480556, -148.005)
Description: anabranch of Tanana River, flows NW along S side of Tanana River to 10 mi. SW of Fairbanks, Tanana Low.
History: So named because this stream heads near mouth of Salcha River. The name is shown on an Alaska Road Commission (ARC) wagonroad manuscript map dated 1909.
Derickson Bay (Bay), Chugach County, Alaska (60.4852778, -148.3322222)
Description: on E coast of Kenai Peninsula extends NE 3 mi. from terminus of Nellie Juan Glacier to Port Nellie Juan, 24 mi. SE of Whittier; Chugach Mts.
History: local name published in 1950 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Newhalen (Populated Place), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (59.72, -154.8972222)
Description: population 63, on N shore of Iliamna Lake, at mouth of Newhalen River, 2.5 mi. S of Iliamna, Bristol Bay Low.
History: Eskimo name of a village listed in the 1890 Census as "Noghelingamute" or "people of the Noghelin," population 16. (1893 p. 164). The present spelling is an anglicization of the name. There evidently were two villages of these people on Newhalen River in 1890; see Noghelin Painga.
Hanson Lake (Lake), Aitkin County, Minnesota (46.5137016, -93.6329833)
Description: located just S of State Route 47, 1.9 km (1.2 mi) E of Olson Lake, 5.8 km (3.6 mi) SE of Aitkin.
History: named for Edward A. Hanson (1850-1934) and Anna Hanson (1854-1935), who settled along the lake in 1883.
John Ross Riffle (Rapids), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (66.6883333, -144.23)
Description: in course of Black River, 2 mi. SE of Englishshoe Bar and 28 mi. NE of Fort Yukon, Yukon Flats.
History: Local name obtained in 1956 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Niyghakpak Cliff (Cliff), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (63.6583333, -171.5222222)
Description: SE of the inlet of Aghnaghak Lagoon, the W part of the N coast of Saint Lawrence Island, 10 mi. SE of Gambell.
History: Eskimo name recommended by the Cambell village council; reported in 1949 by Major H. B. Allen, U.S. Air Force (USAF).
Trollers Cove (Bay), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.3655556, -132.2036111)
Description: extends S off Kasaan Bay, on E coast of Prince of Wales I., 1.8  mi. S of Patterson I., Alex. Arch.
History: So named in 1923 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) because this cove is a "favorite Haven for Fishermen from Twentyfathom Bank in Clarence Strait."
Frontier County (Civil), Frontier County, Nebraska (40.5300832, -100.3942026)
Description: Located in south-central Nebraska, 80 km (50 mi) SSE of North Platte.  County Seat: Stockville.
History: Named because of its geographical location on the Nebraska frontier in the early 1870s.  Frontier County was orgainized on 17 January 1872 with boundaries redefined by an act approved by the Legislature on 3 March 1873.  (US-T131/1960/NE Placenames,p60)
Trembley Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (67.9344444, -149.8852778)
Description: flows SE to Kuyuktuvuk Creek, 1.5 mi. NW of junction of Kuyuktuvuk  Creek with Dietrich River and 48 mi. NW of Chandalar, Brooks Range
History: Name reported in 1901 by W. J. Peters, (Schrader, 1904, pl. 2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
El Chichon (Summit), Kings County, California (36.0198108, -120.0887785)
Description: Located in sec 13,T22S,R17E, Mount Diablo Meridian. In the Kettleman Hills on North Dome, 0.96 km (0.6 mi) northwest of Los Jinetes and 3.8 km (2.4 mi) northeast of Avenal. (US-T121)
History: Descriptive name meaning "knob" or "bump on the head". (US-T121)
Mount Geist (Summit), Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska (63.6417981, -146.8699622)
Description: In the Alaska Range, 5 mi WNW of Mount Hayes, 45 mi. SW of Delta Junction, and 87 mi SSE of Fairbanks.
History: Named for by T. L. Pewe for Dr. Otto William Geist (1888-1963), University of Alaska, pioneer researcher in paleontology, archeology, and glaciololy in Alaska, whose glacier work was centered near this area.
Shoulderblade Island (Island), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (59.3511111, -155.5855556)
Description: in Iliamna Lake, 9 mi. SW of Big I. and 37 mi. SW of Iliamna,  Bristol Bay Low.
