cellos/DomesticNames_AllStates_Text huggingface dataset:
Fat John Slough (Gut), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (62.1241667, -159.8408333)
Description: in drainage system of the Yukon River, flows SW between Walker and Big Bend Sloughs, 7.2 mi. SW of Holy Cross, Innoko Low. 6.5 miles long.
History: Local name obtained in 1952 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain (Summit), Clear Creek County, Colorado (39.6790465, -105.4927859)
Description: in Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, 1.3 mi. NW of Vance Peak, 3.3 mi. WNW of Snyder Mountain; Secs30&19, T4S, R72W and Secs24&25, T4S, R73W, Sixth Principal Meridian
History: named for Mestaa'?hehe (?-1847), a name that means “Owl Woman,” a Southern Cheyenne leader who helped negotiate trade and maintain good relations between native peoples and settlers
Metcalfe County (Civil), Metcalfe County, Kentucky (36.9905418, -85.6292511)
Description: Located in west-central Kentucky about 96 km (60 mi) south-southwest of Louisville; County Seat:  Edmonton.
History: Established in 1860, named for Thomas Metcalfe (1780-1855), US Congressman and Kentucky Statesman.  (KY-T1/p195)
Coffin Point (Cape), Essex County, Massachusetts (42.8153692, -70.8619969)
Description: In the Merrimack River 0.2 mi E of Rings Island and 0.6 mi NE of Newburyport C.H.; Town of Salisbury.
History: Apparently named for the Coffin family which was influential in the development of Newburyport 1635-1845
Granite Creek (Stream), Juneau County, Alaska (58.3138889, -134.3494444)
Description: flows W to Gold Creek, 2 mi. NE of Juneau, Coast Mts. 2 miles long.
History: Name first appeared in mining records in 1884 when Michael Powers claimed water rights there (DeArmond, 1957, p. 22-23). The name was published in 1904 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Knob H (Summit), Hoonah-Angoon County, Alaska (58.8746966, -136.0493528)
Description: in Glacier Bay National Monument, 3.5 mi. SE of Point McLeod and 57 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.
History: Named by members of the American Geographical Society's Glacier Bay Expedition of 1941 (Field, 1947, map) for H. F. Reid's  triangulation station "H" of 1890 and 1892 which was located there (Reid, 1892, pl. 14). It was also known as "The Mouse" by tourists in the 1880's.
Margaret Penn Brook (Stream), Chester County, Pennsylvania (40.098112, -75.481849)
Description: 0.55 mi. long; in Schuylkill Township, heads on the N slope of Mount Misery 1 mi. SW of Valley Forge, flows generally N into Jug Hollow Run.
History: The name commemorates Margaret “Peg” Penn Lowther (1651-1718), the sister of William Penn who was granted land through which the stream flows.
Eagle Creek (Stream), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (61.9783333, -158.2616667)
Description: flows SE to Crooked Creek River, 9 mi. NW of village of Crooked Creek, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts. 4.8 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1944 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Ikiakpaurak Valley (Valley), North Slope County, Alaska (69.3965584, -146.0905985)
Description: drained by Cache Creek, extends east from Canning River, between Shublik Mountains and Third Range, 30 miles northwest of Mount Michelson, Arctic Slope. 23 miles long.
History: Eskimo name reported by Leffingwell (1919, p. 96), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), to mean "small valley."
Tumbleson Lake (Reservoir), Boulder County, Colorado (40.1045287, -105.4936418)
Description: 10 acres; in Roosevelt National Forest, 2.2 mi. NNE of Ward, Sec 30, T2N, R72W, Sixth Principal Meridian
History: A proposal to change the name of the lake to Lake Tahosa, in recognition of the Boy Scout Camp located on the shore of the lake, was rejected by the BGN in April 2013. At the same meeting, the existing name was changed from Tumblesom Lake to Tumbleson Lake to recognize the historical association with Silas T. Tumblesom, who was established mining claims in the area in the second half of the 19th century.
