cellos/DomesticNames_AllStates_Text huggingface dataset:
Chisana (historical) (Populated Place), Copper River County, Alaska (62.1530556, -142.1569444)
Description:  on E bank of Cross Creek near the Chisana River 30 mi. SE of Nabesna, Wrangell Mts.
History:  Former Indian settlement and mining camp established in 1913 (Swanton, 1952, p. 537). The village population was 148 in 1920; 13 in 1930; and 28 in 1939. The Chisana post office operated from 1913 to 1938.
Washington County (Civil), Washington County, Nebraska (41.5310384, -96.222029)
Description: Located in eastern Nebraska with its eastern boundary along the Mississippi River, 26 km (16 mi) northwest of Omaha.  County Seat:  Blair.
History: Named for General George Washington (1732-1799).  Boundaries were approved by the Legislature on 22 February 1855, the anniversary of Washington's birth.  Boundaries were redefined on 2 November 1858 and again on 12 January 1860.  (NE-T18/p142)
Autumn Bight (Bay), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (51.9194444, 177.3708333)
Description: NE of Corvie Bay, on S coast of Kiska I., Aleutian Islands. 0.2 mile wide.
History: One of many arbitrary names applied to features on Kiska Island by U.S. Air Force (USAF) for tactical purposes during World War ii.
Crafton Island (Island), Chugach County, Alaska (60.5052778, -147.9258333)
Description: in Prince William Sound, off E coast of Kenai Peninsula, at NW end of Knight Island Passage, 16 mi. NE of Chenega, Chugach Mts. 2 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1900 by F. C. Schrader, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Swampbuggy Lake (Lake), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (63.0546264, -147.4211599)
Description: 2.8 mi NW of the mouth of Nowater Creek, at the SW base of the Clearwater Mountains, 80 mi. SE of Healy, Alaska Range
History: Named and reported in 1953 by personnel of Alaska Road Commission (ARC). "Beside the lake is an abandoned vehicle used in 1952 called a 'swampbuggy' (used for transportation across tundra and swampy country.)"
Flat Point (Cape), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (64.3333333, -158.2)
Description: on Left bank of Yukon River across river from Kaltag, 32 mi. SW  of Nulato, Koyukuk Low.
History: Riverboat pilots' name shown on a 1940 "Navigation Chart  of the Tanana-Yukon Rivers" published by the U.S. Dept. of Interior.
Delta Creek (Stream), Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska (64.2575, -146.3005556)
Description: heads at N terminus of Trident Glacier, flows N to Tanana River, 16 mi. NW of Big Delta, Tanana Low. 40 miles long.
History: Lieutenant H. T. Allen, USA, named a stream west of the Delta River, "Delta Creek." Its exact identity, has been a problem to map makers. This particular Lieutenant Allen's name. See Little Delta River. Its Idian name was "Mahutzu" according to A. H. Brooks, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1898.
Deer Creek (Stream), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (57.6327778, -156.6433333)
Description: heads NE of Deer Mtn., flows NE to Upper Ugashik Lake, on Alska Peninsula, 29 mi. NE of Ugashik, Aleutian Range. 19 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1923 by R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Ledge Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (63.3091667, -157.0638889)
Description: flows NW to Tolstoi Creek 2.7 mi. S of its junction with Mastodon Creek, 21 mi. NW of Ophir, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Prospectors' descriptive name published in 1921 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Seevookhan Mountain (Summit), Nome County, Alaska (63.2859225, -168.811939)
Description: On the E part of Saint Lawrence Isalnd, in the Kinipaghulghat Mountains, 3.5 mi SW of Northeast Cape and 10 mi NE of Apavawook Cape.
History: Eskimo name reported in 1949 by Major H. B. Allen, U.S. Air Force (USAF).
Twelvemile Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.3947222, -145.7405556)
Description: flows E to Birch Creek, 56 mi. SW of Circle, Yukon-Tanana High.