History: Named locally because of its similarity in appearance to a  shoulderblade. Published in 1951 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
North Fork Swift River (Stream), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (61.4888889, -155.0113889)
Description: heads at glacier, 15 mi. NW of Mount Mausolus, flows SW to Swift River, 28 mi. NE of Tundra Lake and 85 mi. NW of Lake Clark, Lime Hills
History: Prospectors' name published in 1951 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Angun (Populated Place), North Slope County, Alaska (69.925, -142.4)
Description: site of Eskimo village, on Beaufort Sea coast at Angun Point, 31 mi. NW of Demarcation Point, Arctic Plain;
History: Archdeacon Stuck (1920, p. 307) mentions spending a night in 1918 at Angun, a village of several igloos, about 35 mi. SE of Barter Island.
Spur Creek (Stream), Bradford County, Florida (29.82848, -82.11761)
Description: 5.4 mi. long; heads 1.7 mi. NW of Crystal Lake, flows W then S into Santa Fe Swamp, continues W through Santa Fe Swamp before entering the Santa Fe River; Tps7&8S, R22E, Tallahassee Meridian
History: The name refers to horse farms and cattle ranches in the area
May Creek (Stream), North Slope County, Alaska (68.7488889, -150.5641667)
Description: flows NW around E and N sides of Arc Mtn. to Nanushuk River, 15  mi. NE of Table Top and 52 mi. NE of Anaktuvuk Pass, Arctic Slope
History: Named in 1944 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists during the exploration of  Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4 during the month of May.
Buckland River (Stream), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (66.2433333, -161.0441667)
Description: Flows NW to Eschscholtz Bay, 40 mi. SW of Selawik, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low. 67 miles long.
History: Named in 1826 by Captain Beechey (1831, p. 323) Royal Navy (RN), who wrote, "upon the river I bestowed the name of Buckland, in compliment to Dr. Buckland, the Professor of Geology at Oxford"; Russian Hydrograph 1455 of 1852 gives the stream's Estream'sme as "Kanyk"; and its Koyukan Indian name "Koyukansokhotana"; Dall (1871, p. 284) gives the Dallmo name p. "Kung-uk"
Chiefs Island (Island), Coos County, Oregon (43.3412219, -124.3753963)
Description: Located along the southern Oregon coast on which Gregory Point is located, 4 km (2.5 mi) W of Charleston, within the Cape Arago US Coast Guard Station.
History: This name was given to the island by the Coos Indians to honor all past Coos tribal chiefs. The Coos Tribe formerly inhabited a village on the headland on the mainland directly opposite the island.
Thlikhahdaluk (Lake), Dillingham (CA) County, Alaska (59.7166667, -158.35)
Description: 13 mi. N of Okstukuk Lake and 48 mi. N of Dillingham, Bristol  Bay Low.
History: Eskimo name shown as "Thlik-hah-da-luk" on a 1910 manuscript map by H. C. Fasset, U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF).
Lake Caroline (Lake), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.7002855, -152.6165967)
Description: drains SW through Lake Aurel, to Russian Creek, 9.9 mi. SW of Kodiak, Kodiak I. 900 feet long. Maximum depth is 22 feet. 6.6 acres in size.
History: Local name reported in 1949 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Cache Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (64.0263889, -155.7066667)
Description: flows NW to Poorman Creek, 7 mi SW of Poorman and 50 mi. SW of Ruby, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts. 3.4 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1933 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Lewis and Clark Range (Range), Powell County, Montana (47.5002189, -113.134224)
Description: Extends SE from Marias Pass along the Continental Divide to Little Prickly Pear Creek, 32 km (20 mi) NW of Helena;  bounded on the W by the Flathead and Swan Ranges and on the E by the Sawtooth Range; [NW end] coordinates , 481900N1132100W ;  [SE end] coordinates , 465000N1121300W.  (US-T121)
North Fork Baker Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.1, -150.4486111)
Description: flows SE to Baker Creek, 5 mi. NW of Baker Lake, 47 mi. ESE of Tanana, Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1906 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Prindle, 1908.  pl. 5).
Spicer Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.2008333, -151.7175)
Description: in Rampart Mts., flows S to Yukon River, 11 mi. ENE of Tanana, Kokrines-Hodzana High.
