cellos/DomesticNames_AllStates_Text huggingface dataset:
Lazaref Peak (Summit), Aleutians East County, Alaska (54.6451046, -163.5293728)
Description: on SE coast of Unimak I., Aleutian Islands.
History: Name derived from Cape Lazaref, 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.
Lake Clark Pass (Gap), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.8163889, -152.7163889)
Description: 1,000 ft, NE of Summit Lake, 50 mi. WNW of Kenai, Aleutian Range
History: Local name reported in 1959 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). "So named because it is a pass through the Aleutian Range from Cook Inlet to Lake Clark."
Ulitka Bay (Bay), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.5561111, -133.7194444)
Description: E of Cape Ulitka, NW shore of Nyes Island, Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1923 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS); derived from Cape Ulitka. See  Ulitka, Cape.
John Smedley Run (Stream), Chester County, Pennsylvania (39.9876079, -75.6396585)
Description: Heads 4 km (2.5 mi) northwest of the community of West Chester in West Goshen Township, flows west to join Broad Run, 3.5 km (2.2 mi) north-northeast of Copesville.
History: Named for John Smedley, who settled in the area in the eighteenth century.
Sprenger Spires (not official) (Ridge), Skagit County, Washington (48.379291, -121.061776)
Description: Highest elevation is 2,285 m (7,498 ft), in the Cascade Range, 0.8 km (0.5 mi) southeast of Le Conte Mountain and 42 km (26 mi) northeast of Darlington.
History: Named for Robert Merwarth Sprenger (?-1979), who worked on the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) glaciology project in this area between 1964 and 1967 and made the first and only known ascent of the spires. Name approved by the Washington State Board on Geographic Names on 23 December 1980 and rejected by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (USBGN) on 14 May 1981.
Caisteal Creek (Stream), Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (35.6836111, -97.3961111)
Description: Heads in the City of Edmond, 6.4 km (4 mi) northwest of Arcadia, flows south-southwest to join Coffee Creek, 1.6 km (1 mi) east of I-77, 4.8 km (3 mi) northwest of the Lake Arcadia dam.
History: The name is Gaelic for "castle", which describes a rock formation located near the stream.
Clarence River (Stream), Yukon County, Yukon (69.6166667, -140.8666667)
Description: Heads SW of Mount Page in Yukon, Canada, flows NW and NE crossing the Alaska-Canada boundary several times to Clarence Lagoon, 11.5 mi SE of Demarcation Point, Arctic Plain. 35 miles long. Note that Orth, 1967, references the source of the river as Mount Paige.
History: On July 27, 1826, Franklin (1828, p. 139) wrote: "This being the most westerly river in the British dominions on this coast, and near the line of demarcation between Great Britian and Russia, I named it the Clarence, in honor of His Royal Highness, the Lord High Admiral."
Broad Island (Island), Sitka County, Alaska (57.5866667, -135.3872222)
Description: in Peril Strait, off N tip of Baranof I., Alex. Arch.
History: Local name published about 1880 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). This island was  named "Ostrov Poperechnyy," meaning "transverse island," in 1833 by the Russian pilot Ensign Vasiliev.
Denagiemina Lake (Lake), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (63.0588208, -153.9562584)
Description: at foot of Moose Hill, 24 mi. SE of Medfra; Kuskokwim Low.
History: Indian name obtained in 1958 by T. E. Taylor, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). This  is the lake which Lieutenant Herron (1901, p. 49 and map), USA, named "Lake Hoyle."  Inadequate mapping in this area led to misinterpretation of the topography  and names were frequently misapplied in subsequent mapping. See Hoyle, Lake.
Becher Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.6, -165.2833333)
Description: heads on King Mtn., flows E to Nome River, 7 mi. NNE of Nome, Seward Peninsula High. 1 mile long.
History: Prospectors' name published on the 1900 "Map of Nome Peninsula" by J. M. Davidson and B. D. Blakeslee.
