cellos/DomesticNames_AllStates_Text huggingface dataset:
Unalaska (Populated Place), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (53.8736111, -166.5366667)
Description: Village on S shore of Unalaska Bay, Unalaska I., Aleutian Islands.
History: Aleut village reported as "Illyulyuk" by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 14), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), on a map dated 1792. R. H. Geoghegan considers the name to be derived from the Aleut word "ilulaq," meaning "dwelling together harmonious(ly)." The village developed into the commercial center of the Aleutians in the 19th century and the name "Unalaska" derived from the island, became popular usage. The village population was 196 in 1831; 406 in 1889; 317 in 1890; 281 in 1910; 299 in 1920; 226 in 1930; 298 in 1939; and 173 in 1950. The Ounalaska post office was established in 1888; name changed to Unalaska in 1898.
Ibrulikorak Creek (Stream), North Slope County, Alaska (68.1416667, -165.9741667)
Description: Flows S to the Chukchi Sea, 0.25 mi SE of Cape Thompson, Arctic Slope. 0.9 mile long.
History: Eskimo name reported about 1960 as "Eebrulikgorruk" by D. C. Foote in connection with Project Chariot studies. According to W. O. Pruitt, University of Alaska, who spells it "Ibrulikhoruk," the names means "little sod house."
Pinyon Pines (Populated Place), Riverside County, California (33.5894713, -116.4527917)
Description: Located in sec 3,T7S,R5E, San Bernardino Meridian. In Pinyon Flat, 1.8 km (1.1 mi) west of Sugarloaf Mountain and 16.1 km (10 mi) south-southwest of the community of Palm Desert. (US-T121)
Kings Slough (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (66.2061111, -148.4091667)
Description: an anabranch of the Yukon River, flows W 5 mi. 24 mi. NE of  Stevens Village; Yukon Flats.
History: probably named by William Yanert who showed it on a 1916  manuscript map of the Yukon Flats (Stuck, 1917, map facing p. 122).
Fortytwo Mile Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (66.8288889, -147.4391667)
Description: flows E to Hadweenzic River, 33 mi. N of Beaver, Yukon Flats. 17 miles long.
History: Local name obtained in 1956 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); name derived from the distance to Beaver via a year-round trail.
La Cima (Summit), Kings County, California (36.0038556, -120.0570676)
Description: Located in sec 20,T22S,R18E, Mount Diablo Meridian. Highest elevation in Kettleman Hills at 1366 feet, 0.32 km (0.2 mi) east-northeast of El Piso and 0.64 km (0.4 mi) west-northwest of La Mesata. (US-T121)
Harriet Point (Cape), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.3955556, -152.2344444)
Description: W shore of Cook Inlet, S point of entrance to Redoubt Bay, 36  mi. WSW of Kenai, Aleutian Range
History: Name reported by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN); published in 1798 in his atlas (Wagner, 1937, p. 391).
Herendeen Bay (Bay), Aleutians East County, Alaska (55.8425, -160.8486111)
Description: 12 mi. SW of village of Port Moller, Bristol Bay Low. 20 miles long and 5 miles wide.
History: Named about 1890 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) for Captain Edward Perry Herendeen of Survey schooner Yukon, who first explored and sketched the bay in 1881.
Little Kasigluk River (Stream), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (60.6766667, -160.6080556)
Description: flows N to Kasigluk River, 40 mi. SE of Bethel,  Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Local name reported in 1955 by J. M. Hoare, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Ester Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (63.0319444, -156.6202778)
Description: flows SW to Dollar Creek 1.5 mi. SE of its junction with Beaver Creek, 8 mi. SW of Ophir and 31 mi. NW of Mcgrath, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts. 2 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1912 by H. M. Eakin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Off-the-Wall Rapid (Rapids), Yavapai County, Arizona (34.4675267, -111.7826479)
Description: Located in the Verde River between Beaver Creek Ranger District (Coconino NF) and Verde Ranger District (Prescott NF), 3.5 km (2.2 mi) N of the junction of Chasm Creek and the Verde River.
History: Descriptive name.