Guyot Bay (historical) (Bay), Yakutat County, Alaska (59.9538889, -141.6947222)
Description: Formed by a spit at the N side of the junction of Icy Bay and the Gulf of Alaska, Malaspina Coastal Plain. 2 miles long.
History: Name published by US@C&GS in 1923 on Chart 8457. Called Guyot or Mud Bay in 1926 Coast Pilot. Until 1966 these names were used interchangeably.
Dayehas Creek (Stream), Haines County, Alaska (59.2919444, -135.3636111)
Description: Heads in an unnamed glacier on N side of Mount Villard, flows N, then SW to Taiya Inlet, 4 km (2.5 mi) NW of Mount Villard, in Tongass NF, 12 mi. S of Skagway, Coast Mts. 5 miles long.
History: Indian name published in 1923 on International Boundary Commission (IBC) Sheet 9 (1951 atlas).
Moose Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (62.2122222, -156.9438889)
Description: heads on Granite Mtn., flows SW to East Fork George River, 36  mi. N of Sleetmute, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Local name obtained in 1952 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographers.
Evan Lake (Lake), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.8541356, -156.6355537)
Description: 2 mi. NW of Clay Lake and 22 mi. N of Roundabout Mtn., Koyukuk low.
History: Local name obtained at Huslia by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1954 or 1955.
Cape Kiavak (Cape), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (56.9952778, -153.5444444)
Description: 13 mi. NE of Kaguyak on SE coast of Kodiak I.; Kodiak I.
History: name published by Capt Tebenkov (1852, map 23) as "M(ys)  Kiyavak," or "Cape Kiyavak."
Ahklun Mountains (Range), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (59.3833333, -160.7)
Description: Extends SW from Kanektok River and Narogurum River to Hagemeister Strait and Kuskokwim Bay, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mountains. 80 miles long and 30 miles wide.
History: Eskimo name reported in 1898 as Oklune by J. E. Spurr and W. S. Post, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Franklin Gulch (Valley), Siskiyou County, California (41.6736562, -122.8793198)
Description: Trends south-southwest to Moores Gulch 0.64 km (0.4 mi) northeast of Slug Gulch and 8 km (5 mi) north-northwest of Fort Jones.  (US-T121)
History: Named in the 1880's for the Franklin Mine located at the northest end of the gulch.  (US-T121)
Barkley Ridge (Ridge), Yakutat County, Alaska (60.4625447, -142.3007137)
Description: in Robinson Mts. S of Bagley Icefield, extends W from head of  Bering Glacier, St. Elias Mts.
History: Local name; published as "Bartley Ridge" by Maddren (in Brooks and others, 1914, pl. 4), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) change the spelling to  "Barkley," and reported that it was named for a local prospector called "Jimmy the Bear" Barkley, who crossed this area in 1905 or 1906 and again in  1907 (moffit, 1918 , p. 77).
Bailey Bay (Bay), Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska (55.9583333, -131.6180556)
Description: extends N off Behm Canal, at mouth of Bell Arm, Alex. Arch. 3.4 miles long.
History: Named in 1879 by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS); published in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 73).
Grainger Spring (Spring), San Luis Obispo County, California (35.7071353, -120.3340229)
Description: Located 6.9 km (4.3 mi) NE of Shandon, 3.8 km (2.4 mi) SW of Cholame; Sec 35, T25S, R15E, Mount Diablo Meridian
History: Named for William Grainger, who in 1898 received a land patent adjacent to the spring.
Cape Ninilchik (Cape), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.0327778, -151.7005556)
Description: 1.5 mi. SW of Ninilchik and 39 mi. SW of Kenai, Cook Inlet Low.
History: Native name published by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 5),  Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "M(ys) Ninilchika" or "Cape Ninilchi." See Ninlchik, village.
Contact Creek (Stream), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (58.1627778, -156.0063889)
Description: flows SW joins Takayofo Creek to form King Salmon River, on Alaska Peninsula in Katmai National Monument, 39 mi. SW of Mount Katmai, Aleutian Range. 24 miles long.
History: Descriptive name given by R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1923 "because it flows along a fault in the rock."