Pendergast Pup (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.3322222, -143.1069444)
Description: flows E to Coal Creek, 1.5 mi. S of that stream's junc with  Yukon River and 44 mi. SE of Circle, Yukon=Tanana High.
History: Local name reported in 1936 by Mertie (1938a, pl. 5), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Lime Village (Populated Place), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (61.3563889, -155.4355556)
Description: On the S bank of the Stony River near junction of Hungry Creek, 2 mi E of the Lime Hills and 62 mi upstream from the village of Stony River.
History: Native village listed in the 1939 census as "Hungry Village" with a population of 38; 29 persons in 1950. It is presently referred to as "Lime Village," named for the nearby Lime Hills.
Juno Mountain (Summit), Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska (55.3863644, -131.6743087)
Description: on Revillagigedo I., 2 mi. N of Ketchikan, Alex. Arch.
History: This is one of several names given in 1883 by Lieutenant Commander  Nichols, U.S. Navy (USN), which were suggested by classical mythology. Juno was an  ancient Italian (Roman) goddess, the wife of Jupiter.
Mount Dutton (Summit), Aleutians East County, Alaska (55.1866, -162.2743536)
Description: 18 mi. E of village of Cold Bay, NW of head of Belkofski Bay,  at SW end of Alaska Peninsula; Aleutian Range
History: named by T. A. Jaggar, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1927 for Clarence Edward  Dutton, a volcano geologist of the 19th century.
Thorne Island (Island), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (56.0877778, -133.0305556)
Description: between Kashevarof and Whale Passages, on NE coast of Prince of  Wales I., Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1886 by Lieutenant Commander A. S. Snow, U.S. Navy (USN), for Frank  Manley Thorn, Superintendent of U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) 1885-89.
Lurvey Basin (Valley), Juneau County, Alaska (58.2944907, -134.3309038)
Description: near head of Lurvey Creek on NW slope of Sheep Mtn. 3 mi. E of Juneau, Coast Mts.
History: Locally named for W. L. Lurvey who mined in this valley about 1883. The miners also called it "Dix Bow Basin" for John Dix, one of the early miners at Juneau in 1881 (DeArmond, 1957, p. 30).
Clarke Creek (Stream), Denali County, Alaska (64.08672, -148.50413)
Description: 2.7 mi. long; flows NE into the Totatlanika River; Secs 4,5&8, T10S, R5W and Secs 33&34, T9S, R5W, Fairbanks Meridian
History: Named for H. Clarke Billings (1948-2004), who mined along the stream over 21 summers
Tinguk Ridge (Ridge), North Slope County, Alaska (68.0848046, -165.2783739)
Description: Extends along E bank of Mapsorak Creek, 18 mi ESE of Cape Thompson, Arctic Slope.
History: Eskimo name meaning "liver" (tinguaq), probaly referring to the shape of the ridge. Reported in 1950 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) as "Ting-ook."
Circle Creek (Stream), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (65.5588889, -162.5288889)
Description: flows NE to join Spruce Creek, forms Holtz Creek in Kugruk River basin , 19 mi. E of Imuruk Lake, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1903 by D. C. Witherspoon (in Moffit, 1905, pl. 2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Owl Lake (Lake), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.8061094, -150.6127925)
Description: on Kenai Peninsula, 2.6 mi. SW of Swanson Lake and 30 mi. NE of Kenai, Cook Inlet Low.
History: Named about 1963 by officials of Kenai National Moose Range, probably for Richardson's Owl or the Arctic Saw-whet (Cryptoglaux  funerea richardsoni), an owl known to Alaskan Eskimos as "the blind one," because it is almost completely blinded by sunlight, (Pearson, 1944, pt. 2, p. 106).
Twin Calderas (Crater), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.4116667, -163.2663889)
Description: At the summit of a volcanic dome, 1.5 mi NNW of the W end of Kuzitrin Lake and 12 mi. S of Imuruk Lake, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Reported in 1950 by D. M. Hopkins, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); descriptive name applied by a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) field party about 1948.