History: So named by prospectors probably because its mouth is about 12 mi. west of Mastodon Dome. Some of the early gold discoveries of the Birch Creek region were made there in 1893 (Spurr, 1898, p. 347). The name was reported in 1903 by T. G. Gerdine (in Prindle, 1905, pl. 13), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Talus Point (Cape), Aleutians East County, Alaska (54.0683333, -165.7686111)
Description: on SE coast of Akutan I., 5 mi. S of Akutan, Krenitzin Islands.,  Aleutian Islands.
History: Local name published in 1951 on a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) map. "So called  because of the talus (broken rock) accumulated on a slope at the point."
State of New Hampshire (Civil), Belknap County, New Hampshire (43.6802366, -71.571243)
Description: Bounded on the north by Canada, on the east by Maine and the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by Massachussetts and on the west by Vermont.  The geographic center, or that point on which a surface of uniform thickness would balance, for the state is located in Belknap County, 4.8 km (3 mi) E of Ashland.
San Juanito Island (Island), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.4080556, -133.2438889)
Description: in Bucareli Bay, 0.3 mi. E of Point Miliflores, the SE tip of  San Juan Bautista I., Alex. Arch.
History: Named "Isla San Juanito" or "Saint John Island" by  Francisco Antonio Maurelle "about June 2, 1779, perhaps after San Juan de la  Cruz, whose day is May 21" (Wagner, 1937, p. 410).
Minkoshchaliton Lake (Lake), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (66.1855884, -149.0184966)
Description: 1.5 mi. NW of Abraham Lake and 12 mi. N of Stevens Village,  Yukon Flats.
History: Kutchin Indian name obtained in 1956 by T. E. Taylor, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Arnold Mountain (Summit), Josephine County, Oregon (42.0133382, -123.3013227)
Description: Located 12.4 km (7.7 mi) SE of Oregon Caves National Monument and 1 km (0.6 mi) WSW of Hinkle Lake.
History: Named for Ezra Arnold (1853-1931), who in 1915 with his stepson, discovered gold on the southeastern slopes of the summit.
Ynveeghik River (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (63.5686111, -170.9619444)
Description: Heads in the W foothills of the Kookooligit Mountains and flows NW to a lagoon 6 mi E of Mugum Peak and 2 mi SW of Tikugha Point, in the N part of Saint Lawrence Island.
History: Eskimo name more correctly rendered "Ingresik"; meaning "rising slope". The entry spelling was reported in 1949 by Major H. B. Allen, U.S. AiH.FB.ce (USAF).
Eagle Rock (Island), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (56.3297222, -158.3952778)
Description: on Alaska Peninsula in Chignik Bay, 3 mi. N of Chignik; Aleutian Range
History: Name reported in 1923 by R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); published in  1927 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Mud Bay (Bay), Haines County, Alaska (59.1575, -135.35)
Description: In Chilkoot Inlet, along the SE end of Chilkat Peninsula, in Tongass NF, 4 mi. S of Battery Point and 22 mi. S of Skagway, Coast Mts. 1 mile long.
History: Local name reported by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1952. It was published in 1923 as "Flat Bay" on International Boundary Commission (IBC) Sheet 9 (1951 atlas). According to E. C. Robertson the name "Mud Bay" is how commonly used.
Donahoe Lake (Lake), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.1513781, -151.812273)
Description: drains W to Hay Slough, 8 mi. ESE of Tanana, Yukon-Tanana High. 0.5 mile long.
History: Local name reported in 1952 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Dry Creek (Stream), Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska (63.7002778, -144.5691667)
Description: heads in lake, on Macomb Plateau, flows NE to Johnson Slough, 2 mi. SE of junction of Johnson and Tanana Rivers and 43 mi. SE of Delta Junction, Tanana Low. 15 miles long.
History: Name published on relatively recent maps.
Boyd County (Civil), Boyd County, Kentucky (38.3595708, -82.687729)
Description: Located in northeastern Kentucky along the Ohio River and the Big Sandy River, and the boundary with West Virginia, about 130 km (80 mi) east-northeast of Lexington; County Seat:  Catlettsburg.
