cellos/DomesticNames_AllStates_Text huggingface dataset:
Jute Creek (Stream), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.5777778, -155.8252778)
Description: on E coast of Alaska Peninsula, flows SE to Island Bay, 50 mi. W  of Karluk, Aleutian Range
History: Local name obtained from J. L. McPherson of Iliamna;  published by G. C. Martin (1921, pl. 10), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Frisbie Branch (Stream), Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (40.6582433, -76.0666537)
Description: Heads 1.6 km (1 mi) south of Kunkles Dam in east Brunswick Township, flows west into West Brunswick Township, to enter Pine Creek, 0.5 km (0.3 mi) south of Frisbie.
History: Named for the nearby community of Frisbie.
Koluktak Lakes (Lake), North Slope County, Alaska (69.6572202, -154.0068275)
Description: numerous and closely spaced, extend 40 mi. between Ikpikpuk  River and Key Creek, S of Price River, Arctic Plain.
History: Eskimo name for Price River; obtained in 1956 at Anuktuvuk  Pass by T. E. Taylor, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The name has been transposed to the lakes just  south of the Price River.
Stream Point (Cape), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.6547222, -153.6411111)
Description: on N shore of Spiridon Bay, S of Spiridon Lake, on NW coast of Kodiak I.
History: Descriptive name given by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1929 "because of the  large stream that flows into the cove to the east."
Bamfords Ridge (Ridge), Hancock County, Maine (44.9384717, -68.2349503)
Description: Located on the NW side of Alligator Lake, 27 mi NE of Bangor. (US-T121)
History: Named for Carl LeRoy Bamford (1902-1972) and his wife, Clara G. Bamford (1903-1977) who, for 36 years, operated vacation camps on the shore of Alligator Lake. (US-T121)
The Twins (Island), Sitka County, Alaska (57.035, -135.3177778)
Description: in Galankin Is., 1.2 mi. S of Sitka, on W coast of Baranof I.; Alex. Arch.
History: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) derived the name "Twins" about 1882 from translation of part of "Dvoini Bratev," meaning "twin brothers"; published by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 19), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN); given in 1809 by the navigator Ivan Vasiliev the first.
Wally Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.2919444, -151.2933333)
Description: in Rampart Mts., flows SE to Morelock Creek 2 mi. N of that  stream's junction with Yukon River, 24 mi. ENE of Tanana, Kokrines-Hodzana High.
History: Prospectors' name reported by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) about 1940.
Tebenkof Bay (Bay), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (56.5044444, -134.2138889)
Description: on W central coast of Kuiu I., Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1879 by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), for Captain Michael  Dmitrievich Tebenkov, governor of the Russian American colonies in 1845-50, whose "Atlas of the Northwest Coast of America" was used extensively in the preparation of this dictionary.
Ninglick River (Stream), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (60.8883333, -165.0186111)
Description: Heads in Baird Inlet at 605030N, 1644321W, flows W to Hazen Bay, N of Kigigak Island.
History: Eskimo name obtained from the Reverend Jules Convert as "Ningaluk" in 1949 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Glacier Basin (Basin), Wrangell County, Alaska (56.4727778, -132.0163889)
Description: along upper course of Glacier Creek, 13.5 mi. E of Wrangell, Coast Mts. 1 mile long.
History: Local name published by F. E. Wright and C. W. Wright (1908, fig. 22), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Town of Shutesbury (Civil), Franklin County, Massachusetts (42.4566191, -72.4193076)
Description: Located 14 mi SE of Greenfield (US-T121).
History: Settled 1735, incorporated as a town in 1761.  Named for Samuel Shute, Governor of MA, 1716-1723, and uncle of the wife of Governor Bernard who was in office at the time of incorporation.  Before 1761, it was in the plantation called Roadtown (MA-T1/p43).
Upper Rock Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.7002778, -145.3730556)
Description: flows NE to Rock Creek, 13 mi. NNE of Porcupine Dome and 39 mi.  NW of Circle, Yukon-Tanana High
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1954 or 1955 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)  topographers.
