cellos/DomesticNames_AllStates_Text huggingface dataset:
Riou Bay (Bay), Yakutat County, Alaska (59.9041667, -141.4408333)
Description: on S side of Icy Bay, 64 mi. NW of Yakutat, Malaspina Coastal  Plain.
History: Name published on a 1945 U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) chart. Its name was taken from nearby Point Riou.
Eel Glacier (Glacier), Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska (63.35583, -145.460701)
Description: heads on Snow White and M'Ladies Mtn., trends NW 9 mi. to its  1954 terminus, 25 mi. NW of Paxson; Alaska Range
History: On earlier maps, such as those maps reprinted before 1966, the name was shown as Fels Glacier. After consulting with Alaska field personnel, the name was corrected to Eel Glacier.
Blacksand Spit (Bar), Yakutat County, Alaska (59.3980556, -139.4722222)
Description: trends NW to cove at mouth of Arhnklin River, 0.6 mi. SE of Situk and 10 mi. SE of Yakutat, Malaspina Coastal Plain. 6.6 miles long.
History: Descriptive name published in 1959 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Salcha River (Stream), Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska (64.4666667, -146.9788889)
Description: Heads at 650500N, 1435500W, flows WSW tothe Tanana River, 33 mi SE of Fairbanks, Tanana Low. 201 kilometers long.
History: Indian name reported in 1898 as "Salchaket," i.e. "mouth of the Salcha," by Brooks (1900, map 23), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). . H. Geoghegan in 1904 recorded the Indian name as "Saltshatsheg."
Cub Bear Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (64.8216667, -157.0886111)
Description: to Yukon River, 31 mi. NE of Nulato, Koyukuk low. 5.8 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1935 by Frederica de Laguna, Bureau of American Ethnology (BAE).
Bosak Lake (Lake), Polk County, Wisconsin (45.6432476, -92.3382576)
Description: approx. 13 acres; in the Town of Clam Falls, 1.5 mi. W of Crooked Lake; Sec 34, T37N, R16W, Fourth Principal Extended Meridian
History: Named for William Bosak, Sr. (1905-1996), who purchased the land around the lake in 1949
Rock Creek (Stream), Copper River County, Alaska (61.7116667, -143.96)
Description: heads at glacier terminus and flows NW to Kotsina River 2 mi.  SE of its junction with Kluvesna River and 40 mi. NW of McCarthy, Wrangell Mts.
History: Name obtained from prospectors, reported by T. G. Gerdine (Mendenhall and Schrader, 1903, pl. 3).
Alsek River (Stream), Yakutat County, Alaska (59.1277778, -138.6205556)
Description: Heads in Canada and flows south 240 miles to Gulf of Alaska at Dry Bay, 49 miles southeast of Yakutat; St. Elias Mountains.
History: native name reported by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 7), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "R(eka) Alsekh," or "Alsekh River.: Behring" by La Perouse in 1786, "Jones River" by the New York Times Expedition in 1886, and "Harrison River" by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1890. The name "Alsek River" was originally adopted by the United States and Canada in 1891.
Kashaiak Mountains (Range), Dillingham (CA) County, Alaska (59.4125, -160.1294444)
Description: in Ahklun Mts., 2 mi. NW of junction of Nayorurun and Togiak  Rivers, 56 mi. NE of Goodnews, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Eskimo name reported in 1954 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Last Chance Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.9383333, -166.5005556)
Description: flows SW to Bering Sea, 44 mi. NW of Nome, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1900 by E. C. Barnard (in Brooks, 1901, pl. 17), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Glacier Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.7802778, -154.9022222)
Description: heads in Takhakdona Hills flows N to Koyukak River, S of Florence Island and 17 mi. N of Hochandochtla Mtn., Kokrines-Hodzana High. 11 miles long.
History: Name reported as a general translation of a Koyukan Indian name in 1956 by Orth.
Kane Peak (Summit), Petersburg County, Alaska (56.9802968, -133.1207848)
Description: at E end of Missionary Range, 13 mi. NW of Petersburg, on N  central Lindenberg Peninsula, Kupreanof I., Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1887 by Lieutenant Commander C. M. Thomas, U.S. Navy (USN), probably for the Arctic explorer Elisha Kent Kane.