Eli River (Stream), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (67.4191667, -163.0019444)
Description: heads in Baird Mts. at 674000N1611600W flows SW to Noatak River, 10 mi. S of Noatak, Arctic Slope. 90 miles long.
History: Eskimo name reported in 1926 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Angun Point (Cape), North Slope County, Alaska (69.9330556, -142.3783333)
Description: On the Arctic Coast between Angun Lagoon, on the NW, and Beaufort Lagoon, on the SE, 3 mi SE of Barter Island, 33 mi. NW of Demarcation Point, Arctic Plain.
History: Named for the Eskimo village of Angun, which is believed  to have been located on this point.
Big Creek (Stream), Tuolumne County, California (37.8107589, -119.9399036)
Description: Heads on the west slope of Crocker Ridge 2.4 km (1.5 mi) east of Big Creek Basin, flows northwest to the South Fork Tuolumne River 1.6 km (1 mi) south of Sawmill Mountain and 35.2 km (22 mi) north of Mariposa.  (US-T121)
Kisimilot Mountains (Range), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (67.9278767, -164.0533165)
Description: E of Kivalina River, 9 mi. NE of Kivalina; Arctic Slope.
History: Eskimo name meaning "stands alone" reported in 1960 as  "Keesaymalott Mountains" by D. C. Foote; so called because Mount Jarvis and the hills surrounding it stand as a group.
Cleveland County (Civil), Cleveland County, Arkansas (33.898373, -92.1851418)
Description: Cleveland County is located in south-central Arkansas, about 32 km (20 mi) SW of Pine Bluff and 92 km (57 mi) S of Little Rock.
History: Originally this county was designated as Dorsey County when the AR General Assembly created it in April 1873 and named it after US Senator Stephen W. Dorsey.  The General Assembly changed the name to Cleveland County in 1885 to honor President Grover Cleveland.  Cleveland County was formed from parts of Jefferson, Dallas, Bradley, and Lincoln Counties.  The county seat is Rison.
Boiling Pinnacles (Area), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (53.5636111, -168.1558333)
Description: 1.5 mi. N of Umnak Island and 6 mi. W of Cape Tanak, Aleutian  Is.;
History: Named in 1939 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) because "light tide rips and  swirls occur over the shoal on changes of tide."
Peacock Creek (Stream), Copper River County, Alaska (61.7241667, -143.8002778)
Description: flows NW to Ktosina River S of Surprise Creek, 36 mi. NW of  McCarthy, Wrangell Mts.
History: Local name reported in 1900 by F. C. Schrader Mendenhall  and Schrader, 1903, pl. 3), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Tazlina Tower (Summit), Copper River County, Alaska (61.3877863, -146.7640647)
Description: In the Chugach Mountains, on the divide between Tazlina and Columbia Glaciers, 0.8 mi WNW of Madean Peak and 26 mi NW of Valdez
History: Probably named about 1959 by Nielsen (1963, p. 135).
Twin Creek (Stream), Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska (65.0144444, -147.4777778)
Description: flows SW to Pedro Creek, 13 mi. NE of Fairbanks, Yukon-Tanana  High.
History: Named by prospectors; reported in 1903 by T. G. Gerdine,  (Prindle, 1905, pl. 13), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Jamestown Bay (Bay), Sitka County, Alaska (57.0444444, -135.2930556)
Description: 1.5 mi. SE of Sitka, on W coast of Baranof I.; Alex. Arch. 0.6 mile wide.
History: named in 1879 by the U.S. Navy for the U.S.S. Jamestown, which was stationed in southeastern Alaska, primarily at Sitka, where her officers, including Lieutenant F. M. Symonds and Master G. C. Hanus, were engaged in surveying Sitka Sound. sound were named after officers of the ship. Bay was published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 144).
Gillispie Creek (Stream), Granite County, Montana (46.7135389, -113.5728665)
Description: Heads on the E side of Burnt Mountain, flows E 3.2 km (2 mi) then NNW to Clark Fork, 1.3 km (0.8 mi) SE of Beavertail Hill and 3.2 km (2 mi) W of Ravenna.