Silverbow Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.1633333, -150.1222222)
Description: flows W to Hutlinana Creek, 2.8 mi. ESE of Eureka, and 19 mi. S  of Rampart, Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1906 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Prindle, 1908,  pl. 5).
Ankau Saltchucks (Lake), Yakutat County, Alaska (59.5369302, -139.8292925)
Description: on W end of Phipps Peninsula, 1 mi. S of Point Carrew and 3.4 mi. W of Yakutat, Malaspina Coastal Plain; 1.2 miles wide.
History: Name derived from the Ankau and published by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1959.
Hedlunds (historical) (Populated Place), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (59.8, -154.3833333)
Description: N of Iliamna Lake, on W bank of Chekok Creek 1.5 mi. N of Chekok Point, 16 mi. E of Iliamna, Aleutian Range
History: Name of a former village or camp reported in 1952 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Gilpatricks (Populated Place), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.6013889, -149.5375)
Description: on Kenai Peninsula, on Seward Highway 22 mi. S of Sunrise, Chugach  Mts.
History: Local name reported by B. L. Johnson (in Martin and others, 1915, pl. 2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Gilpatricks was originally a small mining camp  in the Moose Pass district named for John C. Gilpatrick who discovered gold on Summit Creek in 1896.
Daisy Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.6544444, -164.1672222)
Description: flows SW to Tributary Creek which flows to Big Hurrah Creek, 10 mi. NE of Solomon, Seward Peninsula High. 1.3 miles long.
History: Prospectors name reported in 1905 by T. G. Gerdine, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Shown as "Datst" on Arthur Gibson's 1904 "map of Cape Nome Precinct."
West Fork Henshaw Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (66.7138889, -152.3263889)
Description: heads in lake, in Alatna Hills, flows SE joins East Fork to  form Henshaw Creek, 14 mi. NE of Allakaket, Hogatza High.
History: Local name reported in 1956 by T. E. Taylor, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Staraya Artil Rookery (Area), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (56.6027778, -169.625)
Description: near First Bluff, on N coast of St. George Island, in Pribilof Islands.
History: This seal rookery, called "Starry Ateel," by Elliott (1881, p.59), has 500 ft. of sea-margin. The Aleut name, according to Putnam, (1903, p.1015), U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, is Tanogtuck'an-algaral'ogray (Tanagtak'an-algarel'ogre) meaning "old village rookery." See Staraya Artil, locality, and Tanogtukan Lake.
Peloncillo Mountains (Range), Hidalgo County, New Mexico (31.6670285, -109.0125839)
Description: Extends from the U.S.-Mexico border along the Arizona-New Mexico boundary to the Gila River. Bounded on the E by the Gila River and Animas Valley and on the W by the San Simon and San Bernardino Valleys; N end at 32 58 20N 1092200W, S end at 31 20 00N 109 00 00W.
Quartz Creek (Stream), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (65.5377778, -162.3772222)
Description: flows SW to Independence Creek, in Kugruk River basin, 24 mi. E  of Imuruk Lake, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1903 by Witherspoon (in Moffit, 1905, pl. 2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Spanish Lake (Lake), Fresno County, California (36.330818, -120.5754412)
Description: Located 2.6 km (1.6 mi) southeast of Santa Rita Peak in sec 29,T18S,R13E, Mount Diablo Meridian.
History: A proposal to change the name Spanish Lake to Mexican Lake was submitted in September 2003; the proposal was rejected by the USBGN.
East Fork Bradfield River (Stream), Wrangell County, Alaska (56.2344444, -131.4583333)
Description: Flows S 4 mi, then W to join North Fork to form Bradfield River, 2 mi. E of head of Bradfield Canal, Coast Mts. 20 miles long.
History: Named by International Boundary Commission (IBC) surveyors; published in 1927 on sheet 5.
Seekonk (Populated Place), Bristol County, Massachusetts (41.808434, -71.3369973)
Description: On the left bank of the Runnins River 1 mi E of Leonard Corner; Town of Seekonk.
History: Indian word meaning "black goose" or "wild goose" (Steel 1912-22). This was the site of the original settlement in Rehoboth (Barber 1839).
