cellos/DomesticNames_AllStates_Text huggingface dataset:
Eightmile Cove (Bay), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (63.4469444, -161.8122222)
Description: off Norton Sound, 7 mi. SE of Saint Michael, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. 1 mile wide.
History: "Sled runners' name" reported in 1952 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Butterball Creek (Stream), St. Louis County, Minnesota (47.4660332, -91.8962806)
Description: Heads at the SW end of Butterball Lake, flows W 1.4 km (0.9 mi) to Little Butterball Lake then N 0.3 km (0.2 mi) into the Saint Louis River, 3.2 km (2 mi) E of Skibo Mill.
History: "butterball" is a nickname for the Bufflehead Duck which migrates through and nests in this area.
Perry Creek (Stream), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (65.8216667, -163.0716667)
Description: Heading 3.5 mi N of Cloud Lake and flowing NE to the Pinnell River, 4.5 mi S of its confluence with the Inmachuk River, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1903 by Witherspoon (in Moffit, 1905. pl. 2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Big Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.8586111, -144.285)
Description: heads at 654900N1445900W flows ENE to Birch Creek, 7 mi. NW of Circle, Yukon Flats; 26 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1954 or 1955 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographers.
Tough Luck Creek (Stream), Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska (65.2980556, -146.4252778)
Description: flows S to Chatanika River 1.9 mi. upstream from the mouth of  Sourdough Creek and 49 mi. NE of Fairbanks, Yukon-tanana High
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1954 or 1955 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)  topographers.
Carrie Creek (Stream), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (59.6952777, -151.4572222)
Description: 0.3 mi. long; heads in a small unnamed pond on the E end of Crossman Ridge, flows NW into Twitter Creek 1 mi. S of Lookout Mountain, 3.2 mi. NE of Homer; Sec. 35, T5S, R13W and Sec. 2, T6S, R13W, Seward Meridian
History: The name honors Carrie Anne (Lyon) Kessock (1973-2010) in honor of her happy childhood spent playing along the stream.
Sourdough (historical) (Populated Place), Copper River County, Alaska (61.3636111, -142.7258333)
Description: Formerly located in the Wrangell Mountains, along the south bank of the Nizia River at the mouth of Young Creek, 13 km (8 mi) southeast of McCarthy, Wrangell Mts.
History: Name used by prospectors; reported in 1908 by D C Witherspoon (Moffit and Capps, 1911, pl. 2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Revels Mountain (Summit), Transylvania County, North Carolina (35.2150334, -82.8099104)
Description: Located in Pisgah National Forest, 3.7 mi. ESE of Balsam Grove, 1.3 mi. ESE of Three Forks Mountain
History: Named for Hiram Rhoades Revels (1827?- 1901), who was born in North Carolina and was the first African-American elected to the United States Congress
Clere Bower (Stream), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (58.7166667, -161.5666667)
Description: flows 5 mi. SSE to Slug River, 22 mi. W of Cape Newenham;  Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: local name shown on a 1937 fieldsheet by J. B. Mertie,  Jr., U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Crescent Creek (Stream), Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska (62.1858333, -141.3608333)
Description: in Nutzotin Mts., flows N to East Fork Snag Creek 5 mi. SE of its junction with Snag Creek, 8 mi. SE of Carden Lake, Alaska Range. 3 miles long.
History: Local name reported by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1959.
Olga Narrows (Channel), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.0552778, -154.11)
Description: between Moser and Olga Bays in SW part of Kodiak I., 38 mi. SE of Karluk.
History: Named for Olga Bay by US@C&GS in 1934. It was called "The Narrows" in the 1931 Alaska Coast Pilot (pt. 2, p. 197).
De Anza Peak (Summit), Costilla County, Colorado (37.2241423, -105.1590357)
Description: In the Culebra Range, 1.5 mi NNE of Whiskey Paso and 15 mi E of San Luis.
History: Named for the Spanish Governor of New Mexico, Lt Col Juan Bautista de Anza, who in 1779, pursued Cuerno Verde and his Comanche raiders through the San Luis Valley.