Saligvik Valley (Valley), North Slope County, Alaska (68.2765533, -165.5288372)
Description: Trends NE-SW, extending from a low pass at the N end of Ogotoruk Valley to the Kukpuk River just S of Angmakrok Mountain, 10 mi NE of Cape Thompson, Arctic Slope.
History: Eskimo name reported in 1962 by personnel of Project Chariot. See Saligvik Creek.
Cobb Lakes (Lake), Copper River County, Alaska (62.7029876, -144.1183699)
Description: chain of three, largest S of Glenn Highway, 2.8 mi. W of junction of Copper and Slana Rivers, Copper River Basin.
History: Local name reported by Moffit (in Smith, P. S., and others, 1932, p. 113), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Kiliovilik Range (Range), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (66.5177778, -157.3947222)
Description: 22 mi S of Shungnak, extends E-W 26 mi. on N side of Selawik River, S of Sheklukshuk Range, 22 mi. S of Shungnak; Hogatza High.
History: Nnamed in 1965 by W. W. Patton, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for Kiliovilik Creek,  which flows through the mountains.
Willoughby Cove (Bay), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (58.2711111, -136.0536111)
Description: on SE coast of Lemesurier I., in %south Passage, 3 mi. S of  Lemesurier Lightand 25 mi. NW of Hoonah, St Elias Mts.
History: Named by G. C. Hanus, U.S. Navy (USN), in 1880 for Richard S. Willoughby, "an Alaskan pioneer." The name was published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1883 Alaska Coast Pilot (p. 190). Willoughby came to Alaska about 1860 and  is mentioned in Alexander Badlam's "Wonders of Alaska," (1890, p. 127-131), in which Badlam describes "Willoughby's Mirage" on Muir Glacier.
Lemmon Canyon (Valley), Pima County, Arizona (32.3845851, -110.7917012)
Description: extends S from Mount Lemmon to Sabino Canyon (US-T121).
History: Name derived from Mount Lemmon, which was named for Dr. and Mrs. J.G. Lemmon of the Lemmon Herbarium, Oakland, California in 1880 (AZ-T101/p. 358).
Campsite Lake (Lake), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.5592129, -150.2930478)
Description: on Kenai Peninsula between Browse and Picnic Lakes, 4 mi. N of Hidden Lake and 33 mi. E of Kenai, Cook Inlet Low. 0.5 mile long.
History: Named about 1963 by officials of Kenai National Moose Range, for administrative purposes.
Mount Versteeg (Summit), Inyo County, California (36.6477151, -118.3256176)
Description: In Sequoia National Park, west of Lake Helen of Troy, 1.6 km (1 mi) southeast of Mount Tyndall, and 24 km (15 mi) west-northwest of Lone Pine. (US-T121)
History: Named for Chester Versteeg (1887-1963), business man, lecturer, and author, who devoted much of his life to furthering interest in the Sierra Nevada. (US-T121)
Kuvritovik Entrance (Channel), North Slope County, Alaska (70.1119444, -143.7733333)
Description: Entrance from the Beaufort Sea to Arey Lagoon, between Arey Island and Barter Island, Arctic Plain.
History: Eskimo name reported by US@C&GS in 1952 as "Kuvritovik Ekit," meaning "Kuvritovik entrance (or inlet)."
Long Reach (Area), Menominee County, Michigan (45.368308, -87.72892)
Description: The feature is a long, straight stretch of the Menominee River, just southwest of Koss, Michigan.  Southwest end: 452130N0874418W; Northeast end: 452240N0874310W.
History: Descriptive name; the river is characteristically meandering in nature with this section being the exception.
Crescent Creek (Stream), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.4988889, -149.6877778)
Description: On Kenai Peninsula, heading at the NW end of Crescent Lake and flowing NW to Quartz Creek 2 mi upstream from Kenai Lake, in Chugach National Forest, 28 mi. NW of Seward. 6 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1952 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); derived from Crescent Lake.
