cellos/DomesticNames_AllStates_Text huggingface dataset:
Blue Heron Island (Island), St. Louis County, Minnesota (47.8413889, -92.2183333)
Description: 7 acres; in Breitung Township, within Mattson Bay along the SE shore of Lake Vermillion, 3 mi NE of Tower; Sec 23, T62N, R15W, Fourth Principal Meridian
History: Named for the presence of great blue herons on the island; the variant name is the Anishanabe translation of "heron"
Osten Island (Island), Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska (55.4116667, -131.3227778)
Description: in Carroll Inlet, 2.5 mi. S of Island Point, on Revillagigedo  I., Alex. Arch.
History: Local navigators' name obtained in 1904 by H. C. Fassett, U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF).
Eagle Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (63.8064793, -159.2224018)
Description: flows SE to Yukon River, 4 mi. N of Bullfrog I., Nulato Hills. 7 miles long.
History: Riverboat pilots' name shown on a 1940 "Navigation Chart of the Tanana-Yukon Rivers" published by the U.S. Dept of Interior.
Fryingpan Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.2811111, -145.5572222)
Description: flows SE to Birch Creek, 57 mi. SW of Circle, Yukon-Tanana Hith. 6 miles long.
History: Named by prospectors; reported in 1903 by T. G.Gerdine, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Kawilinau (Basin), Maui County, Hawaii (20.7224812, -156.196146)
Description: Located along the Helamauu Trail in Haleakala Crater, just north of the summits, Halalii and Puu Naue; 37 km (23 mi) east-southeast of the community of Wailuku; in Haleakala National Park.
History: Descriptive name suggesting complex and entwined lava formations; a proposal to change the name Kawilinau to.
Sisters Island (Island), Aleutians East County, Alaska (54.3313889, -162.6977778)
Description: 4.5 mi. S of Sanak I., one of Sanak Is., Aleutian Range
History: Name reported by Ferdinand Westdahl, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), commander of the Coast Survey steamer Mcarthur, who made surveys in this area in 1901.
Beshta Bay (Bay), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (61.0316667, -151.2816667)
Description: on NW shore of Cook Inlet, between Granite Point and North Foreland, 6 mi. SW of Tyonek, Cook Inlet Low. 6.4 miles wide.
History: Tanana Indiana name meaning "coal" published in 1916 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Mount Molly (Summit), Thurston County, Washington (46.9535076, -123.0897412)
Description: Located in Capitol State Forest.
History: Name first applied by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to its 1986 Littlerock quad; no name information in U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) field notes.  According to "Thurston County Place Names" (1992), name origin unknown.
Sweetcake Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.9283333, -163.7325)
Description: flows S to Ophir Creek, 3 mi. NW of Council and 33 mi. NE of Solomon, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors' name published in January 1900 by Schrader (1900c, p. 16), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
White Sisters (Island), Sitka County, Alaska (57.6338889, -136.2547222)
Description: 6.2 mi. WSW of Chichagof, along W coast of Chichagof I., Alex. Arch.
History: Descriptive name given in 1908 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). So named because  "they consist of two large white rocks close together."
Fink Creek (Stream), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (65.9077778, -162.9888889)
Description: flows NW to Inmachuk River, 20 mi. NE of Imuruk Lake, Seward Peninsula High. 1.8 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1901 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Collier, 1902, pl. 12).
Lake Lahring (Lake), Oakland County, Michigan (42.8428409, -83.6074332)
Description: 39 acres; in Holly Township on Rose Hill Center property, 2 mi. SSE of Slack Lake, 3.3 mi. W of Groveland Mills; Secs. 10,11&14, T5N, R7E, Michigan Meridian
History: Named for John Henry and Agatha Lahring, who settled in Holly Township in 1838
Canthook Mountain (Summit), Del Norte County, California (41.7254358, -123.9279856)
Description: Bound on the north by Gordon Creek, on the west by South Fork Smith River,on the south and east by Canthook Creek, 5.6 km (3.5 mi) northeast of Little Ratlesnake Mountain and 22.5 km (14 mi) east of Crescent City.  (US-T121)
History: At its August 12, 1982 meeting the Board on Geographic Names approved Cant Hook Mountain.  At its October 15, 1982 meeting the Board recinded its August 12 decision and changed the name back to Canthook Mountain.  (US-T121)
Town of Hingham (Civil), Plymouth County, Massachusetts (42.2200359, -70.8855892)
Description: Located 12 mi SE of Boston; Plymouth County (US-T121).