Paradox Valley (Basin), Montrose County, Colorado (38.3249896, -108.8645466)
History: Named in 1875 by surveyor A.J. Peale for a geologic "quirk".  He noticed that the Dolores River flowed across the middle of the valley, whereas conventional rivers flow down along the valley's length, hence the name.  (CO-T3/092694/p6A)
Golden City (historical) (Populated Place), Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska (65.0311111, -147.4663889)
Description: at junction of Twin and Pedro Creeks, 14 mi. NE of Fairbanks, Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Name applied by prospectors to a former mining camp; reported in 1903 by T. G. Gerdine, (Prindle, 1905, pl. 13), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
East Island (Island), Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska (55.3966667, -131.7438889)
Description: in Tongass Narrows, near mouth of Ward Cove, 4 mi. NW of Ketchikan, Alex. Arch. 100 feet long.
History: Named by W. E. George, a local pilot; published in 1883 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Baker Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (64.2591667, -152.9866667)
Description: flows E to Sethkokna River, 34 mi. SW of Bitzshtini Mts., Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts. 4.4 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1952 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Eagle Village (Populated Place), Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska (64.7805556, -141.1136111)
Description: on left bank of Yukon River, 3 mi. E of Eagle, Yukon-Tanana  High.
History: Han Kutchin Indian village associated with nearby Eagle,  which was the original site of this Indian village before the mining camp was established there. The early village was called "Johnnys" by "the whites" because its chief was known as "John." See Eagle.
Parents Mountains (Range), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (67.95, -164.8)
Description: extend NE from Chukchi Sea coast, between Kavroarak and  Tasikpak Lagoons, 14 mi. NW of Kivalina, Arctic Slope
History: Named in 1950 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS); it is a translation of the Eskimo  name for the mountains trancscirbed as "Ungayukaukurnik."
California Cove (Bay), Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska (55.3394444, -131.4563889)
Description: extends N off Carroll Inlet, on S coast of Revillagigedo I., Alex. Arch. 1 mile long.
History: Local navigators' name obtained in 1904 by H. C. Fassett, U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF).
Big Backbone Creek Inlet (Stream), Shasta County, California (40.7543159, -122.4094552)
Description: Heads at the mouth of Backbone Creek, trends southeast to a point in Shasta Lake 5.6 km (3.5 mi) east-southeast of Mammoth Butte and 25.6 km (15.9 mi) south of Lamoine.  (US-T121)
Dry Bay (Bay), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.6386111, -133.6525)
Description: On the east shore of Stephens Passage, 1 mile south of Point Lookout and 53 miles southeast of Juneau, Coast Mountains. 0.5 mile wide and 2 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1903 by Spencer and Wright (1906, fig. 4), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Tunravik Creek (Stream), Dillingham (CA) County, Alaska (59.4744444, -157.2683333)
Description: flows SE to Nushagak River, 14 mi. NE of Ekwok and 56 mi. NE of  Dillingham, Bristol Bay Low
History: Eskimo name obtained in 1931 from F. H. Waskey and  Beverley Polley, local inhabitants, by Gerald FitzGerald, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Tukuto Creek (Stream), North Slope County, Alaska (68.5116667, -156.5313889)
Description: heads in Howard Hills, flows NE to Etivluk River, 20 mi. NE of Howard Pass, Brooks Ra
History: This Eskimo name appears on a fieldsheet by Gerald  Fitzgerald, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1925. It may be the Eskimo name for "fog" (taktuktoq)  which frequently occurs on the north slope of Brooks Range, or it may be a  form of "taqtu" meaning "kidney".
Hockley Hills (Range), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (66.8680556, -160.2247222)
Description: extends NE SW 12 mi., 19 mi. NW of Selawik, Hogatza High.
History: Probably named by English naval officers during the Franklin search expeditions of 1849-54 for John Hockley, one of Captain F. W. Beecheys crew in 1825.
