cellos/DomesticNames_AllStates_Text huggingface dataset:
Hungry Creek (Stream), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.7002778, -149.7563889)
Description: on Kenai Peninsula, flows SE to Resurrection Creek, 16 mi. SW of Hope, Chugach Mts. 4.5 miles long.
History: Local prospectors' name; reported in 1904 by Moffit (1906, pl. 2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Kasnyku Falls (Falls), Sitka County, Alaska (57.1911111, -134.8325)
Description: between Kasnyku Lake and Waterfall Cove, on NE coast of Baranof  I., 7 mi. N of Baranof, Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1922 by U.S. Forest Service (USFS), presumably for Kasnyku Bay.
Mount London (Summit), Haines County, Alaska (59.0387082, -134.3828243)
Description: In the Coast Mountains, on the Alaska-Canada boundary, 7.5 mi SE of Mount Poletica, Coast Mts.
History: Named for the author Jack London. Named Mount Atlin in 1923 by Lawrence Martin, U.S. Department of State, "because glimpses of Atlin Lake in Canada can be seen from this point."
State of Hawaii (Civil), Hawaii County, Hawaii (19.6023968, -155.5228859)
Description: The geographic center of the State, or that point on which a surface of uniform thickness would balance, is located in Hawaii County, on Maui Island at 20?15' North, 156?20' West.
History: Hawaii officially became the 50th state in the American Union on August 21, 1959.  "Hawaii" is a Polynesian word applied to the largest of the islands and extended to the whole archipelago during the 19th century.  The English explorer Captain James Cook named them the Sandwich Islands for the first Lord of the Admiralty, the Earl of Sandwich.  (U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) News Release: Origin of The Names of The States)
Chillicothe (Populated Place), Livingston County, Missouri (39.7952946, -93.5524358)
Description: Located 153 km (95 mi) northeast of Kansas City and 209 km (130 mi) south-southeast of Utica.
History: Platted in 1837 and named for Chillicothe, Ohio.  "Chillicothe" is a Shawnee Indian word for "the big town where we live."  (US-T125/MO/p476)
Mertz Island (Island), Sitka County, Alaska (57.0008333, -135.3536111)
Description: N of Long I., 3.5 mi. S of Sitka, Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1880 by the U.S. Navy for Lieutenant Albert Mertz, U.S. Navy (USN), and published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 143).
Texas Glacier (Glacier), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (56.0884351, -130.2091547)
Description: trends E to its 1955 terminus at North Fork Texas Creek, 11.5  mi. N of Hyder, Coast Mts.
History: Local name published by Theodore Chapin (in Brooks and  others, 1916, p. 95), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Montague Point (Cape), Chugach County, Alaska (60.3741667, -147.0866667)
Description: on N tip of Montague I., above NW entrance to Rocky Bay, 36 mi.  ENE of Chenega, Chugach Mts.
History: Named in 1902 by Ferdinand Westdahl, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). It was called  "Punta de Aliaga" by Don Ignacio Arteaga in 1779.
Ptarmigan Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.5286111, -152.1419444)
Description: Heads in Rampart Mts., flows NE, then NW, to the Tozitna River, 24 mi N of Tanana, Kokrines-Hodzana High.
History: Local name reported in 1956 by Orth.
Tikmiakpalik Creek (Stream), North Slope County, Alaska (68.3641667, -153.0886111)
Description: flows NE 3 mi. to Okokmilaga River, 6.3 mi. S of mouth of Fire Creek; Brooks Range
History: Eskimo name for "golden eagle's nest," obtained in 1956 at  Anaktuvuk Pass by T. E. Taylor, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Bad Medicine Spires (Cliff), Lincoln County, Montana (48.229688, -115.874626)
Description: height approximately 1,830 ft; in the Kootenai National Forest in the Cabinet Mountains 2.2 mi SSE of Stanley Mountain, 1 mi E of Mount Vernon; Sec 31, T29N, R33W & Sec 5, T28N, R33W, Principal Meridian
Triste Island (Island), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.4205556, -133.495)
Description: in Port Real Marina, on NE coast of Baker I., NE of Triste Point, Alex. Arch.