Alpine Creek (Stream), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (63.0369444, -147.2705556)
Description: Heading in a glacial lake in the S part of the Clearwater Mountains and flowing SW to join Raft Creek 5 mi upstream from its mouth, 80 mi. SE of Healy, Alaska Range. 4 miles long.
History: Named in 1954 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists because the valley being similar to those in the Swiss Alps, with steep, sharp-crested walls, broad floor, U-shape, and lakes.
Marshall Island (Island), Sitka County, Alaska (57.0326, -135.2727)
Description: in Thimbleberry Bay, 2.5 mi. SE of Sitka, on W coast of Baranof  I., Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1880 by the U.S. Navy and published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 144).
Marsh Bay (Bay), Sitka County, Alaska (56.8488889, -135.3286111)
Description: at S end of Redoubt Lake, 0.4 mi. NE of Goddard on western Baranof I., Alex. Arch.
History: the 1848 Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1397 applied the name  "Zaliv Klyuchevoy" to a bay on the coast about two miles to the southwest.  In 1880 the British Admiralty translated the Russian name as "Marsh Bay," but misapplied it to this feature. Subsequent maps have followed the British  Admi raly application.
Reindeer Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.4347222, -152.3005556)
Description: heads in Rampart Mts., flows NW to Tozitna River, 19 mi. NW of Tanana, Kokrines-Hodzana High.
History: Local name reported in 1956 by Orth; so named because a reindeer corral was located here about 50 years ago.
Ringgold Creek (Stream), El Dorado County, California (38.7035147, -120.7929902)
Description: Flows southwest 2.4 km (1.5 mi) then northwest to Weber Creek 1.9 km (1.2 mi) south of Placerville.  (US-T121)
History: Named for Commander Cadwallader Ringgold, in charge of the Charles Wilkes United States Navy Scientific Expedition into this area in 1841.  (US-T121)
Pintler Meadows (Flat), Beaverhead County, Montana (45.8677009, -113.4558955)
Description: Located along the course of Pintler Creek, 74 km (46 mi) WSW of Butte; 455255N1132750W (N end), 455138N1132640W (S end).
History: Named for Charles Ellsworth Pintler (1854-1925), who with his family, settled in this area in 1885. (US-T121)
Akumwake Slough (Stream), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (60.3803344, -164.5396252)
Description: flows NNW to Kolovinerak River, 25 mi. SW of Baird Inlet, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. 5 miles long.
History: Eskimo name reported in 1949 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Bunshefoot Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.4472222, -163.0969444)
Description: heads S of Iknutak Mtn., flows E to Golovnin Bay, 41 mi. SE of Solomon, Seward Peninsula High. 2.3 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name published on the 1908 "Map of Seward Peninsula" by Arthur Gibson.
Laida Spit (Bar), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (59.8030556, -151.8436111)
Description: on W coast of Kenai Penin, 1.5 mi. NNE of village of Anchor  Point and 15 mi. NW of Homer, Cook Inlet Low.
History: Local name reported by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) or US@C&GS in the 1940's.
Peak One (Summit), Summit County, Colorado (39.5430027, -106.1199036)
Description: In the Tenmile Range, 4 km (2.5 mi) southwest of Frisco.
History: A proposal to establish the name Melzer Peak for this feature was submitted by a private citizen in June 1986; this proposal was rejected by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (USBGN) on 12 February 1987.
Mount Ashmun (Summit), Haines County, Alaska (59.6399961, -136.1905342)
Description: On the Alaska-Canada boundary about 3 mi E of the point at which the Kelsall River Crosses the boundary, 2.6 mi. NW of Hiteshitak Mtn. and 33 mi. NW of Skagway, St. Elias Mts.
History: Named by the United States and Canada in 1927 for R. N. Ashmum, employed by U.S. section of the International Boundary Commission (IBC).
Course Point (Cape), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.8936111, -152.4669444)
Description: on Narrow Strait, 7.5 mi. NW of Kodiak, Kodiak I.
History: Translation of the name "M(ys) Kursa" (from the French  "cours") given in 1839 or 1840 by Murashev and published in 1849 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1425. The name "M(ys) Povorota," meaning "turn cape," was published for this point by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 23).