Tzahavak (historical) (Populated Place), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (58.75, -161.75)
Description: on S shore of Chagvan Bay, 20 mi. S of Goodnews Bay, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Former Eskimo village or camp reported as "Tzahavagamute," population 48, by Petroff (1881, p. 53).
Dry Creek (Stream), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.7466667, -155.625)
Description: on E coast of Alaska Peninsula, flows NE to Teresa Creek, 5 mi. NNE of Cape Aklek and 45 mi. NW of Karluk, Aleutian Range. 6.3 miles long.
History: Local name obtained from J. L. McPherson of Iliamna; published by G. C. Martin (1905, p. 54), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Wacam Draw (Valley), Deschutes County, Oregon (43.9030136, -120.9891164)
Description: 8.3 mi. long; heads in Deschutes National Forest, 3.5 mi. NE of Orphan Butte, trends NE into Bureau of Land Management land to open onto the valley of the Dry River 4 mi. E of Golden Basin; Tps19-20S, R14E, Willamette Meridian
History: named for the Klamath word for horse, in relation to the nearby Horse Ridge
Emma Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (67.3208333, -150.1733333)
Description: flows E to Middle Fork Koyukuk River 5 mi. SE of Emma Dome and 6.5 mi. S of Wiseman, Brooks Range. 5 miles long.
History: Named by August L. Tobin, who prospected and mined in the area from 1897 to 1918, for his wife, Emma L. Tobin; name reported by Robert Marshall in 1930.
Clearwater Lake (Lake), Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska (64.0880556, -145.5822222)
Description: 1 mi. SW of junction of Tanana River and Clearwater Creek and 9 mi. ESE of Big Delta, Alaska Range. 1.5 miles long.
History: Local descriptive name published in 1951 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Villard Glacier (Glacier), Haines County, Alaska (59.286661, -135.2519449)
Description: on N side of Mt. Villard, trends NE to its 1964 terminus, 12 mi. S of Skagway, Coast Mts.
History: Named by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), for Henry Villard, French  glaciologist, and published in the 1883 Alaska Coast Pilot (pl. 1819).
Kotzebue (Populated Place), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (66.8983333, -162.5966667)
Description: population 1,290, on NW shore of Baldwin Peninsula, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low.
History: Established as a permanent Eskimo village when a reindeer station was located here about 1897. Prior to then, it was a summer fish camp, first mentioned by Lieutenant Zagoskin (1847, pt. 1, p. 74), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), who recorded the name as "Kikikhtagyut." The 1880 Census lists the name as "Kikiktagamute," with a population of 200. "Kotzebue" a post office was established in 1899; the name was derived from Kotzebue Sound. A Society of Friends mission was founded the same year. The population was 193 in 1910; 230 in 1920; 291 in 1930; 372 in 1940; and 623 in 1950.
Pinnell River (Stream), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (65.8825, -163.0752778)
Description: Heads 5 mi NE of Imuruk Lake and flows to the Inmachuk River, 20 mi. N of Imuruk Lake, 17 mi SW of the village of Deerling, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Named for Jess Pinnell, a miner from Nome (AK-T1/p759), reported in 1901 by USCS (Collier, 1902, pl. 12). Published as "Pannell" by reaburn (in Mendenhall, 1902, pl. 4a), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Atka Island (Island), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (52.1380556, -174.4452778)
Description: largest of Andreanof Islands., Aleutian Islands. 55 miles long.
History: Aleut name; reported by early Russian traders; published as "Atchu Island" by Reverend Coxe (1780, p. 156); "Atghka" by Captain Cook (1785, v. 2, p. 503), RN; "Atkha Ile," by Captain Lutke (1836, p. 307), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN); "O(strov) Atka," or "Atka Island," on the 1848 Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1400, and by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 27), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN).
Marathon Mountain (Summit), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.1146132, -149.5055606)
Description: The feature is in Kenai Mountains, on Kenai Peninsula, approximately 2 mi. west of Seward, Chugach Mts.