History: Spanish name given in 1775-79 by Don Juan de la Bodega y  Quadra and Francisco Antonio Maurelle as "Isla Triste," meaning "Sorrowful  Island."
Lake Horney (Lake), Polk County, Florida (28.0330163, -81.939)
Description: 7 acres; located between Lake Hollingsworth and Lake Bonny; Sec. 20, T28S, R24E, Tallahassee Meridian
History: Named for Julius Teague Horney (1888-1959), a native of North Carolina who promoted real estate development in Lakeland in the mid-1920s. A proposal to change the name to Lake Lodwick was not approved by the BGN in July 2016.
Mine Hollow Run (Stream), Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (40.7242016, -76.1074877)
Description: Heads 0.8 km (0.5 mi) southwest of Kaska in Blythe Township, flows south-southeast to enter the Schuylkill River, 0.8 km (0.5 mi) upstream of New Philadelphia.
History: Named for abandoned mine workings located nearby.
Salters Point (Cape), Bristol County, Massachusetts (41.5292719, -70.948093)
Description: On NW shore of Buzzards Bay between Mishaum and Round Hill Points 0.9 mi E of Cow Yard and 4 mi S of South Dartmouth; Town of Dartmouth.
History: Named for the men known as salters, who worked at the windmills which formerly Pumped up salt water for evaporationg (Steel).
Driftwood Slough (Gut), Kusilvak (CA) County, Alaska (61.9608333, -163.2575)
Description: in distributary system of Yukon River, extends NW between Kashunuk Slough and Yukon River, 43 mi. NW of Marshall, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. 22 miles long.
History: Local name reported by Harrington (1918, p. 1), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Odor Creek (Stream), Yakutat County, Alaska (60.1725, -142.8697222)
Description: Flows SW and the S from Robinson Mts. to the Kaliakh River W of Sunshine Point and 13 mi upstream from the Gulf of Alaska, 17 mi. NW of Cape Yakataga, Malaspina Coastal Plain.
History: So named in 1947 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) because a persistent odor of petroleum was noticed along the stream.
Beaver Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (63.3772222, -153.8141667)
Description: flows SE to North Fork Kuskokwim River, 34 mi. NE of Medfra, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts
History: Local name reported in 1958 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Hassiah Inlet (Bay), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.0105556, -132.5761111)
Description: extends NE off Cordova Bay, on W coast of Prince of Wales I., Alex. Arch. 2.7 miles long.
History: Indian name used by navigators and reported in 1905 by E. F. Dickins, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
De Long Peak (Summit), Petersburg County, Alaska (56.9760979, -133.1554403)
Description: at E end of Missionary Range, 13 mi. NW of Petersburg, on Lindenberg Peninsula, Kupreanof I., Alex Arch.
History: Named in 1887 by Lieutenant Commander C. M. Thomas, U.S. Navy (USN), for Lieutenant Commander George Washington DeLong, U.S. Navy (USN), commander of the steamer Jeanette, who  died in 1881 in the Lena delta.
Cannery Cove (Bay), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.1555556, -154.2258333)
Description: at mouth of Akalura Creek, on N shore of Olga Bay, 30 mi. SE of Karluk, Kodiak I. 0.7 mile wide.
History: Local name reported in 1900 by Lieutenant Commander J. F. Moser, U.S. Navy (USN).
Copper Mountain (Summit), Nome County, Alaska (64.8753729, -165.2105324)
Description: 3.5 mi. WSW of Salmon Lake and 27 mi. NE of Nome, Seward Peninsula  High.
History: Local name reported in 1920 by S. H. Cathcart (in Brooks  and others, 1922, fig. 15), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Iron Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.975, -164.6475)
Description: formed by junction of Canyon and Dome Creeks, Flows NE to Pilgrim River, 25 mi. NW of Solomon, Seward Peninsula High. 6 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1900 by E. C. Barnard (in Brooks, 1901, pl. 17), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Kalwatta (historical) (Populated Place), Haines County, Alaska (59.3708333, -135.8333333)
Description: site of an Indian village, on Haines Highway, 5 mi. SE of Wells and 20 mi. SW of Skageway, Coast Mts.