History: Settled in 1633, incorporated as a town in 1635. Named for Hingham, Norfolk County, England, home of many of the settlers. Before 1635, it was common land called Barecove (MA-T1/p24).
Tungsten Gulch (Valley), Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska (64.9527911, -147.5432967)
Description: extends NW to First Chance Creek, 9 mi. NE of Fairbanks, Yukon-Tanana Highlands.
History: Local name derived from Tungsten Hill; reported in 1916 by J. B. Mertie, Jr. (in Brooks and others, 1918, p. 423), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Hagelbargers Pass (Gap), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (58.1994444, -154.6747222)
Description: On Alaska Peninsula, in Katmai National Monument, 8 mi N of Dakavak Bay, 12 mi. SE of Mount Katmai, Aleutian Range.
History: Named in 1919 by R. F. Griggs, National Geographic  Society, for Paul R. Hagelbarger, ass't. botanist (in 1917, and topographer in 1919) of the National Geographic Society's Katmai Expeditions.
Indiada Island (Island), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.2744444, -133.4538889)
Description: in Indiada Cove on W coast of Suemez I., Alex. Arch. 900 feet long.
History: Spanish name given in 1775-79 by Don Juandela Bodega y Quadra and Francisco Antonio Maurelle as Isla Indiada, meaning Indian Island.
Windy River (Stream), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (59.3838889, -151.4152778)
Description: on Kenai Perino., 2.5 mi. to Rocky River, 11 mi. SE of Seldovia, Chugach Mts.
History: Local name reported by A. C. Gill (in Martin and others,  1918, pl. 1), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Gilmore Creek (Stream), Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska (64.9769444, -147.5411111)
Description: flows SW to join Pedro Creek to form Goldstream Creek, 10 mi. NE of Fairbanks, Yukon-Tanana High. 4 miles long.
History: Named for Tom Gilmore, Felix Pedro's partner, who arrived in the region in 1901. The name was reported in 1903 by T. G. Gerdine (in Prindle, 1905, pl. 16), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Mount Doonerak (Summit), Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska (67.904592, -150.6272381)
Description: One of the highest in th Brooks Range, 32 mi SE of Anaktuvuk Pass and 38 mi N of Wiseman.
History: Named in 1929 by Marshall (1956,p.22).  He wrote, "I called it 'Mattehorn of the Koyukuk.'  Later I renamed it 'Doonerak.' The name 'Doonerak' I took from an Eskimo word which means 'a spirit', or, as they would translate it, 'a devil.'"  It was first climbed June 30, 1952 by G. W. Beadle, Gunnar Bergman, and Alfred Tissieres. (Farguhar, 1959, p. 218)
Taltlinkho Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (66.3575, -154.6777778)
Description: heads in lake, flows WNW to Hogatza River, 25 mi. NW of Hughes,  Hogatza High.
History: Indian name "Talt-lin-kho," reported to mean "always  flowing," recorded at Hughes in 1956 by Orth.
Jerome Butte (Summit), Siskiyou County, California (41.7410536, -122.0087103)
Description: In Butte Valley, 1.1 km (0.7 mi) west of East Jerome Butte, 4 km (2.5 mi) north of Mount Hebron and 9.6 km (6 mi) south of Macdoel.  (US-T121)
Newlin Ridge (Ridge), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (51.9541667, 177.6361111)
Description: on southwestern Little Kiska I., Aleutian Islands.
History: An arbitrary name beginning with "N" to correspond to "N" grid used by the U.S. Army for tactical purposes during World War II, published on a 19 1953 Army Map Service (AMS) map.
Buzodoc Slough (Lake), Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska (66.6249234, -152.6802207)
Description: on W bank of Alatna River, 4 mi. N of Allakaket, Kanuti Flats. 2 miles long.