History: Name reported in 1899 by Cantwell (1902, p. 277), U.S. Revenue-Cutter Service (USRCS).
Prescott Fork (Stream), Del Norte County, California (41.7001166, -123.7547911)
Description: Heads on the east slope of Jedediah Mountain, flows generally east 0.48 km (0.3 mi) then south-southwest to South Fork Smith River about 24 km (15 mi) southeast of Gasquet and 30.4 km (19 mi) northeast of Klamath.
Softuk Lagoon (Bay), Chugach County, Alaska (60.2191667, -144.6686111)
Description: extends SE, at SE tip of Copper River Delta, N of Softuk Bar, 6  mi. NW of Katalla, Malaspina Coastal Plain
History: Name published by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1950; derived from Softuck Bar.
Qdai Dome (Summit), Deschutes County, Oregon (43.7060278, -121.2103838)
Description: in Newberry Volcanic National Monument in Deschutes National Forest, 1.4 mi. SE of Central Pumice Cone; Sec 31&32, T21S, R13E, Willamette Meridian
History: named for the Klamath word for rock, describing the exposed rocky surface of the summit
Deadmans Island (Island), Wrangell County, Alaska (56.4938889, -132.3680556)
Description: In Highfield Ancorage, Eastern Passage, 3.2 km (2 mi) off N tip of Wrangell I.; in Tongass NF, Alex. Arch.
History: The island was used as a burial place by Chinese cannery workers around the turn of the century; named Simonof Island by the British Admiralty in 1865 (US-T121).
High Island (Island), Aleutians East County, Alaska (55.3608333, -160.3161111)
Description: 0.5 mi. NE of Popof I., in Shumagin Is., Aleutian Range
History: Translation of the Russian Word "Visokoi, meaning "high"; published by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 24); shown in 1872 by W. H. Dall,  US@C&GS, as Vesoki. The English from "High Island" appeared in 1888 U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF)  report.
Klukwan (Populated Place), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (59.4038889, -135.8844444)
Description: Located on the north shore of Chilkat River, 2.6 km (1.4 mi) southeast of Glass Point and 34 km (21 mi) southwest of Skagway, Coast Mountains.
History: Originally a Tlingit Indian village the name of which, as reported by the U.S. Navy in 1880, was "Chilcat of Klukquan," which is said to mean "the old town." W. H. Dale (U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1883 p. 198), U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), reported the inhabitants called the village "Klu-kwan." At that time it consisted of 65 houses and 560 inhabitants. Aurel and Arthur Krause (1883, map) reported the name as "Kloquan." It was listed in the 11th Census in 1890 as "Klakwan," and it had 30 houses and 326 inhabitants, of which only three were non-Indian. The spelling "Klukwan" was adopted by the Canadian Board on Geographic Names.
Three River Mountain (Summit), North Slope County, Alaska (68.041388, -151.6396927)
Description: at heads of John, Anaktuvuk, and North Fork Koyukuk Rivers, 6  mi. S of Anaktuvuk Pass, Brooks Range
History: Reported by Robert Marshall, after his 1930 trip, (1956,  p. 46) who wrote, "to the southwest, about two miles along the divide on  which I stood, was a very high mountain (later named Three River Mountain)  which I imagined must be at the junction of the major rivers, the Anaktuvuk,  North Fork, and John."
Clifton Creek (Stream), Monroe County, Georgia (32.8643026, -83.9826877)
Description: Heads 5.6 km (3.5 mi) east-southeast of the community of Strouds, flows southeast then south to enter Echeconnee Creek, 1 km (0.6 mi) east of Dyas.
History: Named for Edgar C Clifton (1915-1990) and his wife Vera (1912-1996), longtime residents of the area.
Streets Lake (Lake), Wrangell County, Alaska (56.098984, -132.640239)
Description: On the SW side of Etolin Island at head of Rocky Bay, 13 mi SE of Point Nesbitt at the S tip of Zarembo Island, Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1886 by Lieutenant Commander A. S. Snow, U.S. Navy (USN), for surgeon Thomas Hale Streets, U.S. Navy (USN), a member of his party.
Chagvan Mountain (Summit), Bethel County, Alaska (58.7112535, -161.7766888)
Description: consists of two peaks, 15 mi. NE of Cape Newenham, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Named in 1914 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS); published in 1916 Coast Pilot (p.  247).