History: Name of an Indian village reported as "Katkwaltn" by USC&GS in 1898. According to E.illage "was abandoned over 60 years ago after being inundated during a flood." Robertson reported the full native name as "Kahtkwaltoo,", which means "armour of wooden sticks", referring to the armour worn by a Kulkwan chief.
Kanik River (Stream), Dillingham (CA) County, Alaska (58.935, -159.6180556)
Description: heads at Ualik Lake, flows SW to Kulukak Bay, 41 mi. SW of Dillingham, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Eskimo name reported as "R(eka) Kaniek" by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 4), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN).
Larrabee (Populated Place), Audrain County, Missouri (39.2444848, -92.2335101)
Description: Located 31 km (19 mi) WNW of Mexico.
History: This is a coal and water station on the C & A RR in south Saling Township.  Some say that it was named for Summers Larrabee, a man who lived and died in an old hut near the station and others say it was named for a former treasurer of the C & A RR.
Bering River (Stream), Chugach County, Alaska (60.1663889, -144.2497222)
Description: heads at bering Glacier terminus, flows SW to Controller Bay, 57 mi. ESE of Cordova, Malaspina Coastal Plain. 20 miles long.
History: Local name; reported in 1903 by G. C. Martin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Named "Rio de Lagartos" in July, 1779, by Don Ignacio Arteaga. "Arteaga, however, did not reach this stream, so the name must have had some other source than any knowledge he had that there were lagartos, 'lizard' in it", (Wagner, 1937, p. 466). George Davidson, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), called it "Chilkaht" in the 1869 Coast Pilot (p. 146), for the Chilkat subdivision of Tlingit Indians.
Gull Point (Cape), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.3877778, -152.6055556)
Description: on S shore of Ugak Bay, on E coast of Kodiak I.; Kodiak I.
History: name recorded in 1805 as "Gulls Point" by Lisianski (1814,  map facing p. 169). published the name "M(ys) Chaichey," meaning "seagull cape," for this feature; Captain Tevenkov (1852, map 23) called it "M(ys) Govorushichiy" meaning "Kittiwake (gull) Cape." says "Chikie" is the Russian  word for the Burgomaster gull (Larus glaucus).
Arrecife Point (Cape), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.4516659, -133.4325984)
Description: On the SE coast of Lulu Island and on the SW shore of Portillo Channel, 12 mi SW of Craig, Alex. Arch.
History: Name given in 1775-79 by Don Juan de la Bodega y Quadra and Francisco Antonio Maurelle as "Punta del Arrecife," meaning "reef point."
Lower Girard Lake (Reservoir), Trumbull County, Ohio (41.188432, -80.7044399)
Description: Located 2.5 km (1.6 mi) N of Girard, 2.8 km (1.7 mi) E of Niles, just SW of Upper Girard Lake.
History: Named in 1995 when purchased by the community of Girard from the Ohio Water Service.
Delphin Bay (Bay), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (58.3630556, -152.47)
Description: part of Perenosa Bay, on N coast of Afognak I., N of Kodiak I. 1.5 miles wide.
History: Named by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1934 for the Delphin, one of two vessels, which wore launched in 1795, ***" (Bancroft, 1886, p. 333). These two vessels were built under the direction of Alexander Baranov of the Shelikov Company, and were the second and third ships to be built in northwestern America "at Elovoi /spruce/ Island***near St. Paul's Harbor;*** /off Kodiak island/." See Phoenix Bay.
Seefar Glacier (Lake), Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska (68.1641779, -145.4747879)
Description: in the Philip Smith Mountains 3 mi. E of Windy Glacier; Brooks Range
History: Name reported in 1971 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). 1 Seeley Lake a3 one of  Chedatna Lakes, on N shore of Cook Inlet, 33 mi. W of Anchorage, Cook Inlet Low. a4 611310N1505400W a7 Sealy Lake.
Bupto Creek (Stream), North Slope County, Alaska (68.4863889, -157.1969444)
Description: Heads SW of Mount bupto, flows N and E to the Ipnavik River 60 mi upstream from its mouth, Brooks Range. 18 miles long.
History: Named in 1951 by I. L. Tailleur, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "for Mount Bupto."