Mount Cedric Wright (Summit), Fresno County, California (36.9040503, -118.3876615)
Description: In Kings Canyon National Park, 1.9 km (1.2 mi) southwest of Colosseum Mountain and 5.3 km (3.3 mi) south-southeast of Mount Pinchot.  (US-T121)
History: Named for George Cedric Wright (1889-1959), internationally known photographer whose photography has made a significant contribution to the appreciation of the natural scene.  (US-T121)
Mount Cotter (Summit), Fresno County, California (36.8187937, -118.4418595)
Description: In Kings Canyon National Park, on the south slope of King Spur, bound on the east by Sixty Lake Basin and on the west by Gardiner Basin. (US-T121)
History: Named for Richard Cotter of the California Geoglogical Survey, who assisted Clarence King in the ascent of Mount Tyndall in 1864. (US-T121)
Llaves (Populated Place), Rio Arriba County, New Mexico (36.3727937, -106.8667057)
Description: Along Cañoncito de las Yeguas, 11 mi. N of Gallina. This is a hamlet of scattered ranches.
History: Originally called Maestas because Cresencio, Adolfo and Filomeno Mestas homesteaded in the area from 1916 to 1928.
Amelia Earhart Peak (Summit), Tuolumne County, California (37.786393, -119.2882249)
Description: In Yosemite National Park, 3.2 km (2 mi) north-northeast of Simmons Peak and 4.8 km (3 mi) southeast of Tuolumne Pass.  (US-T121)
History: Named for Amelia Earhart Putnam, world-renowned aviator, who disappeared over the Pacific on a 1937 around-the-world flight.  (US-T121)
Henshaw Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (66.5522222, -152.2225)
Description: Formed by junction of its East and West Forks, flows S to Koyukuk River, 12 mi. E of Allakaket, Kanuti Flats. 15 miles long.
History: Henshaw Creek was first reported about 1950 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); recorded as "Sozhekla River" in 1901 by Peters (in Schrader, 1904, pl. 2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Albertson Creek (Stream), Bonner County, Idaho (48.3795774, -116.4188491)
Description: 0.5 mi. long, heads 1 mi. NE of Forest Siding, 2 mi. NW of Trout Peak, flows SE under Gold Creek Road to enter Gold Creek; Sec. 14, T58N, R1W, Boise Meridian
History: The name honors William T. “Bill” Albertson (1896-1983), former Bonner County Commissioner, World War I veteran, and longtime landowner.
Chips Island (Island), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.1347222, -157.6608333)
Description: in Koyukuk River, 43 mi. SW of Roundabout Mtn., Koyukuk Low.
History: Local name published by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1959. "Chips Cabin" is  located opposite this island.
Wild River (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (66.9516667, -151.4705556)
Description: Heads in lake, flows S from Tobin Mtn. through Wild Lake to  Koyukuk River, 6 mi. NE of Bettles, Kanuti Flats.
History: This name, obtained in 1887 by Lieutenant Allen, USA, and reported in 1899 by F. C. Schrader, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),  appears to be a translation of Koyukuk Indian name often spelled  "Totsenbetna."
Don River (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.3702778, -166.8844444)
Description: flows SW to Breving Lagoon, 17 mi. NW of Teller, Seward Peninsula High. 19 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1901 by T. G. Gerdine (in Collier, 1902, pl. 12)8 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Shown as "Don Albert River" on the 1900 "Map of Nome Peninsula" by J. M. Davidson and B. D. Blakeslee and as "Linden River" on a map of Cape Nome goldfields by David Fox, Jr., dated 1901.
Sillery Bay (Bay), Anne Arundel County, Maryland (39.0859436, -76.4510714)
Description: Located between Hickory Point and Gibson Island; merges with the Magothy River at Dobbins Island, 13 km (8 mi) north-northeast of Annapolis.  (US-T121)
History: Named for the Sillery family which lived in the area.  (US-T121)
State of Alaska (Civil), Denali County, Alaska (63.73664, -151.6006053)
Description: Largest State in the United States in area, 586,400 sq. miles. The geographic center, or that point on which a surface of uniform thickness would balance, for the State is located at 635000N, 1520000W, approximately 60 miles NW of Denali.