Blue Angels Peak (Summit), Imperial County, California (32.6217135, -116.0911133)
Description: In the Jacumba Mountains, 0.24 km (0.15 mi) north of the United States-Mexico boundary, 2.4 km (1.5 mi) southeast of Oasis and 9.6 km (6 mi) east of Jacumba.  (US-T121)
History: Named for the United States Navy Flight Demonstration Team. (US-T121)
Tiny Island (Island), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (58.3386111, -154.1683333)
Description: between Devils Cove and Kukak Bay, on E coast of Alaska Peninsula,  in Katmai National Monument, 30 mi. NE of Mount Katmai, Aleutian Range
History: Local descriptive name; reported in 1951 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Cooper Island (Island), North Slope County, Alaska (71.2377778, -155.6797222)
Description: on Beaufort Sea coast, in Plover Is., 23 mi. E of Barrow, Arctic Plain. 3 miles long.
History: Named by Commander Thomas E. L. Moore, Royal Navy (RN), in 1849-50 for one of his officers on His (Her) Majesty's Ship (HMS) Plover (Leffingwell, 1919, p. 97). The Eskimo name is "Iglurak" meaning, in a general sense, "sod house like" because two mounds on the island appear like sod houses from a distance. Leffingwell (1919, p. 95 ) gives the meaning as "small iglu."
Louise Cove (Bay), Sitka County, Alaska (57.3697222, -135.6669444)
Description: in Kakul Narrows, on NW coast of Baranof I., 26 mi. NW of  Sitka, Alex. Arch.
History: Probably a local name; reported in 1896 by Lieutenant Commander E.  K. Moore, U.S. Navy (USN), and published in 1900 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) on Chart 8282.
Carthagina Island (Island), Hillsborough County, New Hampshire (42.9514738, -71.4667336)
Description: A long narrow island in the Merrimack River, partly in the town of Bedford, and partly in the city of Manchester, 1.8 km (1.1 mi) NW of Pine Island Pond and 1.8 km (1.1 mi) SW of Nutt Pond.
Garcia Cove (Bay), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.5580556, -133.4283333)
Description: on NW coast of San Fernando I., Alex. Arch. 0.8 mile long
History: Named by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) and published in 1925 Coast Pilot (p. 146); derived from Garcia Island and Point.
Deadhorse Creek (Stream), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (62.6180556, -150.005)
Description: flows W to Susitna River, E of Curry, 21 mi. N of Talkeetna, Talkeetna Mts. 4.5 miles long.
History: Local name shown on a 1921 manuscript RR. Location map. See Curry.
Tanner Creek (Stream), Josephine County, Oregon (42.034008, -123.4111699)
Description: Heads 1.3 km (0.8 mi) southeast of Kings Saddle, flows north to enter Sucker Creek, 0.3 km (0.2 mi) downstream of the mouth of Deadhorse Creek; within the Red Buttes Wilderness.
History: Named for Ezra Sherman Tanner (ca. 1820-1877), who received a donation land claim in the area in 1854.
Soda Bay (Bay), Lake County, California (39.0054519, -122.7927689)
Description: Located in sec 6,T13N,R8W, Mount Diablo Meridian. On the south shore of the upper section of Clear Lake, west of Big Soda Spring Point and southeast of Dorn Bay, 4.2 km (2.6 mi) northeast of Kelseyville. (US-T121)
Salamatof Lake (Lake), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.6503198, -151.2964307)
Description: 7 mi. N of Kenai, on Kenai Peninsula Cook Inlet Low.
History: Russian name reported in 1840 as "Salamatowa" by Ilia G.  Wosnesenski. The present spelling was used by Constantin Grewink in 1850. "Salamatov" is a Russian surname.
Lower Millpond (Reservoir), Barnstable County, Massachusetts (41.7406686, -70.1097713)
Description: On Upper Cape Cod along the course of Stony Brook 0.32 km (0.2 mi) south of West Brewster; Town of Brewster. Located N of Upper Millpond and 3.2 km (2 mi) SW of Brewster; Town of Brewster.
