cellos/DomesticNames_AllStates_Text huggingface dataset:
Kukak Volcano (Summit), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (58.4528524, -154.3568242)
Description: On Alaska Peninsula, in Katmai National Monument, 4 mi NE of Mount Denison, 10 mi NW of Kukak Bay; Aleutian Range
History: name reported in 1908 as "Kugak Volcano" by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). spelling was changed to agree with that of the bay.
Punuk Hills (Range), North Slope County, Alaska (68.88, -164.1491667)
Description: extend N-S 3 mi. between Mutaktuk and Ikikileruk Creeks, 31 mi.  NNW of Mount Kelly, Arctic Slope.
History: Eskimo name reported in 1950 as "Punuck Mountain" by  U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). See Punuk Creek.
Wolasatux (Populated Place), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (64.6403512, -158.299427)
Description: Located on left bank of Yukon River, 7 miles south of Nulato, Nulato Hills.
History: Reported as "Wolsatux" in 1885 by Lieutenant H. T. Allen, USA. Wolasatux was a young man who escaped massacre at Nulato in 1851.
Sperry Hills (Range), San Bernardino County, California (35.7841471, -116.2395306)
Description: Highest elevation at Ibex Peak, trends in a east-west direction, extends between Ibex Pas on the west and Amarosa River on the east, Silurian Valley to the south and Tecopa Valley to the north; it does not include the lower Dupont Hills on the southeast end. (US-T121)
History: Named for a ghost-town abandoned in 1941 which is located in the south-central portion of the hills.   (US-T121)
Clare Island (Island), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.0636111, -132.0983333)
Description: between Moira Sound and Niblack Anchorage, on SE coast of  Prince of Wales I., Alex. Arch.
History: Named by local fishermen and reported in 1904 by H. C.  Fassett, U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF).
East Point (Cape), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.8416667, -135.0208333)
Description: on E coast of Chichagof I., at mouth of Pavlof Harbor, on SW shore of Freshwater Bay, 8 mi. NE of Tenakee Springs, Alex. Arch.
History: Descriptive name given by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN);  published in 1869 on Hydrographic Chart 225. Name not shown on recent maps.
Barwell Island (Island), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (59.86, -149.2775)
Description: in Blying Sound, 1 mi. SE of Cape Resurrection, 20 mi. SE of Seward, Chugach Mts. 0.3 mile wide.
History: Named in 1906 by Board on Geographic Names (BGN) on account of proximity to Cape Resurrection which was called "Barwell" by Captain (Nathaniel) Portlock in 1787.
Windrow Branch (Stream), Union County, North Carolina (35.1099564, -80.6438756)
Description: 2.6 mi. long; heads in the Town of Mathews, flows SE through the Windrow Estates neighborhood, under Interstate 485, to enter Crooked Creek.
History: Named in association with Windrow Estates, an equestrian community through which the stream flows; “windrow” refers to “cut hay”
Alleghany Rock (historical) (Bar), Dukes County, Massachusetts (41.4862218, -70.6008622)
Description: Off Martha's Vineyard in Nantucket Sound 0.4 mi N of West Chop and 2 mi N of Vineyard Haven; Town of Tisbury.
History: Name origin unknown; shown on Office of Coast Survey 1887 hydrographic survey; determined in 1994 to no longer exist.
Port Graham (Populated Place), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (59.3513889, -151.8297222)
Description: On the S shore of Port Graham, Kenai Peninsula, 7.5 mi SW of Seldovia; Chugach Mountains.
History: Originally a cannery and wharf; reported by U.S. Grant and D. F. Higgins, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1909. A post office was established in 1938, and discontinued in 1961.
Eightmile Island (Island), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.1286111, -151.8472222)
Description: in Tanana River, 6.5 mi. ESE of Tanana, Nowitna Low. 2 miles long.
History: Riverboat pilot's name shown on Navigation Chart of the Tanana-Yukon Rivers, dated 1940.
Otuk Creek (Stream), North Slope County, Alaska (68.5783333, -155.7752778)
Description: Flows N to Iteriak Creek, 4.3 mi above its mouth at E Fork Etivluk River, Brooks Range
History: Eskimo name used about 1950 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists during exploration of the Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4.