History: Koyukuk Indian name obtained in 1956 at Allakaket by T. E. Taylor, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Elk Lick Ridge (Ridge), Siskiyou County, California (41.8151145, -123.5289352)
Description: 2.5 mile long east-west trending ridge in the Siskiyou Mountains, 3.2 km (2 mi) east-southeast of Preston Peak and 12.8 km (8 mi) west-northwest of the village of Happy Camp; 414930N1233420W (west end), 414855N1233140W (east end). (US-T121)
Dundy County (Civil), Dundy County, Nebraska (40.1762352, -101.6879614)
Description: Located in southwestern Nebraska, 130 km (80 mi) SW of North Platte.  County Seat:  Benkelman.
History: Named for Judge Elmer S Dundy (1830-1896), a former resident of Falls City (Richardson County) who served on the United States Circuit Court.  Dundy County was established 27 February 1873.  (US-T131/1960/NE Placenames,p58)
Quogue (Populated Place), Suffolk County, New York (40.8231553, -72.6095384)
Description: Located on the southeastern portion of Long Island, about 19.3 km (12 mi) southwest of Southampton.
History: Purchased in 1659 by a group of Puritan freeholders from Lynn, Massachusetts, from Chief Wyandance of the Montauk Tribe. The variant form of Quaquanantuck is a local Indian name meaning "the land which trembles under foot." (Quogue Through the Centries, 1955)
Boulder Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.2788889, -150.2055556)
Description: flows E to Granite Creek 2.5 mi. SW of that stream's junction with  Minook Creek, 15 mi. S of Rampart, Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Prospectors' name reported by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1906.
Sacajawea Mountain (Summit), Lewis and Clark County, Montana (46.8722445, -111.8649772)
Description: Located between Coulter Canyon and Meriwether Canyon, 1.6 km (1 mi) E of the Missouri River, 31 km (19 mi) NNE of Helena.
History: Named for Sacajawea, a Shoshoni woman who traveled with the Lewis and Clark Expedition.  A proposal to change the spelling of the name Sacajawea Mountain to Sacagawea Mountain was submitted in February 1998.  In May 2000, the proposal was rejected by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (USBGN).
Beartrack Island (Island), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (58.6025, -135.8655556)
Description: in Beartrack Cove, N of Beardslee Is., in Glacier Bay, Glacier Bay National Monument, 57 mi. NW of Juneau, St. Elias Mts. 0.1 mile long.
History: Name published in 1962 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Todd (Populated Place), Sitka County, Alaska (57.4611111, -135.0397222)
Description: population 5, on Chichagof I., 9 mi. W of Chatham Strait and 27 mi.  NW of Baranof, Alex. Arch.
History: Name of a former cannery; published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1943 Alaska Coast Pilot (p. 378).
Cohen Island (Island), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (59.5411111, -151.4727778)
Description: Kenai Peninsula, E shore of Kachemak Bay, N entrance to Eldred Passage, 0.6 mi NW of Yukon Island and 7.7 mi SSE of Homer, Chugach Mts..
History: Named by Dr. William H.Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), in 1880 for a trader stationed in Cook Inlet at that time.
Sabas Butte (Summit), Deschutes County, Oregon (43.6575046, -121.2363471)
Description: in Newberry Volcanic National Monument in Deschutes National Forest, 2.3 mi. SE of Paulina Peak; Sec 24, T22S, R12E, Willamette Meridian
History: named for the Klamath word for sun, describing the summit’s sunny southern exposure
Affleck Canal (Channel), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (56.1783333, -134.0697222)
Description: on Kuiu I. extends S to Sumner Strait, 30 mi. SE of Port Alexander, Alex. Arch. 20 miles long.
History: Named by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), on September 11, 1793 for Admiral Philip Affleck, Royal Navy (RN), (Wagner, 1937, p. 371).
Esch Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.4733333, -167.1761111)
Description: in York Mts., flows SE to Lost River 28 mi. NW of Teller, Seward Peninsula High. 3 miles long.