Golden Gate Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.0725, -164.6552778)
Description: 5.4 miles long. Heads in Kigluaik Mts., flows NE to Pilgrim River, 18 mi. SW of Mount Bendeleben and 57 mi. SW of Imuruk Lake, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1900 by E. C. Barnard (in Brooks, 1901, pl. 17), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Port Heiden (Bay), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (56.8524519, -158.7820308)
Description: extends NW 12 mi. from the Meshik River to Bristol Bay,  entrance 3 mi. wide, between Strogonof Point and Chistiakof I. 9 mi. SW of  Port Heiden Airfield; Bristol Bay Low.
History: named "Baie Comte Heyden" in 1828 by Captain F. P. Lutke, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), for "Count Heiden." named it "Baie Houdobin" for the officer on Lutke's  corvette Moller.
Big John Creek (Stream), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (56.8138889, -133.6811111)
Description: flows W to Big John Bay, 15 mi. SE of Kake, on W coast of Kupreanof I., Alex. Arch.; 5 miles long.
History: Local name published in 1943 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Fern Harbor (Bay), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (58.2991667, -136.4880556)
Description: in Glacier Bay National Monument, W of Taylor I., 4 mi. W of Point Wimbledon and 40 mi. NW of Hoonah; St. Elias Mts. 1.6 miles long.
History: name published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1925 Coast Pilot (p. 330).
Choo-heh-meen Hills (Summit), Sweet Grass County, Montana (45.8246625, -109.6779588)
Description: Located 21 km (13 mi) E of the Yellowstone River at Big Timber, 10.5 km (6.5 mi) NE of Greycliff.
History: Choo-heh-meen is an Anglicization of the Salish- Pend d’Oreille name for the Yellowstone River
Inland Lake (Lake), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (66.4731728, -159.8474858)
Description: 5 mi. SE of Selawik, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low.
History: Visited and named by Ensign J. L. Purcell, U.S. Navy (USN), in 1884 (Stoney, 1900, p. 12). Lieutenant J. C. Cantwell, U.S. Revenue-Cutter Service (USRCS), in 1884 transcribed its Eskimo name as "Emogarikchoit" with a meaning given as "little sea." This name spelled "E-mug-ge-row-che-uk," by Stoney is applied to a village on the  lake.
Chottsik Lake (Lake), Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska (68.1402088, -145.4668165)
Description: S of Vettekwi Lake and 1.6 mi. E of Arctic Village, Brooks Range. 2.9 miles long.
History: Kutchin Indian name obtained at Arctic Village in 1956 by T. E. Taylor, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Koness River (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (67.7363889, -143.7394444)
Description: heads at 683000N1444500W, flows SE to Sheenjek River, 50 mi. NE  of Christian, Brooks Range
History: Local name reported in 1927 by J. B. Mertie, Jr. (in  Smith, P. S., 1929, pl. 1), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). This may be "crows nest" in an altered  form.
Radio Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.2983333, -155.1525)
Description: flows S along E side of Dulbatne Mtn. to Dulbi River, 48 mi. WNW of Birches, Kokrines-Hodzana High.
History: Local name obtained in 1952 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographers.
Magone Mountain (Summit), Mineral County, Montana (47.1084511, -114.8537645)
Description: Located 1.1 km (0.7 mi) north of the head of Cougar Creek, 5.6 km (3.5 mi) west of Lozeau, 10 km (6 mi) south-southeast of Superior; in Lolo National Forest.
History: Named for Hugh Paul Magone (1881-1959) and Margaret Perkins Magone (1889-1963), who homesteaded nearby in 1929.
Hackett Point (Cape), Anne Arundel County, Maryland (38.9873341, -76.4252368)
Description: Located at the southeast end of Broad Neck along the Chesapeake Bay, 6.4 km (4 mi) east northeast of downtown Annapolis.  (US-T121)
History: Reportedly named for the Hackett family who settled in Annapolis in 1674.  (US-T121)
Nacko Creek (Stream), Humboldt County, California (41.2898461, -123.864511)
Description: Heads 2.4 km (1.5 mi) north of Hancorne Prairie, flows northeast for 1.5 miles to the Klamath River, 3.7 km (2.3 mi) northwest of Cappell Flat and 6.4 km (4 mi) south of Johnsons. (US-T121)
Glenn Gulch (Valley), Kusilvak County, Alaska (61.7864927, -161.8995139)
Description: extends N off Spruce Creek, W of Joe Wise Creek and 9.8 mi. SE of Marshall, Nulato Hills. 2.1 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1916 by Harrington (1918, map), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Pyramid Island (Island), Haines County, Alaska (59.1969444, -135.4577778)
Description: in Chilkat Inlet, 1 mi. SW of Chilkat and 19 mi. SW of Skagway,  Coast Mts.