Cannery Bay (Bay), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (53.7002778, -166.7852778)
Description: in Makushin Bay, on W coast of Unalaska I., Aleutian Islands. 0.6 mile wide.
History: Named for a cannery of the Pacific American Fisheries which was listed as inoperative in the 1944 Aleutian Coast Pilot (p. 45).
Mount Silliman (Summit), Elko County, Nevada (40.6181375, -115.4553311)
Description: 7.5 mi SSE of Lamoille and 22 mi SE of Elko, in Humboldt NF
History: Named for Benjamin Silliman (1779-1864) of Yale University, first professor of geology in the United States and founder of the "American Journal of Science." Keith A Howard, proposed name for an unnamed feature; the proposed name is reported to be recorded at the register on the summit of this peak.
Chatham County (Civil), Chatham County, Georgia (31.9739511, -81.0939703)
Description: Located in southeastern Georgia along the Atlantic Ocean; County Seat:  Savannah.
History: Originally organized in 1758 as Saint Philip's Parish and Christ Church Parish. Created 5 February 1777, named for William Lord Pitt, Earl of Chatham (1708-1778), Prime Minister of England who supported the rights of the American colonies with regard to British dominence. (GA-T21/p40)
Clinton County (Civil), Clinton County, Kentucky (36.7274816, -85.1360136)
Description: Located in southern Kentucky along the boundary with Tennessee, about 113 km (70 mi) east-southeast of Bowling Green:  County Seat:  Albany.
History: Established in 1835, reportedly named for DeWitt Clinton (1769-1828), Governor of New York.  (KY-T/p62)
Greylock Range (Range), Berkshire County, Massachusetts (42.6371008, -73.1659567)
Description: Extends N-S 12 mi between and including Farnams Hill on the S and Mount Williams on the N, and bounded by the Hoosic River on the E, and Town Brook and Green River on the W; Mount Greylock is its highest elevation; the N end of this range comprising Mounts Prospect, Williams, and Fitch is sometimes called Saddle Mountain.
Ballard County (Civil), Ballard County, Kentucky (37.0584926, -88.9994748)
Description: Located in southwestern Kentucky along the Ohio River and the boundary with Illinois, about 32 km (20 mi) west of Paducah; County Seat:  Wickliffe.
History: Established in 1842, named for Bland W Ballard (1761-1853), a member of George Rogers Clark's Ohio and Wabash campaign.  He fought in the war of 1812, and later served in the Kentucky Legislature.  (KY-T1/p13)
Mills Creek (Stream), Fresno County, California (37.4227148, -118.8581774)
Description: Heads on the west slope of Mount Abbot at Upper Mills Creek Lake, flows northwest through Lower Mills Creek Lake and continues through Second Recess to Mono Creek 6.4 km (4 mi) southwest of Mount Hopkins. (US-T121)
History: Named for D O Mills, one of the builders of the Central and Southern Pacific Railways.
Kala Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (64.6066667, -156.7572222)
Description: flows NE to Kala Slough, 41 mi. E of Nulato, Koyukuk Low.
History: Local name reported in 1954 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The Eskimo name  Kalikaket Creek was recorded in 1921 by G. C. Martin (in Brooks and others, 1923, p. 38-9), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
First Chance Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (62.8172222, -157.9411111)
Description: flows NW to Iditarod River, 25 mi. N of Flat and 50 mi. SE of Holikachuck, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts. 20 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1912 by H. M. Eakin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Kame Stream (Stream), Yakutat County, Alaska (59.785, -139.9916667)
Description: heads in lake at terminus of Malaspina Glacier, flows SE 3 mi. to Yakutat Bay, 8 mi. WSW of Blizhni Point and 19 mi. NNW of Yakutat; Malaspina Coastal Plain.
History: named in 1891 by Russell (1892, pl. 4, p. 81). a conical  hill or short irregular ridge of gravel and sand deposited by glacier ice.