History: Named for the marathon races that are run on the mountain each year. The first "mountain marathon" race was run in 1915. The marathon consists of a race to the top of the mountain and back (Currier, 1966, p. 10-13).
Deer Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (64.2613889, -155.6666667)
Description: flows NE to Sulatna River, 8 mi. NW of Sulatna Crossing and 33 mi. SW of Ruby, Kilbuck-kuskokwim Mts. 12 miles long.
History: Prospector' name reported in 1913 by Eakin (1914, pl. 3), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Battleship Cove (Bay), Bristol County, Massachusetts (41.7062133, -71.1619898)
Description: On the E bank of the Taunton River 0.16 km (0.1 mi) N of Braga Bridge.  (US-T121)
History: City boundary of Fall River forms the E boundary of the feature and the battleship USS Massachusetts is located at its W boundary.  (US-T121)
Green Mountains (Range), Washington County, Vermont (44.145485, -72.8539797)
Description: Incomplete record.  Highest elevation in this range is Mount Mansfield.  Extends from the Massachusetts-Vermont boundary through the State of Vermont from south to north to the Vermont-Canadian border, keeping a middle course between the Connecticut River on the east, and Lake Champlain on the west.  From the  Massachusetts-Vermont boundary to southern Washington County, this range continues lofty and unbroken through by any considerable streams  dividing the counties of Windham, Windsor, and Orange, from the counties of Bennington, Rutland, and Addison.  In the southern part of Washington county, the Green Mountains separate into two ranges.  The highest range continues north along the eastern boundaries of the counties of Chittenden and Franklin, while the other, called the "height of lands", strikes off to the northeast through the southeastern part of Washington county, and the western part of Caledonia county.  The height of lands separates the waters which fall into the Connecticut River in the northern part of the state, from those which flow into the lakes of Lake Champlain and Lake Memphremagog.  The height of the range in nearly uniform, exhibiting no prominent elevations.  It diminishes as it approaches the Canadian  boundary.  The western range is high and precipitous, having been broken through by Lamoille River and Winooski River.  This range presents some of the most lofty summits in the state, particularly Camels Hump and Mansfield Mountains.
Lone Butte (Summit), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (62.5039666, -147.30275)
Description: 10 mi. SE of junction of Oshetna and Susitna River and 64 mi. NW  of Gulkana, Talkeetna Mts.
History: Local descriptive name reported by F.H. Moffit (in Brooks and others, 1915, pl. 6), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Whitefish Lake (Lake), Douglas County, Wisconsin (46.2139036, -91.8721906)
Description: 925 acres with a maximum depth of 102 feet ; located in the Town of Wascott, 16 km (10 mi) S of Solon Springs, W of U.S. Route 53.
History: Formerly named for John Bardon, who was active in the insurance and real estate business in the Superior area; renamed by the State of Wisconsin in the 1970s to recognize local usage; name change adopted by the U.S. Board in 2010.
Point Eliza (Cape), Sitka County, Alaska (56.294048, -134.6478586)
Description: between Port Conclusion and Port Armstrong, on E coast of  Baranof I., 2 mi. N of Port Alexander, Alex. Arch.
History: Named by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), "during his stay in  Port Conclusion between August 1 and 22, 1794, "(Wagner, 1937, p. 385).
Thistle Ledge (Bar), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.6719444, -133.6794444)
Description: off E shore of Stephens Passage, 1.4 mi. N of Point Lookout and  50 mi. SE of Juneau, Coast Mts.
History: Discovered and named in 1893 by Otto J. Klotz for his steamer the Steamship (SS) Thistle. The name was published in 1895 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
The Rapids (Rapids), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.3397222, -151.0541667)
Description: in Yukon River E of Senatis Mtn., 32 mi. ENE of Tanana,  Kokrines-Hodzana High.
History: Descriptive name "Rampart Rapids" reported in 1869 by Raymond (1871, p. 22), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Eureka Creek (Stream), Denali County, Alaska (0, 0)
Description: flows N to Humboldt Creek which flows to Goodhope River, about 37 mi. NW of Imuruk Lake, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1901 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Collier, 1902,  pl. 12). This stream cannot be identified on current maps.