History: Established in 1860, named for Linn Boyd (1800-1859), who served Kentucky as a US Congressman for 18 years, and Speaker of the US House of Representatives from 1855 to 1859.  (KY-T1/p33)
Mushroom Island (Island), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.2119444, -132.8458333)
Description: in Sukkwan Strait, 0.6 mi. NW of Hydaburg, on W coast of Prince  of Wales I., Alex. Arch.
History: Local name published in 1965 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Wingaersheek Beach (Beach), Essex County, Massachusetts (42.6500948, -70.6842121)
Description: Extends SE from Farm Point along the left bank of the Annisquam River SW of Annisquam; 1963 description revised.
History: Name described by Professor Trumbull as "not Indian" but stated by Professor E. N. Horsford to be "an undoubted corruption of the German (Low Dutch) name, "Wyngaerts Hoeck", which occurs on many maps between 1630 and 1670, especially in Ogilby's "America."  Wyngaert's Hoeck was derived from Wyngaerton (Vineland) (Board on Geographic Names (BGN) Files).  Also called Coffins Beach for Peter Coffin whose farm was located alongside this beach (MGB 1932).
Mitrofania (historical) (Populated Place), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (55.9822222, -158.7105556)
Description: between Kuiukta and Mitrofania Bays, on S coast of Alaska  Peninsula, 24 mi. SW of Chignik, Aleutian Range
History: "Native" village, shown on a U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) Chart (1890) and  reported as abandoned in U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) Alaska Coast Pilot (1947, v. 2, p. 293).
Point Santa Gertrudis (Cape), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.5286111, -133.5208333)
Description: N tip of Lulu I., Alex. Arch.
History: Named "Punta Santa Gertrudis" or "Point Saint Gertrude" by  the Spaniards in the 1770's, reportedly for the Spanish man-of-war Santa  Gertrudis (Wagner, 1937, p. 414; Baker, 1906, p. 551).
Moosehorn Ridge (Ridge), Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska (63.179997, -141.0046979)
Description: Extends in a NW-SE direction across the Alaska-Canada boundary S of the Ladue River, 61 mi. E of Tok, Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Named "Moosehorn Mountain" in 1898 by A. H. Brooks (1900a,  p. 434), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Engle Creek (Stream), Denali County, Alaska (0, 0)
Description: flows NW to Nucksack Creek which flows to Kuzitrin River near  its head, about 22 mi. SW of Imuruk Lake, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors' name shown on a map of Cape Nome gold fields by David Fox, Jr., dated 1901. This stream cannot be precisely located on current maps.
Dolomi Bay (Bay), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.1277778, -132.0516667)
Description: on SE coast of Prince of Wales I., extends S to Port Johnson, Alex. Arch. 0.8 mile long.
History: Local name derived from the town of Dolomi, reported in 1923 and published in the 1925 Coast Pilot (p. 77).
Port Chatham (Bay), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (59.2202778, -151.7608333)
Description: on S coast of Kenai Peninsula, 2 mi. N of Elizabeth I. and 16 mi. S of Seldovia, Chugach mts. 1.5 miles wide.
History: Named in 1794 by Captain George Vancouver (1798, v. 3, p. 132), Royal Navy (RN), for one of his vessels, the tender H. M. S. Chatham. This is probably the bay named by Don Ignacio Arteaga on August 2, 1779 "Ensenada de Nuestra Senora de Regla."
Shelter Cove (Bay), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (51.9772222, -175.8755556)
Description: on SE coast of Igitkin I., Aleutian Islands.
History: Named by a member of U.S. Navy Aleutian Island Survey Expedition of 1934, and published by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1944 Aleutian Coast  Pilot (p. 103).
Doctor Cook Lake (Lake), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (66.3651273, -148.0214287)
Description: 1 mi. E of Roaring Bear Lake and 17 mi. W of Beaver, Yukon Flats. 1 mile long.
History: Local name reported in 1956 by T. E. Taylor, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Shown in 1916 as "Second Lake" on a manuscript map by Sergeant William Yanert (in Stuck, 1917, map facing p. 122), U.S. Army (USA).