Hundell Creek (Stream), Copper River County, Alaska (61.6513889, -144.6736111)
Description: flows N to Tonsina River, 0.5 mi. SW of Lower Tonsina and 64 mi. NE of Valdez, Copper River Basin. 4 miles long.
History: Local name published since 1950 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Harris Creek (Stream), Dillingham (CA) County, Alaska (59.9391667, -157.4027778)
Description: flows SW to Nushagak River, 75 mi. NE of Dillingham, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts. 28 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1932 by Gerald FitzGerald, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); published by Mertie (1938, pl. 1), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
South Yuba River (Lake), Nevada County, California (39.3395178, -120.5917315)
Description: 62 miles long. Heads in Lake Angela, sec. 16,T17N,R15E, 0.48 km (0.3 mi) north of Donner Pass, flows west through Lake Van Norden and Lake Spaulding to the Yuba River 1.6 km (1 mi) west-northwest of Bridgeport. (US-T121)
Steamer Bay (Bay), Wrangell County, Alaska (56.1630556, -132.6947222)
Description: extends NW to Stikine Strait, on W coast of Etolin I., Alex. Arch.
History: This is an 1882 translation by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) of "Bukhta  Parakhodnaya," which was published in 1853 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1493
Pond Bay (Bay), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (54.8102778, -132.7636111)
Description: Extends W off Kaigani Strait, S of American Bay on SE coast of Dall Island, Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1881 by Lieutenant Commander Nichols, U.S. Navy (USN), for Ensign Charles  Fremont Pond, U.S. Navy (USN), a member of his party.
Evansville (Populated Place), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (66.9227778, -151.5080556)
Description: population 77, on S bank of Koyukuk River, 5 mi. E of Bettles.
History: This Indian village developed in 1945 when Bettles Field was built as an attendant facility for exploration of Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4. Work at the airfield, located about five miles upstream from Bettles, attracted the natives and settlement began near the north end of the landing strip. A post office was established at Bettles Field in 1950 (Ricks, 1965, p. 7).
Malvin Brown Ridge (Ridge), Douglas County, Oregon (43.1746347, -122.8819883)
Description: 3.4 mi. long, 1.3 mi. wide; in Umpqua National Forest, trends NNE from Red Butte to the Little River; T27S, Rgs2&1W, Willamette Meridian
History: Named for PFC Malvin L. Brown (1920-1945), an African-American medic who died in the North Umpqua River watershed during a U.S. Forest Service Smokejumper Program forest fire operation.
Canoe Creek (Stream), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (65.5627778, -161.8108333)
Description: flows SE, then NE to Kiwalik River, 31 mi. NW of Haycock, Seward Peninsula High. 9.9 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1908 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Brooks and others, 1909, fig. 21).
DuBois Spring (Spring), Yolo County, California (38.8615665, -122.1566398)
Description: Located in sec 26,T12N,R3W, Mount Diablo Meridian. On the south bank of Wildcat Creek, 0.8 km (0.5 mi) west of Indian Mike Spring and 4.8 km (3 mi) northeast of Guinda. (US-T121)
Mab Island (Island), Juneau County, Alaska (58.635, -134.9555556)
Description: off E shore of Lynn Canal, 3 mi. SE of Point Bridget and 30 mi.  NW of Juneau, Coast Mts.
History: Named in 1890 by Lieutenant Commander H. B. Mansfield, U.S. Navy (USN), and published in 1897 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) on Chart 8302.
Dodges Island (Island), Southeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut (41.328988, -71.9542391)
Description: Located in Fishers Island Sound, 0.8 km (0.5 mi) E of Mason Island and 2.4 km (1.5 mi) S of Mystic.
History: A proposal to change the name Dodges Island to Bayberry Island was submitted 12/97.  In 9/99 the proposal was rejected by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (USBGN).
Moffat Cove (Bay), Lincoln County, Maine (43.8500822, -69.6619901)
Description: In the E part of Townsend Gut, 2.1 km (1.3 mi) W of the community of Boothbay Harbor; Town of Boothbay Harbor.
History: Named for Dr. Edgar V. Moffat (1856-1930), original owner of land around cove.