Thoreaus Bog (Swamp), Middlesex County, Massachusetts (42.4631445, -71.328785)
Description: At the edge of Revolutionary Ridge 2.1 km (1.3 mi) E of Concord; Town of Concord (US-T121).
History: Named for Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), author and naturalist, who emphasized the dynamic ecology of the natural world (US-T121).
Sukkwan Island (Island), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.0966667, -132.7758333)
Description: between Dall and Prince of Wales Is., Alex. Arch.
History: Name recorded in 1897 by Lieutenant Commander J. F. Moser, U.S. Navy (USN); published in 1899 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Puzzle Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (63.2547222, -154.7658333)
Description: flows NW to Mystery Creek, 10 mi. N of Medfra, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Local name reported in 1920 by G. C. Martin (in Brooks and  others, 1922, fig. 5), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Dry Pass (Channel), Sitka County, Alaska (57.765, -136.2997222)
Description: 10 mi. NW of Chichagof, between Hill I. and W coast of Chichagof I., Alex. Arch.
History: Local name reported about 1903 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). "It is called 'dry' because during the ebb of large tides the narrows are dry." It was  called Klawak Passage by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) on Chart 8050 in 1902, which is the name of a passage 50 miles to the south. The name El Capitan Passage was suggested  in 1904 by E. F. Davidson, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), because of the nearby El Capitan marble  quarries.
Khuchaynik Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (62.5558333, -154.5402778)
Description: heads in Trimokish Hills, flows NW to Middle Fork Kuskokwim  River 15 mi. S of junction of its Windy Fork, 45 mi. SE of Mcgrath, Kuskokwim  Low.
History: Native name reported in 1942 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Emerson Peaks (Ridge), Hoonah-Angoon County, Alaska (58.9282059, -136.448594)
Description: In Glacier Bay National Monument, trends NW with a maximum elevation of 4,830 ft., 4 mi. SE of Triangle Island, and 67 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts. 2 miles long.
History: Named by the American Geographical Society's Glacier Bay Expedition of 1941 for Benjamin Kendall Emerson, 1843-1932, professor of geology, who visited the Muir Glacier with the Harriman Alaska Expedition in 1899. Emerson taught geology at Amherst College from 1878-1912. He worked for U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from 1890 until his death and he is noted for his investigations of the geology of Massachusetts.
East Albert Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.5991667, -144.7144444)
Description: flows SE to Albert Creek, 3 mi. NE of Central and 24 mi. SW of Circle, Yukon-Tanana High. 12 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1954 or 1955 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographers.
Raven Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (66.1438889, -154.1388889)
Description: heads in Indian Mts., flows WNW to Atla Creek, 7 mi. NNE of  Hughes, Kokrines-Hodzana High.
History: Reported to be the name of an Indian clan; recorded at  Hughes in 1956 by Orth.
Lees Ferry (historical) (Crossing), Coconino County, Arizona (36.8674876, -111.5951607)
History: The former site of a ferry across the Colorado River above Marble Canyon; named for Mormon pioneer John Doyle Lee who established the crossing in 1871. For many years, Lees Ferry was the only wagon crossing on the Colorado River in northeast Arizona. It connected the settlements of northeast Arizona with those in eastern Utah.
Thurman Creek (Stream), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.6497222, -150.0869444)
Description: heads in lake, on Kanai Peninsula, in Kenai Mts., NW of Trout Lake, flows NW to Chickaloon River, 26 mi. SW of Hope, Chugach Mts.
History: Local name reported in 1944 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Crowley Rock (Island), Aleutians East County, Alaska (54.5077778, -162.7741667)
Description: 2.7 mi. NE of village of Sanak, in Sanak Is., Aleutian Range
History: Named by Ferdinand Westdahl, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), commander of the Coast Survey steamer McArthur, who made surveys in this area in 1901. Presumably named for
Bear Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.7202778, -148.3294444)
Description: flows SW to North Fork Hess Creek, 15 mi. N of Livengood,  Yukon- Tanana High.
History: Local name reported in 1902 by Lieutenant Hjalmar Erickson, USA, and published by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Prindle, 1905, pl. 16). In 1902 it is shown joining  Grouse Creek to form East Fork Hess Creek. However in 1916, it is shown on a  U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) map flowing to North Fork Hess Creek.