Cone Reservoir (Reservoir), Shasta County, California (40.7645128, -121.3696741)
Description: Located in sec 36,T34N,R5E, Mount Diablo Meridian. Between Hat Creek Rim and Butte Creek Rim, 10.2 km (6.3 mi) southwest of Little Valley and 6.9 km (4.3 mi) southwest of Ladder Butte. (US-T121)
Bates Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.455, -145.5019444)
Description: flows SW to Ptarmigan Creek, 50 mi. SW of Circle, Yukon-Tanana High. 3 miles long.
History: Named by prospectors; reported in 1903 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Prindle, 1905, pl. 13).
Protection Point (Cape), Dillingham (CA) County, Alaska (58.4927778, -158.6961111)
Description: on E coast of Nushagak Peninsula, between Bristol and Nushagak  Bays, 39 mi. SW of Dillingham; Bristol Bay Low.
History: name given as "M(ys) Povorotnoi," meaning "Turn Point," by  Captain Tebenkov (1852, map ), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), because the coast line turns at this  point.
Johnstone Point (Cape), Chugach County, Alaska (60.4836111, -146.6113889)
Description: on N coast of Hinchinbrook I., 30 mi. SW of Cordova, Chugach Mts.
History: Named by Davidson (1869, p. 153), U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), while doing survey work along the south Alaska coast. Named for James Johnstone, Master of the H.M.S. Chatham, one of the vessels in Captain George Vancouver's expeditions to the region at the end of the 18th century. The point of land was earlier called "Cabo Frio," meaning "cold cape" in Spanish, by Jose Canizares on July 22, 1779 (Wagner, 1937, p. 456).
Threemile Canyon (Valley), Chugach County, Alaska (60.9905959, -144.239416)
Description: on Bremner River, 0.5 mi. E of junction of Bremner River and South Fork Bremner River, 55 mi. NE of Katalla, Chugach Mts.
History: Local name reported in 1911 by F. H. Moffit (in Brooks and others, 1912, p. 99), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
White Hill (Summit), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (62.1347513, -147.3827253)
Description: In the Talkeetna Mountains, 3 mi NW of the confluence of Flat Creek and the Little Nelchin River, 17 mi. N of Tahneta Passand, 67 mi W of Gulkana.
History: Descriptive name given by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1956 because it is a conspicuously whitish mountain of limestone.
Mount Hill (Summit), Hoonah-Angoon County, Alaska (57.9008874, -136.3522744)
Description: On W coast of Chichagof Island, 2 mi S of the junction of Stag Bay and Lisianski Strait, 19 mi. NW of Chichagof, Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1955 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for Joseph Hill, a prospector in this area for many years, who drowned in Lisianski Strait near this mountain.
Kelly Rock (Island), Aleutians East County, Alaska (55.1941667, -160.4577778)
Description: SW entrance point to Popof Strait, off SE coast of Unga I., in Shumagin Is., Aleutian Range
History: Local name published by US@C&GS in 1916 Coast Pilot (p. 180) as Kellys Rock, and in 1926 Coast Pilot (p. 197) as Kelly Rock.
Helen Creek (Stream), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.755, -155.485)
Description: on E coast of Alaska Peninsula, flows W to Puale Bay, 40 mi. NW of Karluk, Aleutian Range. 4.2 miles long.
History: Local name obtained from J. L. McPherson of Iliamna; published by G. C. Martin (1921, pl. 10), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Achilles Mountain (Summit), Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska (55.3531767, -131.5460065)
Description: on Revillagigedo I. on W shore of George Inlet, 3.5 mi. E of Ketchikan; Alex. Arch.
History: this is one of several names given in 1883 by Lieutenant Commander H  Nichols, U.S. Navy (USN), which were suggested by classical mythology.