Big Grizzly Creek (Stream), Denali County, Alaska (63.7530556, -147.9363889)
Description: 9 miles long. Flows NW to Wood River, 33 mi. SE of Healy, Alaska Range
History: Prospectors' name shown on a 1910 fieldsheet by J. W. Bagley, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); published by Capps (1912, pl. 1), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Bluff Point (Cape), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.1836111, -134.2394444)
Description: on N shore of Woewodski Harbor, on Admiralty I., 42 mi. E of Sitka, Alex. Arch.;
History: Named in 1889 by Lieutenant Commander H. B. Mansfield, U.S. Navy (USN), and published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 143).
Twin Mountain (Summit), Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska (65.0983737, -143.4703695)
Description: 25 mi. SW of junction of Charley and Yukon Rivers, Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1905 by D. C. Witherspoon,  U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Probably so named, because the mountain appears to have two peaks when  seen from the north.
Tekegakrok Point (Cape), North Slope County, Alaska (71.2911111, -156.435)
Description: extends N into Elson Lagoon, 7 mi. E of Barrow, Arctic Plain.
History: Eskimo name "Tikikasugruk" recorded by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) at Barrow in  1950, means "great big finger." Its spelling on recent maps appears to be a corruption of the Eskimo pronunciation.
Basket Lake (Lake), Sitka City County, Alaska (57.6293298, -134.9135901)
Description: 10 mi. S of mouth of Tenakee Inlet, on SE coast of Chichagof I., 59 mi. NE of Sitka, Alex. Arch. 0.7 mile long.
History: Named in 1935 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for Little Basket Bay into which it drains. It was important in the fish-stocking program in southeastern Alaska at that time .
Spurr Creek (Stream), Granville County, North Carolina (36.22728, -78.574405)
Description: 2.3 mi. long; heads 0.9 mi. SSW of Dickerson, flows SSW to enter Fishing Creek 1.3 mi. SE of Clay
History: Named for Idamarie T. Spurr (1934-2009), local businesswoman, rancher, and artist
Jackson Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.2055556, -151.8216667)
Description: in Rampart Mts., flows S to Yukon River, 8 mi. ENE of Tanana, Kokrines=Hodzana High. 11 miles long.
History: Name taken from Edwards Track Chart of the Yukon, dated 1899; published by Cantwell (1902, p. 277), U.S. Revenue-Cutter Service (USRCS).
Moonlight Creek (Stream), Thurston County, Washington (46.952791, -123.039886)
Description: 1.25 mi. long; flows SE then S through Lake Lucinda to enter Darlin Creek 7.7 mi. SW of Tumwater; Secs22&15, T17N, R3W, Willamette Meridian
History: The name refers to moonlight reflecting off the stream.
Crooked Creek (Stream), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (62.1041667, -147.1430556)
Description: heads in lake, flows NE to Little Nelchina River, 12 mi. NE of Tahneta Pass, Talkeetna Mts. 16 miles long.
History: Local name published by G. C. Martin and J. B. Mertie Jr. (in Brooks and others, 1914, pl. 11), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
McCarthy Creek (Stream), Copper River County, Alaska (61.4277778, -142.9361111)
Description: flows S and W from McCarthy Glacier terminus to Kennicott River  at McCarthy, Wrangell Mts.
History: Local name reported in 1900 by T. G. Gerdine (in  Mendenhall and Schrader, 1903, pl. 3), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Chinitna River (Stream), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (59.8205556, -153.2855556)
Description: In Chigmit Mountains, flows SE to the mouth of Clearwater Creek at the mud flats at the W end of Chinitna Bay, Aleutian Range. 5 miles long.
History: Local name derived from Chinitna Bay; published in 1958 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Webster Lake (Lake), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (57.2361111, -170.1111111)
Description: on NE coast of St. Paul I., in Pribilof Islands.
History: Name reported by W.W. Duffield, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), in 1897; probably named for the owner (reportedly Daniel Webster) of a nearby house, labeled "Webster's House" on Elliott's map of St. Paul (1881).