Gainor Peak (Summit), Humboldt County, California (40.7684336, -123.5742174)
Description: In the Coast Range, at the head of Little Mingo Creek, 3.2 km (2 mi) east of Sugarloaf Mountain, 1.6 km (1 mi) west of South Fork Trinity River and 19.3 km (12 mi) south-southeast of the community of Willow Creek.  (US-T121)
History: Named for George Gainor (? to 1930), who homesteaded in the area in 1916.  (US-T121)
Garrison Creek (Stream), Wyoming County, Pennsylvania (41.6093584, -75.9332401)
Description: 0.7 mi. long; in Lemon Township, heads 1.6 mi. NE of Valentine Hill, flows S then E into Meade Brook
History: The name honors William Garrison (1816-1989), Samuel Lyman Garrison (1849-1915), and Archie Bagley Garrison (1886-1981), long-time farmers of the land on which the stream flows
Well Creek (Stream), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (59.6758333, -153.3191667)
Description: On the Iniskin Peninsula, flowing SE 1.5 mi. to Bowser Creek 0.6 mi upstream from its mouth on the N end of Oil Bay, 22 mi. N of Augustine I., Aleutian Range
History: Named because it flows through an area where wells were drilled for oil.
Cape Lieskof (Cape), Aleutians East County, Alaska (55.7883333, -162.0541667)
Description: On the N coast of the Alaska Peninsula, 5 mi. N of Black Hills, 30 mi NE of Moffet Point, Bristol Bay Low.
History: Named by Captain Lutke (1836, p. 261), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN) for Lieutenant Arcadie  Lieskof, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), a member of his party on his voyage around the world from 1826-29. This point was called "M(ys) Yskova" or "Lyskova Cape" by the  Russian Hydrographic Dept. (1847, chart 1379) and Captain Tebenkov (1852, pat 24), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). The name "Garfield" was applied to this feature by U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) in 1888.
Pass Creek (Stream), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.7313889, -149.45)
Description: on Kenai Peninsula, flows NE 21 mi. to Canyon Creek, 11 mi. S of  Sunrise, Chugach Mts.
History: Local prospectors' name; reported in 1904 by Moffit (1906,  pl. 2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Bartlett Glacier (Glacier), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.6223394, -148.9734623)
Description: head in Kenai Mts., between Spencer and Trail Glaciers, trends NW to its terminus, 4 mi. S of Placer River Valley, 40 mi. NE of Seward,  Chugach Mts.
History: Named in 1907 for Frank Bartlett, Alaska Central RR. civil  engineer; reported by U. S. Grant and D. F. Higgins (in Brooks and others,  1909, pl. 1, 2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Guillemot Island (Island), Aleutians East County, Alaska (55.5472222, -160.3802778)
Description: near mouth of Stepovak Bay, Aleutian Range. 1.7 mile long.
History: Named "O(strov) Iachnoi," meaning "Egg Island," by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 24), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN); renamed "Guillemot Island" in 1880 by W. H. Dall, US@C&GS.
Point Horn (Cape), Chugach County, Alaska (60.3336111, -146.5616667)
Description: on Hinchinbrook I., SE shore of Port Etches, 32 mi. SW of  Cordova, Chugach Mts.
History: Named "Horne Point" by Captain Nathaniel Portlock (1789, map  facing p. 227) for Robert Horne, carpenter of his vessel King George, while exploring the region in 1787. It was called "Punta de Espada" (Point Sward) in 1779 by the Spanish explorers Don Juan de la Bodega y Quadra and Don Ignacia Arteaga on a unpublished manuscript chart called "Puerto de Santiago."
Moses Point (Populated Place), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.7, -162.0333333)
Description: population 15 (1958), at mouth of Kwiniuk River on N shore of Norton Bay, 8 mi. NE of Elim, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Shown as "Moses" on the 1900 "Map of Nome Peninsula" by J.  M. Davidson and B. D. Blakeslee.
Salt Creek (Stream), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (52.0930556, 177.6722222)
Description: flows E to Bering Sea, on N coast of Kiska I., Aleutian Islands.
History: An arbitrary name beginning with "S" to correspond to "S" grid used by the U.S. Army for tactical purposes during World War II; published on a 1953 Army Map Service (AMS) map.