History: Named in 1940 by J. B. Mertie, Jr., U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) "after Peter Esch, deceased, a former prospector and assayer of this area". Shown as "West Creek" on the 1908 "Map of Seward Peninsula" by Arthur Gibson.
Longwell Run (Stream), Carroll County, Maryland (39.5803792, -76.9847034)
Description: Heads 1.6 km (1 mi) SE of Westminster, flows N to join West Branch of the North Branch Patapsco River, W of US 140 at the Western Maryland Railroad tracks.  (US-T121)
History: Named for Colonel John K. Longwell, a founding father of Carroll County who helped write its charter in 1837.  (US-T121)
Sweeny Creek (Stream), Juneau County, Alaska (58.8602778, -135.1458333)
Description: flows NW to E shore of Lynn Canal, 0.3 mi. NE. of Point Sherman  and 47 mi. NW of Juneau, Coast Mts.
History: Local name reported in 1906 by R. B. Oliver, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS);  published in 1908.
Bibora Island (Island), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.4263889, -133.4180556)
Description: in Ursua Channel, on N choast of Saint Ignace I., 11 mi. SW of Craig, Alex. Arch.; 200 feet long.
History: Named "Bibora Reef" in 1775-79 by Francisco Antonio Maurelle and Don Juan de la Bodega y Quadra.
North Fork Willow Creek (Stream), Inyo County, California (36.8529872, -117.9492522)
Description: Bound on the north by Paiute Canyon and on the south by Willow Creek, flows east for 3 miles to Willow Creek, 3.2 km (2 mi) northwest of Willow Creek Camp. (US-T121)
History: 1988 Board on Geographic Names (BGN) decsion coordinates corrected to reflect feature as it appears on a smaller scale map. Mouth coordinate was extended to far east. (US-T121)
Shorty Creek (Stream), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (61.7627778, -149.4888889)
Description: heads in lake, flows SW to Willow Creek, W of Craigie Creek, 17  mi. NW of Palmer, Talkeetna Mts.
History: Local name reported in 1913 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Brooks and others, 1914, fig. 2).
Makushin Point (Cape), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (53.7605556, -167.0111111)
Description: N shore of Makushin Bay, W coast of Unalaska I., Aleutian Islands.
History: According to Lieutenant Sarichev (1802, v. 2, p. 82), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), this  name was pulbished by the Russians as (Mys) Makushinskoy or Cape Makushin.  The U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) used the generic Point in 1888.
Bison Gulch (Valley), Denali County, Alaska (63.8062451, -148.9467547)
Description: heads in Denali National Park, trends NE to Nenana River, 5.3 mi NW of the village of McKinley Park, Alaska Range. 1.5 miles long.
History: Named in 1965 by Alaska Dept. of Highways because "bison are being domesticated at nearby Lignite." See Iceworm Gulch.
Point Davison (Cape), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.0044444, -131.6008333)
Description: S coast of Annette I., Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1793 by Captain Vancouver (1798, v. 2, p. 369), RN,  for "Alexander Davison, Esquire, owner of our storeship." This name was  published as "M(ys) Devison," or "Devison Cape," by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 9), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN).
Avalik River (Stream), North Slope County, Alaska (70.1216667, -159.6733333)
Description: Heads on Shaningarok Ridge, at 694200N, 1575300W, flows NW to join the Kaolak River to form the Kuk River 36 mi SSE of Wainwright, Arctic Plain. 85 miles long.
History: Eskimo name reported in 1924 by W. T. Foran, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Mount La Gorce (Summit), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (58.5541218, -155.4896199)
Description: Located on the north shore Iliuk Arm Naknek Lake, on the Alaska Peninsula, in Katmai National Monument, 27 miles northwest of Mount Katmai; Aleutian Range. (AK-T1)
History: Named in 1919 by R.F. Griggs, National Geographic Society, for John Oliver La Gorce, 1880-1959, of the National Geographic Society. (Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, Orth, 1967))
Contact Nunatak (Summit), Hoonah-Angoon County, Alaska (58.716171, -136.776666)
Description: on E side of Reid Glacier 2 mi. NE of its head, Glacier Bay  National Monument, 64 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.