Pumice Creek (Stream), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (57.3091667, -157.7086111)
Description: flows NW to King Salmon River, on Alaska Peninsula, 19 mi. SW of  Ugashik, Bristol Bay Low.
History: Descriptive name given in 1923 by R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS);  suggested by "the pumice particles from Aniakchak Volcano which cover its valley."
Deer Horn Peak (Summit), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.4666667, -167.1166667)
Description: in York Mts., at head of Tin Creek which flows to Lost River,  27 mi. NW of Teller, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Local name reported in 1918 by Steidtmann and Cathcart  (1922, fig. 5), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Hessa Inlet (Bay), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (54.8038889, -132.2644444)
Description: extends NE on SW coast of Prince of Wales I., NE of Hessa I., Alex. Arch. 4.3 miles long.
History: Name reported by Lieutenant Commander J. F. Moser, U.S. Navy (USN), in 1897.
East Sentinel Island (Island), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.3927778, -132.3722222)
Description: in McKenzie Inlet, on E coast of Prince of Wales I., S of Skowl Arm Kasaan Bay, Alex. Arch. 500 feet long.
History: Local descriptive name obtained in 1905 by E. F. Dickins, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Mountain Point (Cape), Chugach County, Alaska (60.3333333, -147.3541667)
Description: on W coast of Knight I., at W entrance to Port Audrey, at head of Drier Bay, 11 mi. NE of Chenega, Chugach Mts.
History: Local name published in 1908 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Shepherd Pass (Gap), Inyo County, California (36.6724349, -118.3445389)
Description: In Sequoia National Park, on the Inyo County and Tulare County boundary, 1.4 km (0.9 mi) south-southwest of The Pothole, 1.9 km (1.2 mi) north-northeast of Mount Tyndall, and 2.7 km (1.7 mi) southeast of Junction Peak. (US-T121)
History: There were two seperated decisions made for the same feature in 1926. Corrected to one feature in 1928. (US-T121)
Laxey Creek (Stream), Iowa County, Wisconsin (42.8955556, -90.2627778)
Description: Located in the Town of Linden, heads 4.8 km (3 mi) W of Dodgeville, flows SSW to enter the East Petaconica River 2.4 km (1.5 mi) S of the community of Linden
History: The name is derived from the town on the Isle of Man from where many of the area’s early settlers came
Sheep Creek (Stream), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (52.9541667, -168.8622222)
Description: flows SW to River Cove in Nikolski Bay, on S coast of Umnak I.,  Aleutian Islands.
History: Name published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1944 Aleutian Coast Pilot (p. 67).
Youghiogheny River (Stream), Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (40.3542361, -79.8703264)
Description: 216 kilometers long. Rises in Preston County, West Virginia, 1.3 km (0.8 mi) southeast of Silver Lake, trends northeast through Maryland then into Pennsylvania to the Monongahela River at McKeesport.
History: Indian meaning Juhwiakhanne a stream running in a contrary or indirect course.
Bettles (Populated Place), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (66.9188889, -151.5161111)
Description: Located on the east bank of the Koyukuk River, at the north end of Bettles Airport, 0.8 km (0.5 mi) southwest of Evansville.
History: The community was originally located just downstream of the junction of John River and the Koyukuk River, 7.2 km (4.5 mi) west of its present location at 665425N1514059W. It was relocated to its present site after World War II, as the Alaska Gold Rush declined and use of the new airstrip increased. The community was incorporated in 1985 and was named for Gordon Bettles, a printer, prospector, and trader who established the original community in 1898.
Cape Nome (Cape), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.4375, -165.0063889)
Description: on Norton Sound, 12 mi. SW of Nome and 20 mi. SW of Solomon, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Name "M(ys) Tolstoy," meaning "blunt" or "broad" in 1833  by Captain M.D. Tebenkov, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). The 1852 Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1455 shows  "M(ys) Sredniy (tolstyy)" or "Cape Middle (broad)." "C(ape) Nome" appears on  the 1853 British Admiralty (Brit. Adm.) Chart 2172. Its origin is generally attributed to an  Admiralty draftsman's misinterpretation of "?" name" annotated on a manuscript chart constructed on board the H.M.S. Herald about 1850=1852. The  "?" mark was taken as a "C" and the "a" was thought to be an "o." This is the explanation given by the Chief Cartographer of the British Admiralty in 1900.