Coso Range (Range), Inyo County, California (36.1617856, -117.7545027)
Description: Bounded on the northwest by Owens Lake, on the east by Lower Centennial Flat and Coles Flat, on the west by Little Cactus Flat and Big Cactus Flat, and on the south by Wild Horse Mesa; 361910N1175050W [northwest end], 365820N1173510W [southeast end].  (US-T121)
Pikonik Mound (Summit), North Slope County, Alaska (70.3590323, -150.589701)
Description: between Colville and Miluveach Rivers, 9 mi. S of Harrison Bay,  Arctic Plain.
History: Eskimo name reported in 1951 by 1SC&GS to mean "lookout place." It may be from the word "pingoqneq" meaning "high(?)hill."
Lincoln County (Civil), Lincoln County, Kentucky (37.4553668, -84.6608454)
Description: Located in central Kentucky, about 64 km (40 mi) south-southwest of Lexington; County Seat:  Stanford.
History: Established in 1780, named for Benjamin Lincoln (1733-1810), of Massachusetts who served as General in the Revolutionary War and later served as Secretary of War for the Continental Congress from 1781 to 1784.  (KY-T1/p173)
Chester Creek (Stream), Anchorage County, Alaska (61.2088889, -149.9211111)
Description: formed by its Middle and South Forks, flows W to Knik Arm Cook Inlet, in Anchorage, Cook Inlet Low.
History: Local name reported in 1906 by T. G. Gerdine and R. H.  Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Rex Hill (Summit), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (52.0208333, 177.5388889)
Description: 1.3 mi. N of Salmon Lagoon, Kiska I., Aleutian Islands.
History: An arbitrary name beginning with "R" to correspond to "R" grid used by the U.S. Army for tactical purposes during World War II; published on a 1953 Army Map Service (AMS) map.
Tenmile Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.1844444, -152.4330556)
Description: flows SW to Tozitna River 3 mi. N of that stream's junction with  Yukon River, 10 mi. W of Tanana, Kokrines-Hodzana High.
History: Local name reported in 1952 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); so named because it  is considered to be 10 miles from Tanana on the sled trail.
The Citadel (Summit), Juneau County, Alaska (58.7737302, -134.1415242)
Description: In the Coast Mountains, 1 mi NW of Dipyramid and 35 mi NNE of Juneau, Coast Mts.
History: Named in 1964 by members of the Juneau Icefield Research  Project, published in 1966 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Crow Island (Island), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.3002778, -133.4947222)
Description: at S entrance to Port Houghton on Stephens Passage, 2 mi. NE of  Fort Point and 72 mi. E of Sitka, Coast Mts.
History: Local name reported in 1955 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Lafayette Glacier (Glacier), Chugach County, Alaska (61.0194576, -147.7757866)
Description: Flows NW from the height of land between College Fiord and Unakwik Inlet, terminating 3.5 mi ESE of Coghill Point, 5.4 mi. SE of College Point and 51 mi. W of Valdez, Chugach Mts.
History: Named in 1947 by Douglas Brown for Lafayette College, Easton, Penn., founded in 1826.
Kalulingmiut (historical) (Populated Place), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65, -166.7166667)
Description: on Cape Douglas, 21 mi. SW of Teller, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Site of an Eskimo village reported in the "Esquimaux," the  newspaper published in 1866 and 1867 by personnel of the Western Union  Telegraph Expedition quartered at Teller. Ivan Petroff in the 10th Census in  1880 (p. 11) listed "Nook," which means "point of land," here, with a population of 36. He showed "Nookmute" on his map.
Cahoon Creek (Stream), Haines County, Alaska (59.3844444, -136.2377778)
Description: heads in glacier, 1.7 mi. SW of Porcupine Peak, flows N to McKinley Creek, 2.4 mi. S of Porcupine and 33 mi. W of Skagway, St. Elias Mts. 4 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1903 by C. W. Wright, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Tommys Pup (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.4688889, -144.92)
Description: flows SE to Deadwood Creek, 8 mi. W of Circle Hot Springs and  34 mi. SW of Circle, Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1954 or 1955 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)  topographers.