History: Local name published by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in the 1950's.
House Point (Cape), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.4041667, -134.5291667)
Description: on W shore of Hood Bay, 7 mi. S of Angoon, on W coast of Admiralty I., Alex. Arch.
History: Name published in 1917 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) on Chart 8247.
MacNaughton Run (Stream), Ontario County, New York (42.815133, -76.986082)
Description: 2.5 mi. long; in the Town of Geneva, heads 1 mi. SSE of Lenox Park on the E side of County Road 6, flows SE to enter Wilson Creek 0.6 mi. WNW of Clark Point
History: The name honors Donald G. MacNaughton (1910-1988), local entrepreneur, fireman, sportsman, and auto racer
Hayward (historical) (Populated Place), Pennington County, South Dakota (43.8716557, -103.3343556)
Description: Ghost town; Rushmore Cave is located here.
History: Settled in late 1876 by Charles Hayward, for whom the community was named.  Mr. Hayward found plcer diggings here along Battle Creek.  (SD-T17/p132)  Former county seat of Custer County, until it was discovered to be over the line into Pennington County.
Burnett Inlet (Bay), Wrangell County, Alaska (56.1166667, -132.4733333)
Description: extends S to Clarence Strait, on SW coast of Etolin I., Alex. Arch. 8 miles long.
History: Named in 1886 by Lieutenant Commander A. S. Snow, U.S. Navy (USN); name published in 1887 on USX&GS Chart 706.
Leona Valley (Valley), Los Angeles County, California (34.5843579, -118.1783275)
Description: 11 miles long. Heads 3.7 km (2.3 mi) southeast of Elizabeth Lake, extends southeast into Antelope Valley 5.2 km (3.2 mi) west of Palmdale. (US-T121)
History: Formerly named Leonis Valley after Miguel Leonis (1824-1889), "The King of Calabasas", an early pioneer and settler of Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley. Over the years the spelling of the name has been corrupted to Leona. There is no local conflict of the current spelling, "Leona Valley". (US-T121)
McNeill Creek (Stream), Kusilvak (CA) County, Alaska (61.7802778, -161.8469444)
Description: flows S between Faith and Joe Wise Creeks, to Spruce Creek 10.3  mi. SE of Marshall, Nulato Hills.
History: Prospectors' name reported by Harrington (1918, map), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1916.
Pinnacle Gulch (Valley), Nome County, Alaska (65.9137536, -166.196045)
Description: On the S slope of Ear Mountain, heading in a flat between Ears Peak and East Peak, flows SE to Crosby Creek 0.5 mi above the mouth of Step Creek, Seward Peninsula Highlands.
History: So named by a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) field party "because of pinnacle rock outcrops."
Purgatory (Populated Place), Kennebec County, Maine (44.2156269, -69.9339378)
History: For years the community was known by two names - Purgatory and Litchfield.  The town selectmen chose Purgatory as the official name.  The name derives from Little Purgatory Pond and Purgatory Cemetery nearby.  The large pond, known as Woodbury Pond, was known formerly as Purgatory Pond, lying just SW of the community.
Severance (Populated Place), Weld County, Colorado (40.5241479, -104.8510819)
Description: The town slogan is "Where the Geese Fly and the Bulls Cry". The "geese fly" part is because its a major flyway for geese. The "bulls cry" part is from the claim to be Rocky Mountain oyster capital of the world. (CO-T4/121792/p10)
Dustin Island (Island), Merrimack County, New Hampshire (43.287778, -71.591111)
Description: Located at the confluence of the Contoocook River and the Merrimack River.
History: The island is named after Hannah Dustin, a 17th century Puritan mother from Haverhill Massachusetts. On March 15, 1697 she and her infant daughter were taken captive and marched through the wilderness heading north to Canada. While camped on the island, she and two other captives were able to kill their captors while they slept and escape home to Haverhill.
Ekuk Cape (Cape), Dillingham (CA) County, Alaska (58.8, -158.55)
Description: on E shore of Nushagak Bay, 3 mi. S of village of Clarks Point and 16 mi. S of Dillingham, Bristol Bay Low.