History: Descriptive name given in 1869 by Commander Meade, U.S. Navy (USN). It was called "Os(trov) Peschanyy," meaning "sandy (or gritty) island," by "Captain Lindenbert" in 1838. In 1868, it was called Indian Island by Commander  Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), and Farewell Island, through a mistranslation of "Peschanyy," by  G. D. Davidson, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), in 1869. It has also been called Stony Island and Observatory Island (1883, Coast Pilot, p. 197). According to Aurel and  Arthur Krause (1883, map), the Tlinget Indian name is Chlachatsch; according  to W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), it is Shla-hatch (1883 Coast Pilot, p. 197).
Porphyry Gulch (Valley), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (62, -147.3333333)
Description: extends N from Albert Creek, 8 mi. N of Tahneta Pass.
History: Local name published by G.C. Martin and J.B. Mertie (in Brooks and others, 1914, pl. 11), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Lower Klamath Lake (Lake), Siskiyou County, California (41.9908483, -121.7431633)
Description: On the California-Oregon State Boundary, 12.8 km (8 mi) northeast of Mahogany Mountain and 16 km (10 mi) northwest of Mount Dome. (US-T121)
History: The lake formerly extended into Klamath County, Oregon, but it has been canalized such that the lake is now located only in California. The Oregon portion is now farm land.
Tacoma (historical) (Populated Place), Copper River County, Alaska (61.4166667, -145.25)
Description: "on Valdez-Fairbanks trail (Richardson Highway) 55 mi. N of Valdez," Chugach Mts.
History: Former roadhouse name published in 1908 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); and in 1916 in Polk's Gazetteer. Located at or near Kendall Cache roadhouse.
Gunsight Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (67.4980556, -152.1041667)
Description: flows W from N flank of Gunsight Mtn. to John River, 8.5 mi. N of mouth of Allen River and 53 mi. W of Wiseman, Brooks Range. 2 miles long.
History: Local name obtained in 1956 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographers.
Pompeys Pillar (Pillar), Yellowstone County, Montana (45.9952469, -108.0053879)
Description: Pompeys Pillar is a prominent sandstone rock formation located on the S bank of the Yellowstone River, 1.6 km (1 mi) NE of the community of Nibbe and 45 km (28 mi) ENE of Billings; in Pompeys Pillar National Historic Landmark (BLM).
History: Named for Jean Baptiste "Pomp" Charbonneau, the infant son of the Shoshoni woman who accompanied Lewis and Clark on their Expedition of 1805-1806.  A proposal to change the name Pompeys Pillar to Pompey Tower was submitted in 1998.  The proposal was rejected by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (USBGN) in 1999.
Turf Point (Cape), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (52.2508333, -172.5441667)
Description: southernmost point of Seguam I., Aleutian Islands.
History: Descriptive name given by a special U.S. Navy survey  party, because of its grass-covered slopes; published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1944 Aleutian Coast Pilot (p.86).
Afognak (Populated Place), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (58.0221236, -152.7652264)
Description: At the S end of Afognak Island 2.5 mi SE of Litnik Mountain, Kodiak Islands.
History: The village of this name was destroyed by the March 27, 1964, earthquake; the residents were moved to Kodiak Island and were set up in a new village named Port Lions. The name derives from Afognak Island; reported in the 11th Census of 1890 (1893, p. 73-74) as "Afognak Village (Adognak)" consisting of a series of settlements extending in a row of dwellings, somewhat widely scattered, about three-fourths of a mile along the long, curving beach. In the first quarter of the nineteenth century, the name Rutkovsky village was applied by pensioned employees of the Russian American Company.