Charley River (Stream), Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska (65.3172222, -142.7805556)
Description: Heads at 644000N, 1440200W, flows 88 mi NE to Yukon River, 55 mi NW of Eagle, Yukon-Tanana High.
History: The Indian name "Traodee" was recorded by Schwatka (1885, sheet 8). E. F. Ball named the stream "Charlie River" on an unpublished map dated 1898, probably for nearby Charlie Village or Chief Charlie. Lieutenant Cantwell (1902, p. 277), U.S. Revenue-Cutter Service (USRCS), appears to have established the "Charley" spelling for the stream.
Okpirourak Creek (Stream), North Slope County, Alaska (69.7361111, -143.6305556)
Description: heads at glacier near Fox Point, in Romanzof Mts., flows NE to Jago River, 24 mi. S of Barter I., Arctic Plain.
History: Eskimo name reported by Leffingwell (1919, p. 98) to mean "a few willows."
Grizzly Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.2488889, -144.9588889)
Description: flows NW to Wolf Creek, 47 mi. SW of Circle, Yukon-Tanana High. 6 miles long.
History: Named by prospectors and reported as "Grisley Creek" by D. C. Witherspoon (Prindle, 1906, pl. 1), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1905.
Hudson Bay Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (66.9733333, -150.7130556)
Description: flows NW to South Fork Koyukuk River, E of Jack White Range, 26 mi. NE of Bettles, Kokrines-Hodzana High. 4 miles long.
History: Name used by prospectors and reported in u899 by F. C. Schrader and T. G. Gerdine, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); probably suggested by the Hudson's Bay Company of Canada.
Fishery Creek (Stream), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.7655556, -134.7216667)
Description: flows E to Chatham Strait, 8 mi. E of mouth of Tenakee Inlet, on W coast of Admiralty I., 20 mi. N of Angoon, Alex. Arch. 13 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1929 by U.S. Forest Service (USFS). "So named because a salmon fishing station was established at the mouth of the Creek by the Indians during the season of run" U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1883, p. 179).
Chase County (Civil), Chase County, Nebraska (40.5241958, -101.697947)
Description: Located in southwestern Nebraska, 105 km (65 mi) SW of North Platte.  County Seat: Imperial.
History: Named for Champion S Chase, former Mayor of Omaha and Nebraska's first Attorney General.  Chase County was organized in 1886 and established by an act of the Legislature on 27 February 1873.  (US-T131/1960/NE Placenames,p35)
Sleeping Sister Mountain (Summit), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.3781851, -149.4808584)
Description: in Kenai Mts., between Ship Creek and Meadow Creek, on S side  of Kenai Lake, 18 mi. NW of Seward, Chugach Mts.
History: Local name reported in 1951 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Cathedral Peak (Summit), Aleutians East County, Alaska (55.6088668, -160.7198997)
Description:  15 mi. N of Unga I., near SW end of Alaska Peninsula, Aleutian Range
History:  Local name reported by Atwood (1911, pl. 2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); shown  as "Cathedral Mountain" on 1929 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) map.
Idaho Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (63.6002778, -155.9225)
Description: flows N to Creston Creek, 6 mi. NE of Cripple Creek Mts. and 51 mi. NW of Medfra, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts. 2 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1954 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Sawmill Creek (Stream), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.8922222, -149.2461111)
Description: Located on the north end of Kenai Peninsula, flows northeast to Turnagain Arm, 9.7 km (6 mi) east of Sunrise, Chugach Mountains.
History: Local name reported in 1899 by Lieutenant Herron (1901, sketch facing p. 11), USA.
Wekiwa Springs (Spring), Orange County, Florida (28.7130518, -81.4589597)
Description: Located in Wekiwa Springs State Park, at the head of the Wekiva River, 6.2 km (3.8 mi) NE of Apopka.
History: Located in Wekiwa Springs State Park, at the head of the Wekiva River, 6.2 km (3.8 mi) NE of Apopka.