McClellan Rock (Island), Sitka County, Alaska (57.4533333, -135.025)
Description: 0.7 mi. SE of Todd, in Peril Strait, off S coast of Chichagof  I., Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1880 by U.S. Navy for its discoverer Lieutenant E.P.  McClellan, U.S. Navy (USN) (U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1883, p. 166).
Hopkins Creek (Stream), Fresno County, California (37.4399356, -118.8242896)
Description: Heads at Upper Hopkins Lakes, trends south to Mono Creek, 2.7 km (1.7 mi) south-southwest of Mount Hopkins and 2.7 km (1.7 mi) west of Mono Rock.  (US-T121)
History: Named after Mark Hopkins, one of the builders of the Central and Southern Pacific Railways. (US-T121)
Grayling Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (62.9013889, -160.0611111)
Description: flows S to Yukon River, W of Eagle Island, 49 mi. N of Holy Cross, Nulato Hills. 16 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1903 by A. J. Collier, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Kodosin Nolitna Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (66.1780556, -152.0802778)
Description: flows NE to Kanuti Kilolitna River 3 mi. N of its junction with Holorada Creek, 31 mi. SE of Allakaket, Kanuti Flats.
History: Koyukuk Indian name obtained in 1956 at Allakaket by Orth.
Town of Holden (Civil), Worcester County, Massachusetts (42.3561425, -71.8607681)
Description: Located 6 mi NW of Worcester; Worcester County (US-T121).
History: It was settled in 1723 and incorporated as a town in 1741. Named for the honorable Samuel Holden (d.1740), director of the Bank of England, and generous patron of the literary and religious interests of the country (MA-T1)
Wankinco River (Stream), Plymouth County, Massachusetts (41.7567706, -70.7119791)
Description: Heads in East Head Pond at 415020N0704125W, flows SW for 7.3 miles through Tihonet and Parker Mills Ponds, joins the Agawam River to form the Wareham River 1.5 km (0.9 mi) SE of Wareham; Towns of Wareham, Carver and Plymouth.
Ariadne Cove (Bay), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (59.4775, -150.515)
Description: on S coast of Kenai Peninsula at S entrance to Surprise Bay, 47 mi. E of Seldovia, Chugach Mts. 0.5 mile wide.
History: Named in 1927 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Keche Mountains (Range), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (67.9666667, -146.75)
Description: 10 mi. NW of Buffalo Mtn. and 60 mi. NW of Christian; Brooks Range
History: Kutcha-kutchin Indian name obtained in 1956 by T. E.  Taylor, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Harsin Butte (Summit), Wallowa County, Oregon (45.5263686, -116.9647268)
Description: Located at the SE end of the Findley Buttes, 16 mi NE of Enterprise; Sec. 32, T1N, R47E, Willamette Meridian
History: Named for the Harsin family who homesteaded in the area in the early 1900s. The variant is the Umatilla Tribe's ancestral name for the feature
Wolf Point (Cape), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (59.0041667, -136.1527778)
Description: in Glacier Bay National Monument on W shore of Muir Inlet, 43  mi. SW of Skagway, St. Elias Mts.
History: So named by the American Geographical Society (Field, 1947, pl. 1) "because of wolf tracks seen there in 1941."
Ti-he-cha-paa nena Creek (Stream), Malheur County, Oregon (43.743491, -117.7087901)
Description: 6 mi. long; on land administered by the Bureau of Land Management; flows NE to join Hu Tsi Tehaga Creek to form Yapaa Creek; Sec. 16, T21S, R41E, Willamette Meridian
History: The name is of Paiute origin and reportedly translates to “Deer Creek”
Trinity Islands (Island), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (56.5672222, -154.2336111)
Description: off SW coast of Kodiak I., include Sitkinak and Tugidak Islands.
History: Name published as "Trinity Island" by Captain Cook (1785, v. 2, p. 407), Royal Navy (RN). These islands were called "Trinidad Island" by Galiano (1802, map 3) and "Kightak Sichtunak," (Sichtunak Island), by Sauer (1802, p. 174). The Russian Hydrographic Dept. published the name as "o(strovy) Troitsy," (Trinity Islands) in 1847 on Chart 1378; this name was also published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1868.