Pinetop (Populated Place), Navajo County, Arizona (34.1258775, -109.9376056)
Description: Incorporated along with Lakeside to become Pinetop-Lakeside (US-T115/c1994)
History: Origionally Penrod because the William L. Penrod family settled there in 1886.  Black soldiers described Walt Rigney as Pinetop which became the placeneame (AZ-T101).
Moraine Creek (Stream), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (59.1888889, -155.1819444)
Description: heads at 590500N1544700W, flows NW to Kukaklek Lake, 14 mi. S  of Big Mtn., 41 mi. SW of Iliamna, Aleutian Range
History: Named in 1923 by K. F. Mather (in Brooks, and others, 1925, pl. 3), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Salsipuedes Spring Number Two (Spring), San Luis Obispo County, California (35.2710853, -120.443773)
Description: Located in sec 35,T30S,R14E, Mount Diablo Meridian. 0.8 km (0.5 mi) southeast of Salsipuedes Spring Number One and 20.8 km (13 mi) east of San Luis Obispo. (US-T121)
Alvord Peak (Summit), San Bernardino County, California (35.0973878, -116.6194628)
Description: The highest peak on Alvord Mountain, bound on the east by Spanish Canyon, 10 mi north of Harvard and 22 mi northeast of Daggett.  (US-T121)
History: Named for Charles Alvord, an early prospector in this area, 1860-1862. (US-T121)
Zimmerman Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (62.5211111, -158.1730556)
Description: flows SE to Iditarod River, 7 mi. NW of Flat, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.; 7 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name obtained in 1952 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographers.
Moolsh Hill (Summit), Park County, Montana (45.9035462, -110.5607612)
Description: Located on the south side of Cottonwood Creek, 3.9 km (2.4 mi) northeast of Clyde Park, 12 km (8 mi) southeast of Wilsall.
History: The word Moolsh is the traditional Salish-Pend d’Oreille name for the area and means “cottonwood”.
Stony Creek (Stream), Denali County, Alaska (63.7391667, -150.3291667)
Description: in Denali National Park, flows N from Gravel Mtn. to Clearwater Fork, 5 mi. S of that stream's junction with Toklat River, Alaska Range
History: Local name shown on a 1916 fieldsheet by C. E. Giffin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Bryan Creek (Stream), Copper River County, Alaska (62.0386111, -142.0327778)
Description: in Nutzotin Mts., flows W to Geohenda Creek 2.5 mi. SW of that stream's junction with Chisana River Alaska Range. 8 miles long.
History: Local name published by Capps (1915, p. 222), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Great Ridge (Ridge), Bethel County, Alaska (60.0570901, -160.8409886)
Description: trends SW 20 mi. from Eek River to Middle Fork Eek River, 64 mi. SE of Bethel, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Local descriptive name; reported in 1955 by J. M. Hoare,  U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Cape Lewis (Cape), North Slope County, Alaska (68.7147222, -166.1980556)
Description: on Dchukchi Sea coast, 29 mi. NE of village of Point Hope, Arctic Slope.
History: Named in 1826 by Captain Beechey (1831, map on p. 328), Royal Navy (RN), for Charles Lewis of his party. According to U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1950, the Eskimo name  is "Ee=ree=nick (Irinik)" meaning "falling rocks."
Takhin Glacier (Glacier), Haines County, Alaska (59.2083074, -136.1678619)
Description: heads in Takhinsha Mts., trends N to 1954 terminus at head of  Takhin River, 2 mi. E of terminus of DeBlondeau Glacier and 31 mi. SW of  Skagway, St. Elias Mts.
History: Tlingit Indian name published in 1923 on International Boundary Commission (IBC) Sheet 9 (1951 atlas).
Dooksook Lagoon (Lake), Bethel County, Alaska (60.0726565, -167.2649415)
Description: at mouth of Dooksook River, 43 mi. NW of Cape Mendenhall on SW coast of Nunivak I. 1.4 miles long.