Lawson Peak (Summit), Tulare County, California (36.5601229, -118.5143872)
Description: On Kaweah Peaks Ridge, 0.8 km (0.5 mi) northwest of Kaweah Queen and 4.5 km (2.8 mi) east-northeast of Eagle Scout Peak; in Sequoia National Park.  (US-T121)
History: Proposed in 1976 to commemorate Andrew C Lawson (1861-1952), Professor of Geology at the University of California at Berkeley.  (US-T121)
Cot Mountain (Summit), Bethel County, Alaska (59.3131881, -161.6904365)
Description: 3 mi. NE of Tooth Mtn., 15 mi. NW of Goodnews, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Name published in 1915 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) on Chart 9103.
Sebree Cove (Bay), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (58.7580556, -136.1683333)
Description: Located just west of Sebree Island, at mouth of Muir Inlet, in Glacier Bay  National Monument, 52 miles northwest of Hoonah, Saint Elias Mountains.
History: Name suggested by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1948.
Halutu Ridge (Ridge), Haines County, Alaska (59.3975953, -135.4352316)
Description: Trends N from Taiya Point, at head of Chilkoot Inlet, between Taiyasanka Harbor and Taiya Inlet, 1 mi N of Taiya Point, 8 mi. SW of Skagway, Coast Mountains. 5 miles long.
History: Indian name probably meaning "promontory"; reported in 1923 by James W. McGuire, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Salmon Creek (Stream), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (57.6733333, -156.0913889)
Description: heads N of Tule Bay, flows NW to Becharof Lake, between Bear and Otter Creeks, on Alaska Peninsula, 51 mi. NE of Ugashik, Aleutian Range
History: Local name reported in 1903 by G. C. Martin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Richardson (Populated Place), Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska (64.2869444, -146.3394444)
Description: on right bank of Tanana River, 18 mi. NW of Big Delta, Tanana  Low.
History: Former village and post office established in 1906 and  named for Major Wilds P. Richardson, USA, first President of the Board of the Alaska Road Commission (ARC), who "established a sled road between Valdez on the coast, and  Fairbanks, the largest settlement in the interior, a distance of 370 miles."  (Brooks, 1953, p . 425-26). Eventually, the Tanana River changed its course and the erosive effects forced the people to move. The post office was  discontinued in 1943 (Ricks, 1965, p. 54).
Deception Island (Island), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.5405556, -134.4816667)
Description: in NE part of Kootznahoo Inlet, 4.5 mi. NE of Angoon, on W central Admiralty I., Alex. Arch. 0.4 mile long.
History: Named in 1869 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), and published on Chart 225.
Town of Petersham (Civil), Worcester County, Massachusetts (42.4596921, -72.2210722)
Description: Located 20 mi SW of Fitchburg (US-T121).
History: It was settled in 1733 and incorporated as a town in 1754. Named for Petersham, Surry, England, which was probably the home of some of the settlers.  Before 1754, the settlement was known as the plantation of Nichewoag (MA-T1/p37).
Angeles Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.4602778, -164.5008333)
Description: flows S to Garfield Creek which flows to Kuzitrin River, 40 mi. SW of Imuruk Lake, Seward Peninsula High.; 3.5 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1901 by T. G. Gerdine (in Collier, 1902, pl. 12), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Mount Tweto (Summit), Park County, Colorado (39.322155, -106.1693687)
Description: At the N end of the Mosquito Range, 1.6 k (1 mi) W of Mount Buckskin and 5.3 km (3.3 mi) SSE of Climax.
History: Named for Ogden L. Tweto (191201983), U.S. Geological Survey geologist who spent the major part of his career studying the geology of Colorado, in particular the area of this peak.
Plumb Bob Lake (Lake), Copper River County, Alaska (62.1025631, -145.9470351)
Description: S of Glenn Highway, 13 mi. W of Glennallen, Copper River Basin.
History: Local name reported in 1951 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). So named because its outline resembles a plumb bob, a metal weight for a plumb line used to  determine verticality.
Clark Creek (Stream), Shasta County, California (41.0376605, -121.6697103)
Description: Heads 1.6 km (1 mi) east-northeast of Red Mountain, flows southeast for 10 miles to Lake Britton 17.3 km (10.8 mi) north of Burney and 22.4 km (14 mi) west of McArthur. (US-T121)
Merrill River (Stream), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (61.2280556, -153.5925)
Description: heads at Merrill Pass, flows NW to Necons River, 7.4 mi. NE of Two Lakes and 84 mi. NW of Tyonek, Alaska Range
History: Named in 1929 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). See Merrill Pass.
Nehchen Bluff (Summit), Benewah County, Idaho (47.1082287, -116.8378026)
Description: Located on the Coeur d’Alene Indian Reservation, 4 km (2.5 mi) west-northwest of the community of Sanders, 6.4 km (4 mi) southwest of Moses Mountain
History: Named for the widow of Coeur d’Alene Tribal Chief Peter Moctelme
Jungle Creek (Stream), Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska (65.5061111, -141.2122222)
Description: Incomplete record.  Heads in Canada and flows NW across the Alaska-Canada boundary to the Nation River 4 mi upstream from the mouth of Ettrain Creek, 50 mi. N of Eagle, Porcupine Plateau
History: Named in 1910 by International Boundary Commission (IBC) survey, because of the heavy  growth of vegetation in its valley.
Windy Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.2488889, -152.93)
Description: flows E to Lynx Creek S of Lynx Dome, 25 mi. WNW of Tanana,  Kokrines-Hodzana High.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1956 by R. M. Chapman, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Four F Creek (Stream), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (51.8722222, 177.2472222)
Description: flows SW to Pacific Ocean, on southern Kiska I., Aleutian Islands. 2.3 miles long.
History: An arbitrary name beginning with "F" to correspond to "F" used by the U.S. Army for tactical purposes during World War II; published on a 1953 Army Map Service (AMS) map.
Fish Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (66.6086111, -151.5877778)
Description: flows W to South Fork Koyukuk River, 20 mi. S of Bettles, Kanuti Flats. 60 miles long.
History: Name reported in 1899 by G. H. Wonson, Master of the steamer Dorothy, on his manuscript map of the Koyukuk River.
Pesqueira Wash (Stream), Pima County, Arizona (31.6514773, -111.3384321)
Description: Watercourse, trends N from the NE slope of the Las Guijas Mountains to Las Guijas Wash 8.6 km (5.3 mi) N of Arivaca (US-T121)
History: Named for Governor Ignacio Pesqueira of Sonora, Mexico who, with his army and servants sought refuge in this area in 1865 while fleeing from the French troops of Maximilian (US-T121)
Little Preacher Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (66.1305556, -144.8383333)
Description: flows NW to Preacher Creek, 0.2 mi. SE of junction of Preacher and Birch Creeks and 33 mi. SE of Fort Yukon, Yukon Flats.
History: Local name obtained in 1956 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Lookout Point (Cape), Park County, Wyoming (44.7232715, -110.484092)
Description: In Yellowstone NP, a point on the N rim of the Grand Canyon
History: Named about 1900 from local usage; prior to this time Lookout Point and Grand View Point were known by various names, the Hayden Survey calling one Morans Point and the other Artist Point, but since there was some confusion as to which name referred to Lookout Point, the older name was dropped.
Portage Cove (Bay), Haines County, Alaska (59.2347222, -135.4097222)
Description: on W shore of Chilkoot Inlet, just S of Nukdik Point, 16 mi. S of Skagway, Coast Mts.
History: Named Portage Bay, by local traders but the name was  changed to Portage Cove by the U.S. Navy in 1881, and this form was published by US@C&GS in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 199).
Tracy Arm (Bay), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.9113889, -133.4022222)
Description: Forms the NE reach of Holkhm Bay, heads at the terminus of South Sawyer Glacier and trends W, then S 42 mi, 1 mi NE of Harbor Island.
History: Named in 1889 by Lieutenant Commander H. B. Mansfield, U.S. Navy (USN), for B. F. Tracy, a lawyer and U.S. District Attorney in New York. During the Civil War he served in the Union forces, achieving the rank of Brigadier General.