Hurd Creek (Stream), Denali County, Alaska (0, 0)
Description: flows NW to Pinnell River which flows to Inmachuk River between  Doll and Hurd Creeks, about 13 mi. NE of Imuruk Lake, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Local name published on a precinct map of Seward Peninsula  by Monroe and Hutchins; corrected to June 1903 by Arthur Gibson. This stream cannot be precisely identified on current maps.
Hayward (Populated Place), Alameda County, California (37.6688205, -122.0807964)
Description: Located 3.2 km (2 mi) south of Castro Valley and 8 km (5 mi) northwest of Union City. (US-T121)
History: Named for Alvinza Hayward, a pioneer who engaged in mining and establishing water works. (US-T121) Incorporated on 11 March 1876.
Roundtop Mountain (Summit), Aleutians East County, Alaska (54.7996331, -163.5916089)
Description: on Unimak I., Aleutian Islands.
History: Name reported as "Round Top" by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1902. This feature was called "Dome" in 1897 by Lieutenant Commander J. F. Moser, U.S. Navy (USN), U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Tatalina River (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.0883333, -149.2975)
Description: heads at 653000N1475500W, flows SW to Chatanika River, 48 mi. NW of Fairbanks, Tanana Low. 60 miles long.
History: Indian name published in 1907 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Inian Peninsula (Cape), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (58.1580556, -136.2675)
Description: On N end of Chichagof Island, 20 mi. W of Hoonah, extending from a line protracted E from the head of Port Althorp to Idaho Inlet, NW to South Indian Pass, Alex Arch. 7 miles long.
History: named in 1955 by Rossman (1959, map), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for nearby Inian Islands.
Lower Cohoe Lake (Lake), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.3253204, -151.3434934)
Description: One of Cohoe Lakes, W. coast of Kanai Peninsula, 8.5 mi NW of Tustumena Lake and 16 mi SSW of Kenai, Cook Inlet Low.
History: D. F. Smith, Anchorage, proposed this name in 1965 to differentiate the Cohoe Lakes.
Mount Corcoran (Summit), Tulare County, California (36.5385517, -118.2504845)
Description: In Sequoia National Park, northernmost of four peaks, in the Sierra Nevada, 1.9 km (1.2 mi) northwest of Mount Langley and 5.8 km (3.6 mi) southeast of Mount Whitney.  (US-T121)
History: Named about 1868 for William Wilson Corcoran, 1798-1888, philanthropist of Washington, D.C., and founder of the Corcoran Gallery of Art.  1891 and 1933 United States  Board on Geographic Names (BGN) Decision descriptions placed name 1.9 km (1.2 mi)  southeast to what is now known as Mount Langley.  (US-T121)
Wheeler Sawmill Canyon (Valley), Utah County, Utah (39.9553717, -111.2674516)
Description: 1.1 mi. long; heads in Uinta National Forest, 4.5 mi. NW of Tucker, trends S onto private property to join Spanish Fork Canyon; Secs. 17&8, T10S, R6E, Salt Lake Meridian
History: the name honors Richard Wheeler (1928-2000), outdoorsman, lumberman, and sawmill owner
Alder Creek (Stream), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (66.0555556, -162.2022222)
Description: on Seward Peninsula, flows NE to Willow Bay, 15 mi. SE of Deering,  Kotzebue-Kobuk Low.
History: Prospectors' name obtained in 1903 by D. C. Witherspoon,  (Moffit, 1905, pl. 2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Mount Emerson (Summit), Chugach County, Alaska (61.116702, -148.0197312)
Description: on W bank of College Fiord, 8 mi. N of Point Pakenham and 63 mi. E of Anchorage; Chugach Mts.
History: named in 1908 by U. S. Grant and D. F. Higgins, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for Benjamin Kendall Emerson, 1843-1920, professor of geology at Amherst  College, Amherst, Massachusetts. the Harriman Alaska Expedition in 1899.
Murk Bay (Bay), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (58.295, -136.7441667)
Description: on N side of Graves Harbor, in Glacier Bay National Monument,  49 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.
History: Named by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1926 and published in 1929.