Iknivik Creek (Stream), North Slope County, Alaska (68.4327778, -151.4102778)
Description: flows NW from W of Shainin Lake to Anaktuvuk River, 22 mi. NE of Anaktuvuk Pass, Arctic Slope. 12.5 miles long.
History: Eskimo name, meaning "pointed place," published by Rausch (1951, p. 150).
Black Creek (Stream), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (56.6358333, -158.2769444)
Description: flows W 4 mi. to Blue Violet Creek, 24 mi. NE of Chignik; Aleutian Range. 4 miles long.
History: local descriptive name recorded on a 1923 fieldsheet by R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Cieneguita Canyon (Valley), Santa Cruz County, Arizona (31.5592556, -110.8613741)
Description: heads on the S slope of the Grosvenor Hills and trends SE to Ash Canyon 9.7 km (6 mi) NW of Patagonia (US-T121).
History: Cieneguita is a Spanish colloquialism that means 'little marsh' (US-T121).
Angel Isle (Island), St. Lawrence County, New York (44.4047768, -75.8230133)
Description: In the St Lawrence River, .97 km (.6 mi) SE of Snipe Island and 10.5 km (6.5 mi) NE of Alexandria Bay.
History: Named by the proponents for their granddaughter, Katie, who died at age 15 months and who spent her last remaining days on the island.
East Fork Tuluga River (Stream), North Slope County, Alaska (68.8997222, -151.5755556)
Description: Flows N, W, and N, 18 mi to join the West Fork to form the Tuluga River, 6 mi. W of Heart Lake, 52 mi N of Anaktuvuk Pass, Brooks Range
History: Named by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists during the exploration of Naval  Petroleum Reserve No. 4; name given in 1944.
Distin Lake (Lake), Hoonah-Angoon County, Alaska (57.6305842, -134.3830259)
Description: 11 mi. NE of Angoon, on W central Admiralty I., Alex. Arch. 2.5 miles long.
History: Named for William L. Distin who was appointed Surveyor General for Alaska in 1897 and who served until 1913.
Baker Mountain (Summit), Gila County, Arizona (33.8269715, -110.917902)
History: Named for J.H. Baker, a pioneer rancher who had a cabin on this mountain. The name 'Fray Marcos Mountain' was approved earlier to honor Fray Marcos de Niza, who was probably the first to explore Arizona in 1539, but local residents used 'Baker Mountain.' Baker Horse Mountain and Horse Mountain were used on private maps in 1914 and 1908, respectively (US-T121).
Kykotsmovi (Populated Place), Navajo County, Arizona (35.8752812, -110.6204145)
Description: 7.2 km (4.5 mi) SE of Hotevilla; 1915 decision revised.
History: At one time it was the largest of the group of Hopi pueblos antedating the Spanish conquest. The village became the site of a post office spelled 'Oraiba' in 1900. The spelling was changed by the Board on Geographic Names in 1915. The Hopi name is reported to mean 'eagle traps' or 'place of the rock' (US-T121).
Cloudy Pass (Gap), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (51.9583333, 177.5)
Description: between Magic Mtn. and Leak Hill, 1.2 mi. N of Mutt Cove,  central Kiska I., Aleutian Is.;
History: One of many arbitrary names applied to features on Kiska  I. by U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) for tactical purposes during World War II.
Wright Lake (Lake), Lewis County, Washington (46.4934559, -121.5757251)
Description: Located in Gifford Pinchot National Forest, 1.6 km (0.9 mi) SE of the mouth of Mission Creek, 13 km (8 mi) SE of Packwood
History: Named for Wilbur Wright (d. 1940’s), a seasonal employee of the U.S. Forest Service in the 1930’s
Pothole Canyon (Valley), Cochise County, Arizona (31.7769702, -109.160572)
Description: 3.5 mi. long; heads in Coronado National Forest/Chiricahua Wilderness, 0.8 mi. N of Pothole Peak, trends S to join Horseshoe Canyon; Secs 14,11,10,3&2, T19S, R31E and Sec 35, T18S, R31E, Gila and Salt River Meridian