Culebra Range (Range), Costilla County, Colorado (37.1222356, -105.1855526)
Description: Incomplete record.  Extending from Sangre de Cristo Pass on the N to Costilla and Comanche Creeks on the S, it forms the part of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains between the Sangre de Cristo Range to the N and the Taos Mountains and the Cimarron Range to the S; Culebra Peak (14069 ft) is its highest point; 373700N1051200W (N end), 364600N1051200W (S end).
Burns Glacier (Glacier), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.730884, -148.741665)
Description: heads in Kenai Mts., trends NW to Portage Glacier, 4 mi. SW of Whittier, Chugach Mts. 3 miles long.
History: Named in 1915 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), "in honor of Robert Burns, the poet."
Village Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.6094444, -168.0925)
Description: flows NW to Bering Strait at Wales, on Cape Prince of Wales, 55  mi. NW of Teller, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1907 by Knopf (1908, pl. 1),  U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Arntson Creek (Stream), Beltrami County, Minnesota (47.91468, -94.7244216)
Description: Heads in Cormant Township 4 km (2.5 mi) E of the community of Quiring, 48 km (30 mi) NNE of Bemidgi, flows NW into the Blackduck River, 4.8 km (3 mi) SSE of the community of Battle River at the E end of Lower Red Lake.
History: Named for John Arntson (1862-1953), an early settler and farmer in the area.
Ptarmigan Creek (Stream), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (58.8916667, -136.875)
Description: In Glacier Bay National Monument, flowing N to Glacier Bay, 2 mi NW of Reid Inlet and 74 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.
History: Local name reported in 1961 by National Park Service (NPS).
Nome (Populated Place), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.5011111, -165.4063889)
Description: On S coast of Seward Peninsula on Norton Sound, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Schrader and Brooks (1900, p11), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), who visited the town in October 1899, spoke of the "thriving young city of Nome, first called Anvil City, now officially Nome." Gold was found in the area in the summer of 1898 and the town got its start in October 1898 when six men met at the mouth of the Snake River and formed the Cape Nome mining district. The short-lived name "Anvil City" was derived from Anvil Creek, where the first major gold was found. In June 1899, gold was found on the beaches of Nome and by August a number of men were prospecting the beaches. The news of the gold strike was carried to the States that winter and in early summer 1900 the rush was on. At the peak that summer there were 30,000 people at Nome, but 16,000 left in 13 weeks (Rickard, 1909, p308-337). Nome incorporated on April 9, 1901. The population was 12,488 in 1900; 2,600 in 1910; 852 in 1920; 1,213 in 1930; 1,559 in 1939; and 1,876 in 1950. A post office was established here in 1899 (Ricks, 1965, p4).
Crystal Lake (Lake), Lassen County, California (40.4588302, -121.290953)
Description: Located in sec 15,T30N,R6E, Mount Diablo Meridian. In Lassen Volcanic National Park, 0.96 km (0.6 mi) south-southeast of Crystal Cliffs and 1.6 km (1 mi) east of Juniper Lake. (US-T121)
Thief Creek (Stream), Denali County, Alaska (63.4522222, -148.0808333)
Description: flows W to Wells Creek, 40 mi. SE of Healy, Alaska Range
History: Local name obtained in 1913 by J. W. Bagley, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS);  published by Moffit (1915, pl. 1), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Gimblet Creek (Stream), Osborne County, Kansas (39.31, -98.6522222)
Description: 7.3 mi. long; heads in Winfield Township, 14 mi. S of Osborne, flows NE into Twin Creek; Tps8&9S, R12W, Sixth Principal Meridian
History: Named for local settler Josiah Gimblet (1817-?).
Cape York (Cape), Nome County, Alaska (65.4144979, -167.4645853)
Description: about 6 mi. SW of York Mts., on Bering Sea, 35 mi. NW of Teller, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Named in 1927 by Captain Beechey (1831, p. 541), Royal Navy (RN), "in  honor of his late Royal Highness,"the Duke of York of England.