History: Eskimo name obtained in 1949 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Drop Creek (Stream), Copper River County, Alaska (62.6613889, -144.1169444)
Description: heads at Drop Glacier, terminus flows N to Copper River, 57 mi. SW of Tok, Copper River Basin. 25 miles long.
History: Descriptive name derived in 1902 by F. C. Schrader, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "from its steep slope and torrential flow."
Dewey Creek (Stream), Copper River County, Alaska (61.2213889, -144.8366667)
Description: heads in glacier, flows W to Copper River, 6.2 mi. NE of mouth of Cleave Creek, 48 mi. E of Valdez, Chugach Mts. 5.5 miles long.
History: Named in 1898, by Captain W. R. Abercrombie, USA, after learning of the American naval victory in Manila Bay on May 1, led by Commander George Dewey, 1837-1917, U.S. Navy (USN).
Henry Mountains (Range), Garfield County, Utah (37.9434168, -110.6987978)
History: John Wesley Powell, in his 1875 report "Exploration of the Colorado River of the West, 1869-1872," wrote "We have named this group in honor of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 'Henry Mountains'." Joseph Henry, naturalist and noted American scientist, became the first secretary of the Smithsonian Institution in 1846.
McLean Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (63.6741667, -156.3533333)
Description: flows to Colorado Creek 0.2 mi. E of its junction with Innoko River, 38 mi. N of Ophir and 54 mi. NW of Mcgrath, Innoko Low.
History: Prospectors name reported in 1933 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Swanson Lakes (Lake), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.8433117, -150.5054158)
Description: group extends on Kenai Peninsula, at head of Swanson River, 15 mi.  S of Point Possession and 28 mi. NE of Kenai, Cook Inlet Low.
History: Local name reported in 1960 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); derived from Swanson River.
Cariboo Creek (Stream), Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska (64.0763493, -141.2183978)
Description: flows SE 1 mi. to Walker Fork, 50 mi. S of Eagle, Yukon-Tanana High. 1 mile long.
History: Prospectors' name shown on an 1898 manuscript map by C. A. Woodruff, Fort Cudahy, Canada.
Mount Roberts (Summit), Bethel County, Alaska (60.0277782, -166.2626803)
Description: 19 mi. W of Twin Mtn. and 16 mi. NW of Cape Mendenhall, on Nunivak I.
History: Name reported about 1908 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). Ivan Petroff in the 1880 Census applied the name "Mt. Robe(r)t Lincoln" to this feature. Baker  (1906, p. 529), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), notes that it was apparently so named in 1778 by E. W.  Nelson, U.S. Engineers, after the Honorable Robert Lincoln, Secretary of  War, 1881-85, and eldest son of President Abraham Lincoln.
Little Chiques Creek (Stream), Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (40.0637078, -76.5149659)
Description: 20.6 miles long. Heads 2.4 km (1.5 mi) southwest of Governor Dick Hill, flows south then west then south to enter Chiques Creek, 1.6 km (1 mi) upstream of its junction with the Susquehanna River.
History: The name is of Indian origin, reportedly meaning "small bird".
Duck Creek (Stream), Juneau County, Alaska (58.3591667, -134.5977778)
Description: flows SW to Gastineau Channel at Juneau Airport, 7.8 mi. NW of Juneau, Coast Mts. 3.5 miles long.
History: Originally named by Daniel Foster in 1885. In 1886 the name was changed by Frederick Barney to Sand Bar Creek. For many years the creek was also known locally as Knudson Creek, for Thomas Knudson, who it is said was the first (1905) Alaskan homesteader to secure title to his ground. The name Duck Creek reappeared on a map by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1912 and it has been in use since then (DeArmond, 1957, p. 16).
Homestake Creek (Stream), Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska (65.4122222, -146.2483333)
Description: flows W to Charity Creek, 68 mi. SW of Circle, Yukon-Tanana High. 3.5 miles long.
History: Miners' name reported in 1903 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and given to the Creek which flows to the head waters of Faith Creek (Prindle, 1905, p. 13). Subsequently, the name "Charity Creek" has been reapplied through local usage to the former lower course of the stream.