Guilford County (Civil), Guilford County, North Carolina (36.079469, -79.7889168)
Description: Located in north central North Carolina; County Seat:  Greensboro.
History: Formed in 1771 from Rowan and Orange Counties; named for Francis North, First Earl of Guilford (1704-1790), member of Parliment and close friend of Georg III and Queen Charlotte.  (NC-T11/p206)
Steeple Point (Cape), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (53.2755556, -168.3458333)
Description: in Inanudak Bay, on W central coast of Umnak I., Aleutian Islands.
History: Descriptive name given in 1938 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) "because of the  steeple or spire-like rock formation which characterizes the point."
Kaweah Peaks Ridge (Ridge), Tulare County, California (36.5260268, -118.4785312)
Description: In Sequoia National Park, highest elevation at Mount Kaweah, extends northwest from Mount Kaweah to the most northern point of Nine Lake Basin on the southeast end of the Great Western Divide; [northwest end] 363430N1183140W, [southeast end] 363134N1182839W. (US-T121)
Vaughan Lake (Lake), Rio Blanco County, Colorado (40.1302291, -107.2603572)
Description: Located along Poose Creek, 6.4 km (4 mi) E of Pagoda Peak, 56 km (35 mi) NE of Meeker.
History: Named for James Leonard Vaughan (1893-1950), wildlife representative and supporter of the construction of the Poose Creek Dam.
Cox Creek (Stream), Calhoun County, Texas (28.6527734, -96.5155305)
Description: Heads 6.1 km (3.8 mi) NW of the community of La Ward, flows S for 19 miles into Huisache Cove on the N side of Cox Bay, 5 km (3.1 mi) NE of Point Comfort and 1.3 km (.8 mi) NE of Cox Point.
History: Named for Thomas Cox, original patentee of a large parcel of land near the mouth of the stream.
Copeland Creek (Stream), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (63.0516667, -149.7216667)
Description: flows SE to Ohio Creek, 61 mi. SW of Healy, Alaska Range. 12 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name obtained in 1913 by J. W. Bagley, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); published by Capps (in Martin, 1919, pl. 5), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Thimble Cove (Bay), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.3125, -133.5780556)
Description: on E coast of Baker I., N of Amarilla Point, Alex. Arch.
History: Descriptive name given in 1923 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) because of "its  shape, the outline being remarkably perfect."
Kaligagan Island (Island), Aleutians East County, Alaska (54.1441667, -164.9105556)
Description: NE of Tigalda I., in Krenitzin Islands., Aleutian Islands.
History: Aleut name transcribed by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 26),  Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "O(strov) Kaligagan" or "Kaligagan Island."
Foster Lake (Lake), Trinity County, California (41.0467815, -122.8564257)
Description: In the southeastern part of the basin of Union Creek, 0.64 km (0.4 mi) west of Lion Lake and 1.8 km (1.1 mi) Sugar Pine Butte.  (US-T121)
History: Named for William Foster (1869-1950), an early settler, in commemoration of his aid in maintaining sport fishing in the area.  (US-T121)
Willow Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.7161111, -145.3925)
Description: flows NE to Rock Creek, 14 mi. NNE of Porcupine Dome and SW of Circle, Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Named by prospectors and reported in 1904 by D. C.  Witherspoon, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Alpine Cove (Bay), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.1383333, -153.7586111)
Description: extends E 1.6 mi. at head of Deadman Bay, on S coast of Kodiak I.; Kodiak I.
History: descriptive name given in 1931 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) "because of  Alpine Aspect of adjacent rugged, snow-covered mountains * * *."
Halfmoon Anchorage (Bay), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (56.6375, -132.9291667)
Description: in Wrangell Narrows, on W coast of Mitkof I., 12 mi. S of Petersburg, Alex. Arch. 1.2 miles wide.
History: Feature was named by local traders; reported in 1868 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN).
Carthage (Populated Place), Miner County, South Dakota (44.1710853, -97.7164663)
History: First settled in 1880 and named Mable, for settler Martin Satter's baby daughter. The name was changed in 1882 to Franklin and in 1883 to Carthage for the former hometown of town site agent Frank B Ward. (SD-T17/p53) Platted in 1883 and incorporated in 1898.