Unimak Island (Island), Aleutians East County, Alaska (54.7683333, -164.1866667)
Description: island, 67 mi. long and 22 mi. wide, in Fox Islands., Aleutian Islands. 1571.4 square miles in size.
History: Aleut name recorded by Captain Cook (1785, v. 2, p. 426), Royal Navy (RN), July 2, 1778; it is called by the people of these parts "Oonemak, * * *." Esteban Jose Martinez called the island "Don Jose de Flores" in 1788; and Lopez de Haro called it "Isla San Gonzalo" on July 16, 1788, probably derived from his Christian name (Wagner, 1937, p. 500).
Fish Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (67.1027778, -142.3863889)
Description: flows S to porcupine River, 11 mi. E of Coleen Mtn., Brooks Range. 20 miles long.
History: Name reported by M. G. White (1952, fig. 1), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1948.
Jug Island (Island), Sitka County, Alaska (56.7919444, -135.4319444)
Description: in Necker Is., 20 mi. SW of Sitka, Alex. Arch.
History: This is a translation by US@C&GS of the Russian name given  in 1809 by the navigator Ivan Vasiliev the first, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). Lieutenant Sarichev (1826,  map 19), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), published it as "O(strov) Kubyshka."
Steamboat Slough (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.1388889, -152.4044444)
Description: channel of Yukon River, at mouth of Tozitna River, 9 mi. WSW of  Tanana, Nowitna Low.
History: Named when the riverboats May West and Seattle No. 1  wintered here in 1897-98. Name shown on a navigation chart manuscript dated 1906.
Mount Harper (Summit), Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska (64.2367627, -143.8434737)
Description: 70 mi. NW of Tok Junction, 90 mi. SW of Eagle, Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Prospectors' name thought to be for Arthur Harper, 1835-1897, Yukon River valley pioneer. Name shown on a 1911 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) fieldsheet. (from Orth, Donald J. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names. Washington, DC: GPO, 1967.)
Ahmoolint Creek (Stream), Benton County, Oregon (44.519345, -123.498672)
Description: 2.2 mi. long; in Siuslaw National Forest, heads 0.9 mi. NE of Marys Peak, flows NE and E into South Fork Rock Creek; Secs 23&22, T12S, R7W, Willamette Meridian
History: The name means “The Wolf” in the Kalapuya language, refers to a character in Ampinefu Kalapuya stories, and references a recent local wolf sighting.
Great Valley (Valley), Hoonah-Angoon County, Alaska (58.5930928, -137.2472854)
Description: extends NE, 3 mi. NE of Ptarmigan Dome, 75 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts. 3 miles long.
History: Descriptive name published by members of the Harvard-Dartmouth Expeditions, 1933-34 (Washburn and Goldthwait, 1936, map).
Grays Point (historical) (Populated Place), Scott County, Missouri (37.2403285, -89.4686998)
Description: along the Mississippi River in NW Scott County.
History: "When the first settlement was made by white men, the name Ross' Point was given for an early settler of that name, then the place was named Gray's Point for an old steamboat captain, Wm. Gray, who settled there." (MO-T101/SHS-MO/1938)
Traitors Cove (Bay), Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska (55.7191667, -131.6416667)
Description: extends NE off Behm Canal, on W coast of Revillagigedo I., Alex. Arch.
History: Named by Captain Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), "August 12, 1793, on account  of trouble there with the Indians" (Wagner, 1937, p. 419); this name was  transliterated and published in 1853 as "Bukhta Tretr (izmyny)" on Russian  Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1495.
Le Blondeau Glacier (Glacier), Haines County, Alaska (59.2376469, -136.2791625)
Description: heads on N slope of Takhinsha Mts., trends N to its terminus in the valley of the Tsirku River, 1.2 mi. W of mouth of Cottonwood Creek, and 35 mi. SW of Skagway, St. Elias Mts.; 4 miles long.