Odiak Channel (Channel), Chugach County, Alaska (60.5830556, -145.7516667)
Description: Extends SE from Western Channel in Orca Inlet 2 km (1.3 mi) S of Observation Island and 3.8 km (2.4 mi) N of Cordova.
History: Named in 1897 by Lieutenant Commander J. F. Moser, U.S. Navy (USN), while collecting hydrographic data and making harbor sketches along the coast of  Alaska.
Tanker Island (Island), Chugach County, Alaska (59.8736111, -147.3752778)
Description: among the Wooded Islands, 75 mi. SE of Seward, Chugach Mts.
History: So named by the 1928 U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) field party because of the  island's "likeness to an oil tanker when viewed from the southwest."
Meloy Creek (Stream), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (57.0172222, -157.8013889)
Description: flows N 10 mi. to Cinder River on Alaska Peninsula, 37 mi. NW of  Sutwik I., Aleutian Range
History: Named in 1923 by R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for "Joe Meloy," a  packer for Sargent and for earlier U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) expeditions.
Dolphin Point (Cape), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (58.1066667, -153.1494444)
Description: 15.5 mi. NW of Afognak, on SW coast of Afognak I.
History: Local name reported in 1900 by Lieutenant Commander Moser, U.S. Navy (USN), commander of the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) steamer Albatross.
Moser Peninsula (Cape), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.0405556, -154.0505556)
Description: between Deadman Bay and Moser Bay, at head of Alitak Bay, S end  of Kodiak I.
History: Named by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1934 for Commander Jefferson F. Moser.  "Kashuvak" is the name of a former native village located on this peninsula.  See Moser Bay.
Big Lake (Lake), Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska (55.4219188, -131.1925291)
Description: on Revillagigedo I., near head of Thorne Arm, in course of Fish  Creek, Alex. Arch.;
History: Local name recorded in 1915 by G. H. Canfield (in Brooks  and others, 1916, p. 111), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Little Salmon River (Stream), Haines County, Alaska (59.3861111, -135.9908333)
Description: heads in a lake 1.6 mi. NE of Porcupine Peak, flows E to Tsirku  River, 3.6 mi. W of Klukwan and 25 mi. SW of Skagway, St. Elias Mts.
History: Local name reported by Wright (1904, pl. 2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). At that  time the Tsirku River was called the Salmon River by the miners, therefore  the name.
Fassett Point (Cape), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (56.9952778, -154.1372222)
Description: on E shore of Moser Bay, at S end of Kodiak I., 2 mi. N of Miller I.
History: Named in 1900 by Lieutenant Commander J. F. Moser, U.S. Navy (USN), commander of  the Albatross, for Harry C. Fassett, a member of his party.
Noatak River (Stream), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (66.9813889, -162.5063889)
Description: Heads in the N slopes of the Mount Igikpak in Schwatka Mountains at 672500N 1545300W, flowing W and then S 425 mi. to enter Kotzebue Sound at Hotham Inlet opposite the end of Baldwin Peninsula, 7 mi. N of Kotzebue, Brooks Range
History: The early English name "Inland River" published by surgeon John Simpson, Royal Navy (RN), on his 1853 "Native Map," appears to be a general translation of the Eskimo name "Nunulak" which he also recorded. The name "Nunatak" could also mean "new land" or "belong to the land."
Balls Pass (Gap), Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska (63.8333333, -142.5)
Description: "between the headwaters of Fortymile creek and the Tanana river  on the west side of Sixtymile butte
History: Probably named after E. F. Ball, a prospector, and written  Ball's on a manuscript map made by him in 1898 and deposited in the Coast Survey archives" (Baker, 1906, p.114).
Khadilotden (historical) (Populated Place), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (62.55, -158.1)
Description: on Iditarod River, probably near the present locality of Iditarod.
History: This name was reported by Father Jette in 1915 to be the  name of an Ingalik Indian village, probably from which the Iditarod River derived its name.