History: Eskimo name spelled "Ekouk" by Captain F. P. Lutke Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), in  1828. Called "Clarks Point" by U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) in 1898.
Thetis Mound (Summit), North Slope County, Alaska (70.4722623, -149.725556)
Description: 4 mi. SE of Oliktok Point and 13 mi. W of Beechey Point, Arctic  Plain.
History: Med and used as a triangulation station by Leffingwell  (1919, p. 41), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1911.
Ninemile Creek (Stream), Copper River County, Alaska (62.3466667, -142.5822222)
Description: heads at glacier terminus, in Nutzotin Mts. flows NW to Cooper Creek 7 mi. SE of its junction with Nabesna River.
History: Local name reported by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1960. So named because it  is about nine miles upstream from the mouth of Cooper Creek.
Big Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (64.7958333, -155.3175)
Description: heads on N slope of Boston Dome, flows SE-NW to Yukon River, 6 mi. NE of Ruby, Nowitna Low.; 48 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1908 by A. G. Maddren (in Brooks and others, 1909, p. 230), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Bullitt County (Civil), Bullitt County, Kentucky (37.9700758, -85.695857)
Description: Located in north central Kentucky, a small portion of the county is located along the Ohio River and the boundary with Indiana.  The County is located about 32 km (20 mi) south of downtown Louisville; County Seat:  Shepherdsville.
History: Established in 1796, named for Alexander Scott Bullitt (1762-1816), Kentucky Statesman who helped write the first Constitution for Kentucky in 1791.  He served in the Kentucky State Senate and later as Lieutenant Governor from 1800 to 1804.  (KY-T1/p40)
Pahvant Butte (Summit), Millard County, Utah (39.1312717, -112.5515762)
Description: Located in the Sevier Desert, 6.4 km (4 mi) NE of Clear Lake and 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Holden. (US-T121/1983)
History: Pahvant is a Ute Indian word meaning 'Plenty of Water' (US-T121)
Canyon Creek (Stream), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (67.0736111, -160.5063889)
Description: flows NW to Squirrel River, 7.5 mi. NNW of Kiana, Brooks Range
History: Name used by prospectors; reported in 1910 by P. S. Smith (in Brooks and others, 1911, pl. 13), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Plumley Draw (Valley), Billings County, North Dakota (46.8347606, -103.5535494)
Description: 3.4 mi. long; heads in Little Missouri National Grassland 6.7 mi. SSE of Medora, trends WNW through State Trust and private lands, opens onto the valley of the Little Missouri River 5.7 mi. SSW of Medora; Secs 21&28-25, T139N, R102W, Fifth Principal Meridian
History: Named for Addie Ellen Plumley (1882-1961) and her brother Earl Plumley, who homesteaded and lived in the valley.
Nest Island (Island), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.295, -152.8947222)
Description: in Kiliuda Bay, on SE coast of Kodiak I.
History: Descriptive name given in 1930 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), "Because of duplications of the name Parrot * * *. The field party * * * called the group of islands located here Parrot Islands because hundreds of sea-parrots  have the top of this island honeycombed with burrows * * *."
Mission Creek (Stream), Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska (64.7947222, -141.2016667)
Description: heads at 643800N1414000W, flows NE to Yukon River, N of Eagle, Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1896 by Spurr (1898, pl.  48), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); so called because a "small temporary mission" was located at the stream's mouth. Its Indian name was recorded by Lieutenant Schwatka (1885, map 7), USA, as "Tototlindu" and in his text "Tatotlinda."
Sentinel Island (Island), Juneau County, Alaska (58.5463889, -134.9211111)
Description: off E shore of Favorite Channel, 0.6 mi. SW of Benjamin I. and 25 mi. NW of Juneau, Coast Mts.
History: Probably named by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), in 1869. The name was published in 1881 on Hydrographic Chart 883.
Kiyakyaliksamiut River (Stream), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (59.9927778, -167.0469444)
Description: flows SW 13 mi. to Bering Sea, 32 mi. NW of Cape Mendenhall; Nunivak I.
History: Eskimo name obtained in 1949 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).