Windy Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.1238889, -162.8111111)
Description: heads in Bendeleben Mts., flows SW to Telephone Creek which  flows to Fish River, 33 mi. SE of Imuruk Lake, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors' name published on the 1908 "Map of Seward  Peninsula" by Arthur Gibson.
Kaliakh Lobe (Glacier), Yakutat County, Alaska (60.3027778, -143.1694444)
Description: Flows SE from Bering Glacier, between Override Ridge and the Grindle Hills; drains into the Kosakuts River and the Kaliakh River at the W end of the Robinson Mountains.
History: Named for the Kaliakh River into which the feature drains. Kaliakh is a Tlingit Indian name
Holtz Sarana Pass (Gap), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (52.9041667, 173.1916667)
Description: between Newman Peak and Prendergast Ridge on eastern Attu I.,  Aleutian Islands.
History: Named by the U.S. Army during its occupation of the island  during World War II; shown on an Army Map Service (AMS) map published in 1948.
Yehring Creek (Stream), Juneau County, Alaska (58.5108333, -133.8036111)
Description: heads in glacier, flows S to Taku River, 5 mi. SW of Canyon I. and 27 mi. NE of Juneau, Coast Mts.
History: Local name reported in 1932 by B. D. Stewart, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), named for Oscar Yehring, a settler who resided in the vicinity of the mouth of  this stream
Nimiuk Point (Cape), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (66.7833333, -162.0166667)
Description: on Baldwin Peninsula, extends into Hotham Inlet, 18 mi. SE of Kotzebue;Kotzebue-Kobuk Low.
History: Eskimo name reported in 1884 by Lieutenant G. M. Stoney, U.S. Navy (USN), who  says it signifies the cottonwood tree.
Submarine Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (63.2875, -154.8208333)
Description: flows NW to Mystery Creek, 13 mi. NW of Medfra,  Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Local name reported in 1924 by J. S. Brown (in Smith, P.  S. and others, 1926, map), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
McCallum Grove (Woods), Riverside County, California (33.8480723, -116.3133423)
Description: An area of fan palms (Washingtonia filefera) surrounding a desert pool at the north end of Thousand Palms Canyon, 8.8 km (5.5 mi) northeast of Thousand Palms.  (US-T121)
History: Named for John Guthrie McCallum (?-1897), first white settler in Palm Springs, who became a large landowner and developed a Palm Springs water-carrying canal system.  (US-T121)
California Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.64, -164.7166667)
Description: flows SW to Bonanza River, 10 mi. NW of Solomon, Seward Peninsula High. 10 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1900 by E. C. Barnard (in Brooks, 1901, pl. 17), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Carroll Glacier (Glacier), Hoonah-Angoon County, Alaska (59.2020136, -136.5393731)
Description: in Glacier Bay National Monument, heads near the Alaska-Canada boundary, trends SE to its 1950 terminus, 1 mi. N of Queens Inlet, 71 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts. 15 miles long.
History: Named in 1892 by Reid (1896, p. 422), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for Captain James Carroll of the S.S. Queen, who, in that year, was the first to take a ship into the upper part of Glacier Bay. It was called Woods Glacier by the International Boundary Commission (IBC) in 1898.
Baldry Creek (Stream), Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska (64.8723554, -148.2439113)
Description: flows NW to Goldstream Creek, 16 mi. NW of Fairbanks, Yukon-Tanana High. 3.5 miles long.
History: Name given by prospectors; published on a 1906 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) map.
Gray Brook (Stream), Ulster County, New York (41.85818, -74.28016)
Description: 1.5 mi. long; in the Town of Rochester, flows SE then E to enter Mettacahonts Creek 1.3 mi. NE of Tabasco
History: The name honors Stephen Gray (c.1797-?), Jacob Gray (c.1832-?), and Charles Gray (c.1875-?), early settlers along the stream
Oceanic (Populated Place), Chugach County, Alaska (60.2066667, -147.82)
Description: at W end of Thumb Bay, on S coast of Knight I., 7 mi. SE of Chenega, Chugach Mts. sec 1,T1N,R9E,Seward Meridian
History: Name of a settlement published in 1951 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Wilhoites Peak (Summit), Nye County, Nevada (38.775801, -115.3513595)
Description: Located in Humboldt National Forest, in the Horse Range, 4.6 mi. SW of Currant Summit; Sec 33, T11N, R59E, Mount Diablo Meridian
History: The name honors Charles (d. 1966) and Avenell (d. 2002) Wilhoite, long-time residents who operated a general store in the area.