History: A prospector's name reported by Wright (1904, pl. 2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Donlin Creek (Stream), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (62.0780556, -158.2175)
Description: flows SW joins Flat Creek to form Crooked Creek, 15 mi. NW of village of Crooked Creek and 43 mi. NW of Sleetmute, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts. 14 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1910 by A. G. Maddren, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Tahquitz Meadow (Flat), Riverside County, California (33.7680758, -116.6675174)
Description: Located in sec 3,T5S,R3E, San Bernardino Meridian. In the San Jacinto Maountains, 1.6 km (1 mi) northeast of Idyllwild and 2.4 km (1.5 mi) northeast of Pine Cove. (US-T121)
History: Field report states it would be more logical to apply the generic "valley" to the creek basin, but all authorities agree that the name applies only to a small meadow. (US-T121)
Our Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (64.0269444, -154.3783333)
Description: heads in Sischu Mts., flows N to Nowitna River, 28 mi. SE of Monzonite Hills, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Local name reported in 1915 by Eakin (in Brooks and others, 1916, pl. 10), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Head Rock (Bar), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (51.9236111, -176.53)
Description: 1.8 mi. NE of Zeto Point, N of Kuluk Shoal, off the NE coast of Adak Island, Aleutian Islands.
History: Named by members of the U.S. Navy Aleutian Island Survey  Expedition in 1933 for the survey signal Hed, located on this feature.
Clara Creek (Stream), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (58.955, -161.6919444)
Description: to Salmon River, 28 mi. NE of Cape Newenham, Kilbuck=Kuskokwim Mts. 1.5 miles long.
History: A report published in 1933 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) stated that Clara Creek is a "well established local name, used in recording mining claims."
Fossil River (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (63.4869444, -170.0502778)
Description: On NE coast of St. Lawrence Island, flows N to the Bering Sea at Camp Iveetok, 3 mi NW of Oomyousik Point. 16 miles long.
History: Named by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1932.
Daylily Creek (Stream), St. Charles County, Missouri (38.8200014, -90.8645378)
Description: 0.2 mi. long; heads 1.1 mi. NW of Linn Cemetery, flows N to enter Crossroads Creek 2.4 mi. SSE of its confluence with Dry Branch; Sec. 24, T47N, R1E, Fifth Principal Meridian
History: The name reflects Wentzville’s passion for daylily hybridization
Yoke Pass (Channel), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (51.9866667, -176.0072222)
Description: Narrow channel entering Yoke Bay from the S, SE of Great Sitkin Island, between Great Sitkin Island and Igitkin Bank, Aleutian Islands.
History: Name derived from Yoke Bay, and given by members of the U.S. Navy Aleutian Island and Survey Expedition in 1934.
Cape Yakataga (Cape), Yakutat County, Alaska (60.0611111, -142.4322222)
Description: Located on Gulf of Alaska, 2.4 miles southwest of Watson Peak and 100 miles northwest of Yukutat, St. Elias Mountains.
History: Tlingit Indian name published by Captain Tebenkov (1852,map 7), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN) as "M(ys) Yaktaga" on an 1849 map.
Greg Mace Peak (Summit), Pitkin County, Colorado (38.9981793, -106.8286423)
Description: In the Elk Mountains, 2.4 km (1.5 mi) NNE of Pearl Mountain and 21 km (13 mi) S of Aspen.
History: Named for Gregory Mace (1943-1986), coordinator and 12 year member of the Aspen Mountain Rescue team who dedicated his life to search and rescue missions in and around the Aspen area.
Clark Glacier (Glacier), Hoonah-Angoon County, Alaska (58.8099526, -137.1110384)
Description: in Glacier Bay National Monument, trends NW to its 1961 terminus at head of the Johns Hopkins Inlet, 78 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts. 8 miles long.
History: Named by W. O. Field and W. S. Cooper in 1936 for William Bullock Clark, 1860-1917, professor of geology at Johns Hopkins University. Clark was born in Vermont, taught geology at Johns Hopkins University from 1887-1917 and was a member of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from 1888 to 1917.
North Rookery (Area), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (56.6027778, -169.5722222)
Description: 1 mi. W of Saint George, on N coast of Saint George Island, in Pribilof Islands.