History: Purchased from Russia in 1867 and organized as a territory in 1912, Alaska officially became the 49th State on January 3, 1959. The capital is Juneau. The name is derived from a word in use by the Aleutian islanders at the time of the coming of the Russians, "Alyaska" or "Alaksu" and by them applied to the mainland of the peninsula of Alaska. The area was called "New Albion" by Sir Francis Drake. Tales were heard among sailors of fabled "Straits of Anian" and mythical "Gamaland" lying to the NE of Japan. The Russians designated it "Russian America."
Wilson Creek (Stream), Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska (64.2716667, -141.9047222)
Description: flows NE to North Fork Fortymile River, 42 mi. SW of Eagle,  Yukon-Ta Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Prospectors' name obtained in 1898 by E. C. Barnard, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Meade County (Civil), Meade County, Kentucky (37.9697988, -86.2171547)
Description: Located in north-central Kentucky along the Ohio River adn the boundary with Indiana and 48 km (30 mi) southwest of Louisville; County Seat:  Brandenburg.
History: Established in 1823, named for Captain James Meade (died 1813) who was killed in the Battle of River Basin.  (KY-T1/p194)
Dodge County (Civil), Dodge County, Georgia (32.1721824, -83.1684)
Description: Located in central Georgia, 77 km (48 mi) southeast of Macon; County Seat: Eastman.
History: Established 26 October 1870, named for William E Dodge (1805-1883), a businessman who favored prohibition. He owned much of the land that comprised Dodge County. (GA-T21/p64)
Pit River (Stream), Shasta County, California (40.7562607, -122.3705647)
Description: Heads at the junction of North Fork Pit River and South Fork Pit River, south of Alturas, trends west-southwest through the Pit River Arm to join the Sacramento River Arm in Shasta Lake. (US-T121)
History: Named because the Indians dug pits upon its banks to catch men and animals.
The Mitre (Summit), Anchorage County, Alaska (61.2632482, -148.9568687)
Description: In the Chugach Mountains, 5.5 mi SSE of Eklutna Lake and 30 mi ENE of Anchorage, Chugach Mts.
History: Named in 1965 by members of the Mountaineering Club of  Alaska. "In Europe mitre is the term used for a sharp, symmetrical, rock  peak such as this one."
Sparrows Point (Cape), Baltimore County, Maryland (39.2026085, -76.4924617)
Description: Located along the Patapsco River at the southern end of Patapsco River Neck, 14.5 km (9 mi) southeast of downtown Baltimore.
History: Named for Thomas Sparrow who was given a land grant by Lord Baltimore in 1652.  Now the area is comprised mostly of a steel processing plant.  (MD-T12/p319)
Joe Wise Creek (Stream), Kusilvak (CA) County, Alaska (61.7827778, -161.8913889)
Description: flows SW to Spruce Creek, E of Glenn Gulch, and 9 mi. SE of  Marshall, Nulato Hills.
History: Prospectors name reported in 1916 by Harrington (1918,  map), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Beardslee Islands (Island), Sitka County, Alaska (57.0341667, -135.3402778)
Description: 1 mi. S of Sitka, in Galankin Is., Sitka Sound; Alex. Arch.
History: named in 1880 by the U.S. Navy for Captain (later Rear Admiral)  Lester Anthony Beardslee, 1836-1903, U.S. Navy (USN). the U.S.S. Jamestown, 1879-90 in  Alaska waters; he discovered, surveyed, and named Glacier Bay.
Sumatra Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.7552778, -165.6041667)
Description: flows NW to Portage Creek, in American River basin, 22 mi. SE  of Ear Mtn. and 41 mi. NE of Teller, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors' name reported on the 1908 "Map of Seward Peninsula" by Arthur Gibson.
Oscarville (Populated Place), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (60.7227778, -161.77)
Description: population 51, on right bank of Kuskokwim River, 5 mi. S of Bethel, Yukon- Kuskokwim Delta.
History: About 1908 Oscar Samuelson settled at Napaiskak for a few years and then moved across the river where he opened a store and remained as a trader until his death in 1953. After the Oscarville store opened, a few Eskimo families settled near it, forming a village (Oswalt, 1963, p. 10). The village population was 11 in 1939 and 27 in 1950.
Placer River (Stream), Anchorage County, Alaska (60.8238889, -148.9963889)
Description: on Kenai Peninsula, flows N to head of Turnagain Arm, 12 mi. NW of  Whittier, Chugach Mts.