Branch Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (64.4358333, -157.0047222)
Description: flows NE to Kala Creek, 39 mi. SE of Nulato, Kilbuck-Kuskowkim Mts. 9 miles long.
History: Local descriptive name reported in 1954 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Davidson Creek (Stream), Juneau County, Alaska (58.3527778, -133.9913889)
Description: Heads in glacier at 582130N, 1334455W, flows west to Taku Inlet, 16 miles east-northeast of Juneau, Coast Mountains. 10 miles long.
History: Named in 1932 by B. D. Stewart, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in honor of the late Charles E. Davidson, who served as United States Surveyor-General and ex-officio Secretary of Alaska from October 18, 1913, to August 8, 1919, on which date he was drowned in Taku Inlet a short distance from the mouth of this stream. (AK-T1/p258)
Mount Fawcett (Summit), Wrangell County, Alaska (56.5521153, -131.4716156)
Description: On the Alaska-Canada boundary, 13 mi NW of Mount Pounder, 15 mi. SE of Stikine River, Coast Mountains.
History: Named in 1927 by International Boundary Commission (IBC) "for Thomas Fawcett, International Boundary Commission (IBC) surveyor, Gold Commissioner in the Yukon Territory from 1897-1899."
Kern-Kaweah River (Stream), Tulare County, California (36.5807702, -118.419815)
Description: Heads in an unnamed lake 1.1 km (0.7 mi) southeast of Triple Divide Peak, flows northeast, east, and southeast to the Kern River at Junction Meadow and 2.7 km (1.7 mi) southeast of Kern Point.  (US-T121)
Morzhovoi (Populated Place), Aleutians East County, Alaska (54.9069444, -163.3186111)
Description: population 17, on S shore of Traders Cove, on Bechevin Bay, Aleutian Range
History: Name published in 1847 on Chart 1379 of the Russian Hydrographic Dept. as "S(elo) Morzhovskoe," (Walrus Village).
Piper Lake (Lake), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (61.5022222, -150.1658333)
Description: Located just W of the Little Susitna River approximately 11 km (7 mi) SW of the S shore of Big Lake, 23 km (14 mi) SW of the community of Houston.
History: So named because the Piper Super Cub float plane is typically used to land on this lake.
Rumford Falls (Falls), Oxford County, Maine (44.5395082, -70.5442321)
Description: Rumford Falls, on the Androscoggin River, is the highest falls E of Niagara Falls with a drop of 176 feet.  A system of dams and canals was built in the 1890's to generate electricity.  Today, 40,000 kilowatts per hour are generated.  The falls may be dry during low water.  The Anasagunticook Tribe, which was a part of the Eastern Abanakis, lived in nearby Canton and Bethel, camped here to fish for migrating salmon.
Whale Island (Island), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.9525, -152.7919444)
Description: between Kupreanof Strait and Marmot Bay, N of Kodiak I.; Kodiak Islands. 15 square miles in size.
History: called "Os(trov) Govorushechiy ili Kitoy," meaning "Kittiwake (red-legged seagull, Rissa brevirostris), or Whale Island," by Sub-Lt. Mikhail Murashev in 1839 or 1840 and published in 1849 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1425. was reported to be the local name for this feature in 1897 by Lieutenant Commander J. F. Moser, U.S. Navy (USN), of the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) steamer Albatross.
Dividing Point (Cape), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (62.2472222, -159.9736111)
Description: on island at junction of Kozherevsky and Yukon Rivers, 7.2 mi. NW of Holy Cross, Innoko Low.
History: Local name reported in 1916 by G. L. Harrington and R. H. Sargent (in Harrington, 1918, pl. 1), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).