History: This seal rookery is mentioned by Elliott (1881, p.60-61) as having 750 ft. of sea-margin. The Aleut name is Alga-anatorolog, meaning a place where the seals do not go up, name being due to the ridge near the center of this rookery where there are no seals (Putnam, 1903, p.1013).
Craven County (Civil), Craven County, North Carolina (35.1176858, -77.0820038)
Description: Located in eastern North Carolina, 40 km (25 mi) southeast of Greenville; County Seat:  New Bern.
History: Formed prior to 1696 and originally named Archdale County, for John Archdale (c1642-1717), Governor of Carolina from 1694 to 1696.  Changed to Craven County in 1712.  (NC-T11/p12)
Moody Lake (Reservoir), Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (35.1532021, -80.9425447)
Description: 5 acres; located 0.8 km (0.5 mi) E of Coffey Creek, 13 km (8 mi) SW of the center of Charlotte.
History: Named for George Moody, who owned the property from 1929 to the 1950s. A proposal to change the name Moody Lake to Whitehall Lake was denied by the BGN, June 10, 2010. The proposed name reflected the lake's location within Whitehall Corporate Center and its proximity to the Whitehall horse farm.
Rolph Slough (Gut), Dillingham (CA) County, Alaska (58.9736111, -158.3797222)
Description: distributary of Nushagak River, flows SW to Nushagak Bay, S of Grassy I., 5 mi. S of Dillingham, Bristol Bay Low.
History: Local name reported in 1952 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Kenty Creek (Stream), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (59.1597222, -154.3936111)
Description: flows NE to Paint River, 2 mi. N of Middle Mtn., 37 mi. SW of  Augustine I., Aleutian Range
History: Local name reported by K. F. Mather, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1923 (in  Brooks and others, 1925, pl. 3).
Lower Peine Creek (Stream), St. Charles County, Missouri (38.8237419, -90.8906195)
Description: 0.6 mi. long; heads 1.3 mi. SE of Mid America Raceway, flows SE to enter Dry Branch 0.1 mi NE of its confluence with Spring Creek; Secs. 22&15, T47N, R1E, Fifth Principal Meridian
History: Named for its location near Peine Road
Grand Island (Island), Kusilvak (CA) County, Alaska (61.6666667, -161.4197222)
Description: in Yukon River 6 mi. S of Russian Mission, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. 6.7 miles long.
History: Riverboat pilots name shown on a 1916 fieldsheet by R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Red Mountains (Range), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.3666667, -166.45)
Description: trend E-W 2 mi. NE of Teller Mission and 6 mi. NW of Teller, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Local name reported in 1950 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), "named for the red appearance of the soil and rock."
Bird Creek (Stream), Anchorage County, Alaska (60.9736111, -149.4658333)
Description: heads in SE end of Chugach Mts., flows SW to Turnagain Arm, 5.5  mi. NW of Sunrise, Chugach Mts.
History: Name used by local miners; reported by Mendenhall (1900a, p. 320), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Fern Point (Cape), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.5036111, -133.2833333)
Description: on E coast of San Fernando I.; Alex. Arch.
History: named in 1897 by Lieutenant Commander J. F. Moser, U.S. Navy (USN). called  "Punta Almejas" meaning "point of the clams" on Francisco Antonio Maurelle  and Don Juan de la Bodega y Quardra's chart (in La Perouse, 1798, pl. 26).
Montana Gulch (Valley), Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska (65.4637504, -150.1138279)
Description: extends E to Minook Creek, 3 mi. SSE of Rampart, Yukon-Tanana Highlands.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1904 by Prindle and Hess (1906, pl. 3), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Port Banks (Bay), Sitka County, Alaska (56.5844444, -134.9975)
Description: S part of Whale Bay, on SE coast of Baranof I., Alex. Arch. 0.7 mile wide.
History: Named on June 23, 1787, by Captain George Dixon for Sir Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society (Wagner, 1937, p. 375). Capt Tebenkov (1852, map 8), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN) published the name "Z(aliv) Zakrytoy" meaning "closed bay, " for this feature.