History: Local name reported in 1906 by F. H. Moffit, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Town of Monson (Civil), Hampden County, Massachusetts (42.0933761, -72.3261147)
Description: Located on the CT-MA boundary, 14 mi SE of Springfield; Hampden County (US-T121).
History: Settled in 1715, incorporated as a town in 1775. Named for Sir John Monson (1693-1748), president of the British Board of Trade and friend of Thomas Pownall, Royal Governor of MA (MA-T1/p32).
Emerald Cove (Bay), Chugach County, Alaska (60.9522222, -147.0269444)
Description: on SE side of Columbia Bay, 58 mi. NE of Whittier, Chugach Mts. 0.5 mile wide.
History: So named in 1910 by U. S. Grant, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "because of the greeness of shores and water."
California Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.4027778, -150.1247222)
Description: flows NW to Minook Creek, 7 mi. S of Rampart, Yukon-Tanana High. 1.4 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1904 by L. M. Prindle, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Mount Eldridge (Summit), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (63.1340032, -150.3481013)
Description: S of Denali National Park, 21 mi. ENE of Denali, Alaska Range
History: Named in 1953 by Bradford Washburn, for George H. Eldridge, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "who led a field party across Broad Pass in 1898."
Shublik Mountains (Range), North Slope County, Alaska (69.525, -145.7263889)
Description: On the E side of the Canning River, 5 mi. S of Sadlerochit Mts., trends E-W between Canning and  Sadlerochit Rivers, 26 mi. NW of Mount Michelson, Brooks Range
History: Leffingwell (1919, p. 51) wrote: "The outer two of the  three outlying ranges south of Camden Bay have been given separate names * *  *. The middle range, called the Shublik Mountains, is shorter, wider and in general higher * * *."
Shisloiso Hills (Ridge), Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska (63.7707999, -152.4770053)
Description: extends NE 2 mi. from Lake Snohomish, 6.5 mi. SW of village of Lake Minchumina;Tanana Low.
History: Tanana Indian name obtained in 1899 by Lieutenant J. S. Herron,  USA, and written "Shissloy-so." in meaning.
Sulua Bay (Bay), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (56.9941667, -153.8588889)
Description: part of Portage Bay, at head of Alitak Bay, at S end of Kodiak I.
History: Named in 1934 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), "from the Eskimo word meanind  "cabin" there being several cabins on both shores of the bay."
Braly Peaks (Summit), Mineral County, Nevada (38.2515978, -118.9211693)
Description: Located in Toiyabe National Forest (Nevada) and on land administered by the Bureau of Land Management (California); Secs 36&25, T5N, R27 E and Secs 30&31, T5N, R28E, Nevada Meridian, and Secs 32&31, T5N, R28E, Sec 36, T5N, R27E, Sec 1, T4N, R27E and Sec 6, T4N, R28E, California Meridian
History: Named for James Madison Braly, an influential prospector and miner in the area during the early 1860s
Dinner Creek (Stream), Gila County, Arizona (34.0300432, -111.0431811)
Description: Heads in Sec.33, T.8N., R.14E., Gila and Salt River Mer., flows SW 3.2 km (2 mi) through Dinner Canyon, then NW to Spring Creek on the E side of Buzzard Roost Mesa, 34 km (21 mi) SE of Payson.
Alexander Island (Island), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (58.0375, -152.6655556)
Description: in Marmot Bay, 4.2 mi. NE of Afognak, Kodiak I. 0.2 mile long.
History: Local name reported in 1900 by Lieutenant Commander J. F. Moser, U.S. Navy (USN), commander of the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) steamer Albatross.
Tuscaloosa (Populated Place), Tuscaloosa County, Alabama (33.2098407, -87.5691735)
History: Reportedly the name Tuscaloosa is a compound Choctaw Indian word; "tusko" meaning "warrior" and "loosa" meaning "black". The Black Warrior River flows through the north portion of the city. In 1809 Creek chief Occechemolta established a settlement at the falls of the River. (US-T125/Alabama: A Guide to the Deep South/p 244). County seat of Tuscaloosa County 1818 to 1822 and 1826 to the present. State capital from 1826 to 1846.
Caldwell County (Civil), Caldwell County, North Carolina (35.9530388, -81.5464373)
Description: Located in western North Carolina, 137 km (85 mi) northeast of Asheville; County Seat:  Lenoir.
History: Formed in 1841 from Burke and Wilkes Counties; named in honor of Joseph Caldwell (1773-1835), first President of the University of North Carolina.  (NC-T11/p80)
Trout Creek (Stream), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (62.495, -150.9630556)
Description: heads in Peters Hills, flows NW to Cache Creek, 30 mi. NW of Talkeetna, Alaska Range
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1911 by Capps (1913, fig. 5), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Thomas Creek (Stream), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (65.7969444, -162.0925)
Description: flows SE to Candle Creek, 9,5 mi. SW of Candle and 34 mi. NE of  Imuruk Lake, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1903 by D. C. Witherspoon (in Moffit, 1905, pl. 2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Town of Truro (Civil), Barnstable County, Massachusetts (42.0133057, -70.0694975)
Description: Located on Cape Cod, 25 mi NE of Barnstable, Barnstable County (US-T121).
History: Settled in 1700, incorporated in 1709. Probably named for the coastal Town of Truro, Cornwall County, England, from which some of the early settlers came. Before 1709, it was common land called 'Pawmett.' (MA-T1)
Kutzkatna Creek (Stream), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (61.8191667, -148.0886111)
Description: heads on Anthracite Ridge, flows SW to Mudflow Creek, E of Tukmakna Creek, 37 mi. NE of Palmer, Talkeetna Mts.
History: Tanaina Indian name meaning "canyon river" reported in  1932 by a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) field party.
Birch Creek (Stream), Douglas County, Wisconsin (46.622838, -92.030648)
Description: approx. 5.9 mi. long; heads in the Town of Parkland, 2.4 mi. SE of South Range, flows generally NW to enter Bluff Creek; Secs 1-3, T47N, R13W and Secs 34-33,28&21-20, T48N, R13W, Fourth Principal Extended Meridian
History: Named for the abundant birch trees along its banks
Shinumo Amphitheater (Basin), Coconino County, Arizona (36.2922031, -112.2404519)
History: The Piute Indian name, meaning 'old people cliff dwellers' (AZ-T101/p. 558), was first applied by Major John Wesley Powell to the Hopi Confederacy in the 1870's and by the National Park  Service to the amphitheater, stream and rapids in 1930 (US-T121)
Krestof Island (Island), Sitka County, Alaska (57.1836111, -135.5102778)
Description: between Kruzof and Baranof Is., 10 mi. NW of Sitka, Alex. Arch. 6 miles long.
History: Published in 1848 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1397 as "Os(trov) Krestovskiy," meaning "cross island."
Silvertip (Populated Place), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.7505556, -149.3697222)
Description: on Kenai Peninsula, between Seward Highway and East Fork Sixmile  Creek, 24 mi. SW of Whittier and 9 mi. SE of Sunrise, Chugach Mts.
History: Former mining camp in Sixmile Creek mining area. Recent U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) maps indicate a site with four buildings. Name derived from nearby Silvertip Creek.
Kimshan Cove (Bay), Sitka County, Alaska (57.6886111, -136.1108333)
Description: 1.5 mi. N of Chichagof, on W coast of Chichagof I.; Alex. Arch.
History: named in 1920 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). name meaning "gold mountain,"  which refers to Mount Doolth near the head of the cove, on which several  gold mines are located. Hirst, a merchant of Sitka who was the principal  owner of the mine. in 1908 it was changed to Mine Cove.
Peters Creek (Populated Place), Anchorage County, Alaska (61.4111111, -149.4455556)
Description: on Glenn Highway E of Birchwood 20 mi. NE of Anchorage, Cook Inlet Low.
History: Local name reported in 1960 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Recent U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) maps indicate a site with five or six buildings.
Cleary Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.4633333, -148.3763889)
Description: flows SW to Tolovana River, 6 mi. SE of Livengood, Yukon-Tanana High. 3 miles long.
History: Named by prospectors; reported in 1915 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Brooks and others, 1916, pl. 9).