Icy Gulch (Valley), Juneau County, Alaska (58.3072899, -134.3410601)
Description: on N slope of Gastineau Peak, trends N to Silverbow Basin, 2.5 mi. E of Juneau, Coast Mts. 0.7 mile long.
History: Descriptive name recorded by W. M. Bennett in a mining claim in 1880. Some of the earliest placer workings in the Juneau area were here (DeArmond, 1957, p. 24-25). The name was published by W. J. Peters, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1902.
Kuakatch (Populated Place), Pima County, Arizona (32.1375642, -112.6629255)
History: 'Kuakatch' is a Papago Indian name that means 'end of mountain'.  'Walls Well' was named by Frederick Wall, a miner who dug a well south of the Papago village.  The name was transferred to the village as 'Wall' on Roskuges 1893 map and as 'Wall Well' or 'Pozo de Federico' and 'Kookatsh' by Carl Lumholtz in 1912 (US-T121).
Okroknakpak Lakes (Lake), North Slope County, Alaska (68.8989893, -157.0013696)
Description: on left bank of Colville River, 32 mi. E of Liberator Lake,  Arctic Slope.
History: Eskimo name reported by T. E. Taylor, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1956. It means "place of the big lemming" and is supposed to refer to the legend of  the "huge lemming that ate people." This area was once a popular hunting and  fishing area.
Thoreau Lake (Lake), Oneida County, Wisconsin (45.7415481, -89.6126629)
Description: 7 acres; in Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest, in the Town of Lake Tomahawk, just ENE of Lumen Lake; Sec 33, T38N, R7E, Third Principal Meridian
History: Named for Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), the American author and naturalist
Kashegelok (Populated Place), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (60.8547222, -157.8338889)
Description: population 5, on right bank of Holitna River, opposite mouth of  Chukowan River, 64 mi. SW of Sleetmute, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Eskimo village reported as "Kasheg-e-log-e-mute" by W. R. Buckman, a prospector who wintered here in 1902-03.
Khotol River (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (64.0366667, -158.7275)
Description: heads at junction of Camp Creek and Gorton Creek, flows SW to Yukon River 51 mi. SW of Nulato, Koyukuk; Low.
History: Indian name shown as Kutulnakt on P. Tikmenievs 1861 map; applied to Kaiyah Slough. In 1903 Father Julius Jette of Nulato said that the Indians call the avove described stream and the lower part of the slough, Khotolno or Khotol River. See Khotol Mountain and Kaltag River.
Gunpowder River (Stream), Baltimore County, Maryland (39.2978861, -76.3302352)
Description: Flows southeast to the Chesapeake Bay, 24 km (15 mi) east of downtown Baltimore.
History: One theory for the origin of this name suggest that a mill which operated in the area before the Revolutionary War made gunpowder.  Another theory suggests that the name came from an early settler who gave the Indians some gunpowder.  (US-T121)
Mouse Creek (Stream), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (61.9483333, -147.5622222)
Description: heads in lake and flows ESE to Alfred Creek, 4 mi. upstream  from Caribou Creek, 56 mi. NE of Palmer, Talkeetna Mts.
History: Named in 1956 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for the small rodent.
Barton Mountain (Summit), Tulare County, California (36.4527205, -118.9320329)
Description: Located 2.9 km (1.8 mi) northwest of the community of Three Rivers and 2.4 km (1.5 mi) southwest of Kaweah. (US-T121)
History: Named for James Barton (1819-1912), Jason Eleazer Barton (1864-1938), and Robert Hardin Barton (1899-1977), three generations of a pioneer family that contributed to the development and progress of the community of Three Rivers and Tulare County.  James served as a member of the Tulare County Board of Supervisors for 17 years, and is credited with the retention of Visalia as the county seat and the construction of the courthouse in that community.  His son, Jason, had the unofficial title of "Mayor of Three Rivers", while his son, Robert, was a Three Rivers cattle rancher and citrus grower. (US-T121)