Kelty Meadows (Flat), Mono County, California (37.7627101, -118.6456814)
Description: On the east slope of the Sierra Nevada, 1.3 km (0.8 mi) north of Kelty Canyon, 1.6 km (1 mi) southeast of Wet Fork, and 9.7 km (6 mi) southwest of Benton Hot Springs; [northeast end] 374620N1183809W, [southwest end] 374507N1183940W.  (US-T121)
Cape Decision (Cape), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (56.0055556, -134.1325)
Description: S tip of Kuiu I., between Sumner and Chatham Straits, 26 mi. SE  of Port Alexander, Alex. Arch.
History: So named by Captain Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), "about September 20, 1793, because he said that the emptiness of the stories of Fuca, Fonte, etc., was now decided" (wagner, 1937, p. 383).
Settlement Point (Cape), Aleutians East County, Alaska (55.4877778, -161.4847222)
Description: on E shore of Pavlof Bay, near SW end of Alaska Peninsula;  Aleutian Range
History: this is a translation of the Russian word "selenie" meaning "village (or settlement)," shown by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 24),  and applied to a settlement about one mile NE of the point. This "village"  reference suggested to Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), the name for the point of land in 1880.  used by the fishermen.
Baranof River (Stream), Sitka County, Alaska (57.0688889, -134.8986111)
Description: On Baranof Island in Tongass National Forest, heading in a westward flowing glacier 9 mi SW of Baranof and flowing NW 3 mi, then NE about 7 mi to Baranof Lake, then through the lake to Warm Spring Bay, 16 mi. E of Sitka, Alex. Arch.
History: Local name reported in 1947 by U.S. Forest Service (USFS).
Birch Lake (Lake), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (66.3508182, -142.6189222)
Description: 15 mi. S of Salmon Village and 37 mi. SE of Chalkyitsik, Porcupine Plateau
History: Local name obtained in 1956 by T. E. Taylor and R. C. Foley, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Colorado Creek (Stream), Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska (64.8025, -141.4330556)
Description: flows N to Mission Creek, 7 mi. NW of Eagle, Yukon-Tanana High. 3 miles long.
History: Reported in 1896 an "Boulder Creek" by Spurr (1898, pl. 48), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). "Colorado Creek" was published in 1899 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Megansett Harbor (Bay), Barnstable County, Massachusetts (41.6542734, -70.6411423)
Description: On Upper Cape Cod, extends W from Megansett to Buzzards Bay between Scraggy and Nyes Necks; Towns of Bourne and Falmouth.
History: Formerly known as "Cataumet Harbor" meaning "place of many waters," the feature was renamed "Megansett Harbor" by the Legislature of the Commonwealth of MA on April 9, 1920; the name is that of an Indian tribe which once lived on the shores of the bay (Board on Geographic Names (BGN) files).
Danger Point Reef (Bar), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.5152778, -134.6061111)
Description: in Chatham Strait, off Danger Point, 1 mi. NW of Angoon, on W  coast of Admiralty I., Alex. Arch.
History: Descriptive name given in 1869 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN),  and published on Chart 225.
Bogus Creek (Stream), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (61.19, -160.7869444)
Description: heads at 611100N1595600W and flows W to Kuskokwim River, 8 mi. NE of Tuluksak and 42 mi. NE of Bethel, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta; 50 miles long.
History: Local name; reported in 1943 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Salisbury Sound (Bay), Sitka County, Alaska (57.3605556, -135.7811111)
Description: Located between Kruzof and Chichagof Islands, 26 miles northwest of Sitka; Alexander Archipelago.
History: named in 1787 by Captain Nathaniel Portlock, "in honor of Bishop Salisbury" (Wagner, 1937, p. 407). "Puerto de los Remedios" meaning "Port of the Remedies," in 1775 by Francisco Antonio Maurelle; "Bay of Islands" on May 2, 1778, by Captain James Cook, RN (Wagner, p. 464); "Zund Klokacheva," or "Klokachev Sound," in 1809 by the Russian navigator Ivan Vasiliev the first; and "Proliv Olgi," or "Olgi Strait," by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 8), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN).