cellos/DomesticNames_AllStates_Text huggingface dataset:
Paterson Creek (Stream), Denali County, Alaska (0, 0)
Description: flows NE to Niukluk River, between Camp and Richter Creeks, 6  mi. NW of Council and 30 mi. NE of Solomon, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors' name shown as "Peterson" on the 1900 "Map of Nome Peninsula" by J. M. Davidson and B. D. Blakeslee, and as "Paterson" on a 1902 prospectors' manuscript map. This stream cannot be precisely located on current maps. See Lane Creek.
Prospect Point (Cape), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (64.8013889, -157.275)
Description: on right bank of Yukon River, 26 mi. NE of Nulato; Koyukuk Low.
History: Riverboat pilots' name shown on a 1940 "Navigation Chart  of the Tanana-Yukon Rivers" published by U.S. Dept. of Interior.
Musselshell Creek (Stream), Aitkin County, Minnesota (46.7170921, -93.2032871)
Description: Heads in Savanna State Forest in Haugen Township, 0.4 mi. east of Round Lake, flows N then NNW then W and SW to enter Horseshoe Lake; Sec. 24, T49N, R23W and Secs. 19&30, T49N, R22W, Fourth Principal Meridian
History: The name refers to the early association between the Mountain Men of Minnesota and their exploration of the Musselshell River of Montana.
Hyde County (Civil), Hyde County, North Carolina (35.4081187, -76.1449651)
Description: Located in eastern North Carolina and bounded on the east by the Pamlico Sound, 137 km (85 mi) east of Greenville; County Seat:  Swan Quarter.
History: Formed in 1705 from Bath County (historical); the name was changed in 1712 to honor Governor Edward Hyde who died the same year.  (NC-T11/p242)
Hayes River (Stream), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (61.9477778, -151.7827778)
Description: Heading at the terminus of Hayes Glacier, flowing NE 23 mi. to the Skwentna River 80 mi NW of Anchorage, Alaska Range
History: Named in 1898 by Spurr (1900, p. 172), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for Charles Willard Hayes, 1859-1916, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologist.
Port Moller (Populated Place), Aleutians East County, Alaska (55.9886111, -160.5769444)
Description: population 33, on Entrance Point, Alaska Peninsula, Bristol Bay Low.
History: Named for the bay; site of a cannery since about 1916. A post office was maintained here from 1952 to 1955. The native village at Port Moller was called Mashikh by I. Petroff in the 10th census in 1880.
Foot Bay (Bay), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (56.0427778, -158.6908333)
Description: on W coast of Kuiukta Bay, 20 mi. SW of Chignik, on S shore of Alaska Peninsula; Aleutian Range. 1.5 mile wide.
History: local name published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1916 Coast Pilot (p. 161).
Broken Hill (Summit), Kings County, California (35.9731956, -119.980592)
Description: Located in sec 36,T22S,R18E, Mount Diablo Meridian. On North Dome of the Kettleman Hills and on the south bank of Arroyo Pino, 0.96 km (0.6 mi) east of Bullwheel Ridge and 1.1 km (0.7 mi) southeast of Mustang Hill. (US-T121)
Gorge Creek (Stream), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (58.6219444, -154.8019444)
Description: to Hardscrabble Creek, on Alaska Peninsula, froms part of boundary of Katmai National Monument, 25 mi. NE of Mount Katmai, Aleutian Range. 8 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1951 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Kuna Crest (Ridge), Mono County, California (37.8129221, -119.2083004)
Description: In Yosemite National Park, extends southeast from Mammoth Peak to Kuna Peak, bound on the east by Parker Pass Creek, Kuna Lake, Bingaman Lake, Spillway Lake, Parker Pass Lake and Helen Lake, and bound on the west by Lyell Canyon. (US-T121)
Southern Glacier (Glacier), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (59.3870142, -151.1198938)
Description: heads at 592300N1510600W, in KenaiMts., Kenai Peninsula, trends W to its terminus at a stream, 21 mi. ESE of Seldovia, Chugach Mts.
History: Name reported in 1904 on a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) fieldsheet by E. G. Hamilton, who placed the glacier approximately 5 mi. SW of the location shown on recent maps .
Asiglirangik Hill (Summit), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (67.6313902, -163.9958055)
Description: 4 mi. E of Eppiahvik Lagoon and 16 mi. SE of Kivalina, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low.
History: Eskimo name reported by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1950.
Echo Cove (Bay), Sitka County, Alaska (57.3038889, -134.8216667)
Description: on S tip of Catherine I., off NE coast of Baranof I., Alex. Arch. 0.2 mile wide.
History: Local name reported in 1935 by P. S. Smith, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The name was suggested "by perfect echoes audible on boats anchored there."
H. V. Eastman Lake (Reservoir), Madera County, California (37.2298077, -119.9731892)
Description: Formed by daming the Chowchilla River 7 km (4.3 mi) west of Raymond.  (US-T121)
History: Named by Congressional Action: Public Law 93-217, 93rd Congress, HR 655, December 28, 1973.  (US-T121)
Humboldt Harbor (Bay), Aleutians East County, Alaska (55.3277778, -160.5083333)
Description: on W coast of Popof I., in Shumagin Is., Aleutian Range. 0.7 mile wide.
History: Named in 1872 by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), for Survey schooner Humboldt.
Point Isleta (Cape), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.2725, -133.4433333)
History: Spanish word meaning "islet" published in 1932 Coast Pilot  (p. 209). In 1775-1779, Don Juan de la Bodega y Quadra and Francisco Antonio  Maurelle named this feature "Punta de la Isleta," apparently for the islet  off the point.
No Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (62.9388889, -153.8952778)
Description: flows NW to Big Salmon Fork Little Tonzona River 1.5 mi. SE of its junction with Little Tonzona River, 55 mi. E of McGrath, Kuskokwim Low.
History: Local name obtained in 1958 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Trout Creek (Stream), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (56.0513889, -133.6958333)
Description: On W coast of Kosciusko Island, flowing WNW to Summer Strait, 1.2 mi S of Ruins Point and 7.5 mi NNW of the village of Edna Bay, Alex.  Arch.
History: Local name recorded in 1949 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Gerstle River (Stream), Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska (64.0569444, -145.1352778)
Description: heads at Gerstle Glacier and flows N to Tanana River, 25 mi. SE of Big Delta, Alaska Range. 40 miles long.
History: Named in 1885 by Lieutenant H. T. Allen (1887, p. 13), USA, for "Lewis Gerstle, president of the Alaska Commercial Company."
Kashwitna River (Stream), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (61.915, -150.0977778)
Description: heads at glacier in Talkeetna Mts. at 615635N1485145W, flows W to Susitna River, 12 mi. N of Willow and 49 mi. NW of Anchorage, Cook Inlet Low.
History: Tanaina Indian name reported in 1906 by R. H. Sargent,  U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); adopted by miners. Lieutenant H. G. Learnard, Captain E. F. Glenn's expedition in 1898, reported two Indian names for streams in this area, "Kiswitno" and "Kochuitno," which may be variations of the name "Kashwitna."
Canton (Populated Place), Baltimore (city) County, Maryland (39.2803851, -76.5666317)
Description: Located on the eastern side of Northwest Harbor in downtown Baltimore, just southeast of Patterson Park.
History: This historic Baltimore neighborhood was originally a plantation owned by John O'Donnell, an Irish sea captain.  O'Donnell named the area to commemorate the first commercial freight containing silks and teas from Canton, China to Baltimore in 1785.  Later in 1828, the Canton Company constructed wharfs, a railroad, and other buildings on this site which eventually became part of the shipping compound known as Canton Yard.  (US-T121)
Fishhook Bend (Bend), Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska (63.7936111, -141.2355556)
Description: at head of Sixtymile River, on Divide Mountain, 56 mi. N of  Northway Junction, Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Descriptive name reported in 1956 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
KanukaNanyvuk Lake (Lake), Dillingham (CA) County, Alaska (59.5666667, -158.2833333)
Description: 3 mi. N of Okstukuk Lake, 38 mi. N of Dillingham, Bristol Bay  Low.
History: Eskimo name shown as "Ka-nuk-a-Nan-y-vuk" on a 1910 manuscript map by H. C. Fasset, U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF).
South Pass (Channel), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (51.9377778, 177.6266667)
Description: SE approach to Kiska Harbor, between Kiska and Little Kiska  Islands., Aleutian Islands.
History: Recorded as "Small Pass" in 1875 and as "South Pass" in 1906 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Lilliput Cove (Bay), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (51.8472222, 177.2916667)
Description: 1.8 mi. NW of Vega Point, S coast of Kiska I., Aleutian Islands.
History: One of many arbitrary names applied to features on Kiska  I. by U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) for tactical purposes during World War II.
Kemuk Mountain (Summit), Dillingham County, Alaska (59.6877047, -158.0057258)
Description: 16 mi. NE of Okstukuk Lake and 50 mi. N of Dillingham, Bristol Bay Low.
History: Eskimo name shown as "Kimok" on a 1910 manuscript map by  H. C. Fassett, U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF).
Little Potato Mountain (Summit), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.4875, -167.5666667)
Description: on N side of Potato Mtn., 15 mi. NE of Cape Prince of Wales, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Local name reported in 1918 by Steidtmann and Cathcart  (1922, fig. 14), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Sandy Bight (Bay), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (56.3213889, -133.2869444)
Description: at mouth of Red Bay, on N coast of Prince of Wales I., Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1886 by Lieutenant J. M. Helm, U.S. Navy (USN), for charting  purposes; published in 1887 on US@C&GS Chart 706.
Ugamak Island (Island), Aleutians East County, Alaska (54.2122222, -164.8208333)
Description: 36 mi. E of Akutan, easternmost of Krenitzin Islands., Fox Islands., Aleutian Islands.
History: Aleut name transcribed by Father Veniaminov (1840, v. 1,  p. 202) as "O(strov) Ugamak," which, according to R. H. Geoghegan, may mean "ceremony island."
Great Sitkin Island (Island), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (52.0580556, -176.1194444)
Description: island, 7.5 mi. across, one of Andreanof Islands., Aleutian Islands.
History: Aleut name published by the Russians as "Os(trov) Sitkhin,:  (in Sarichev, 1826, map 3).  The island was called "Great Net Island" by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) (1880, p. 247).
Schubee Glacier (Glacier), Haines County, Alaska (59.3406653, -135.2568109)
Description: trends W to its terminus, 6 mi. N of Mount Villard and 8 mi. S of Skagway, Coast Mts.
History: Name published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1883 Coast Pilot (pl. 1819).
Gold Mountain (Summit), Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska (65.1992743, -153.7382041)
Description: at head of Hudson and Sunset Creeks, 7 mi. NW of Birches,  Kokrines-Hodzana High.
History: Local name reported in 1885 by Lieutenant Allen (1887, map), USA.  According to U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1898 the Indian name was "Nuhkahllanny" (Nakalani) meaning "gold."
Farmers Creek (Stream), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (62.1725, -151.4975)
Description: Flows SE 3.2 km (2 mi), then SW 9.3 km (5.8 mi), then SE 5.1 km (3.2 mi ) to Donkey Creek, 12.1 km (7.5 mi) W of Mount Yenlo.
History: Named for local farmers.
Steamboat Bay (Bay), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.2663889, -133.5227778)
Description: on E shore of Stephens Passage, 0.5 mi. N of Cleveland Passage and 71 mi. E of Sitka, Coast Mts.
History: Named in 1887 by Lieutenant Commander C. M. Thomas, U.S. Navy (USN); name published in 1888 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Port Althorp (Bay), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (58.1580556, -136.3377778)
Description: Located on the N coast of Chichagof Island, extends SE from George Islands, 55 km (34 mi) WNW of Hoonah, Alexander Archipelago. 7.5 miles long.
History: Named in 1794 by Captain Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), for Althorp, the eldest son of Earl G J Spencer (1758-1834) of England (in Wagner, 1937, p 372). Earl Spencer was made First Lord of the Admiralty in 1794. Vancouver was anchored here July 10-28, 1794.
Eufaula (Populated Place), Barbour County, Alabama (31.8912717, -85.1454876)
History: The Creeks of the Eufaula Indian Tribe established a village at this site about 1733. General William Irwin having been given a land grant, established a shipping and trading post at the same site. Residents honored him by naming the village Irwinton. The town was later descriptively named Eufaula, meaning "high bluff" for its location along the Chattahoochee River. (US-T873/p5) Current name adopted in 1843.
Slaughter Island (Island), Sitka County, Alaska (57.1666667, -135.8283333)
Description: at N entrance to Shelikof Bay, on W coast of Kruzof I., 20 mi. NW of Sitka, Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1897 by Lieutenant Commander H. K. Moore, U.S. Navy (USN); published by  U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1901 Coast Pilot (p. 198).
Barr Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.6833333, -165.3138889)
Description: flows E to Nome River, 0.2 mi. upstream from Basin Creek and 12 mi. N of Nome, Seward Peninsula High. 0.8 mile long.
History: Prospectors' name reported on the 1900 "Map of Nome Peninsula" by J. M. Davidson and B. D. Blakeslee.
Point Siroi (Cape), Sitka County, Alaska (57.4177778, -135.5858333)
Description: 2.5 mi. N of Fish Bay, near W end of Peril Strait, on NW coast of Baranof I., Alex. Arch.
History: Russian name meaning "wet," given in 1833 by the navigator  Ensign Vasiliev; published in 1848 on RussianVasiliev; published in 1848 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. chart 1397 as "M(ys) Syroy."
Martin Creek (Stream), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (58.1066667, -155.0547222)
Description: on Alaska Peninsula, in Katmai National Monument, flows SE through  Mageik Landslide to Katmai River, 11 mi. SW of Mount Katmai, Aleutian Range
History: Named in 1916 by R. F. Griggs, National Geographic  Society, for Mount Martin.
Black Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (63.5522222, -153.5405556)
Description: flows SE to North Fork Kuskokwim River, 49 mi. NE of Medfra, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts. 15 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1958 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Doughton Peak (Summit), Chugach County, Alaska (60.4354875, -143.8918517)
Description: on Carbon Mtn., 1 mi. NW of Berg Lake and 64 mi. E of Cordova, Chugach Mts.
History: Prospectors, name reported in 1905 by G. C. Martin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Old River (Stream), San Joaquin County, California (38.0732533, -121.5699527)
Description: 33 miles long. Flows out from San Joaquin River at the southeast end of Roberts Island, flows west to the western boundary of San Joaquin County, then flows north along the western boundary of San Joaquin County to its confluence with San Joaquin River at the northwest end of Mandeville Island. (US-T121)
Hot Springs Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.4933333, -144.6177778)
Description: flows NE to a swamp, 1 mi. N of Circle Hot Springs, 28 mi. SW of Circle, Yukon-Tanana High. 4 miles long.
History: Originally reported in 1915 as "Grouse Creek" by Waring (1917, fig. 7), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The present name was adopted locally because the stream flows by Circle Hot Springs.
Point Latouche (Cape), Yakutat County, Alaska (59.9033333, -139.6280556)
Description: E point between Disenchantment and Yakutat Bays, 25 mi. N of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts.
History: Named in 1794 by Lieutenant Peter Puget Royal Navy (RN), (in Vancouver, 1798, v.3, p.224), undoubtedly for Admiral Latouche-Treville, French naval commander (Wagner, 1937, p. 394) during the French Revolution and later under Napoleon  Bonaparte. In 1791, Captain Malaspina (Galiano, 1802, map 9) named it "Punta  de la Esperanza." meaning "point of hope, " alluding to his hope of finding the Northwest Passage at the end of Yakutat Bay.
Glenham (Populated Place), Walworth County, South Dakota (45.5327704, -100.2715173)
History: Established in 1900 and named because the community is situated in a glen. As the town was being established many of the buildings from the ghost towns of Evarts, Le Beau, Briscoe, and Bangor were moved to Glenham. (SD-T17/p66) Incorporated in 1907.
Beaver Creek (Stream), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (66.8033333, -155.0663889)
History: Recorded on a 1901 fieldsheet by D. L. Reaburn, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); may represent a modified translation of the Eskimo name published by L. Stoney  (1900, map), U.S. Navy (USN), as "Ah-ko-se-a-ge-wick," and recorded in 1956 as  "Akurekvik," by Orth. See Akurekvik Pass. Lieutenant J. C. Cantwell, shows this  stream as "Arko-sher-wak," "Ark-o-sherwik," of "Beaver River" (Healy, 1887, p. 33), U.S. Revenue-Cutter Service (USRCS).
Upkuarok Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.9075, -166.9502778)
Description: on Seward Peninsula, flows NW to Arctic Lagoon on Chukchi Sea, 48 mi. NW of Teller, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low.
History: Prospectors' name published in 1956 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Potters Run (Stream), Chester County, Pennsylvania (40.1345, -75.54092)
Description: 0.9 mi. long; heads in Schuylkill Township 2 mi. N of Charleston, flows N through Phoenixville Borough before reentering Schuylkill Township to enter French Creek 1.1 mi. SW of Cromby
History: The name is associated with nearby Pothouse Road and Potters Pond, a small residential development near its source
Caples Lake (Reservoir), Alpine County, California (38.698725, -120.0454399)
Description: Formed by damming Caples Creek 1.1 km (0.7 mi) east of Kirkwood and 27.2 km (17 mi) south of Lake Tahoe. (US-T121)
History: Named for Dr. James Caples (died 1915), who constructed a station near the lake in the 1850's that became a regular stopping place on the wagon road to California. (US-T121)
Reid Inlet (Bay), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (58.8613889, -136.8138889)
Description: Heads at terminus (1961) of Reid Glacier, extends S from the upper end of Glacier Bay to the terminus of Reid Glacier, S of Russell I., Glacier Bay National Monument, 73 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.
History: Named in 1893 for Harry Fielding Reid, 1859-1943, by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Reid, geologist and professor at the Case School of Applied Sciences and Johns Hopkins University, visited Glacier Bay in 1890 and 1892. At that time the name, "Reid Inlet," was applied to the upper end of Glacier Bay east of Russell I., which was the terminus of the Grand Pacific and Johns Hopkins Glaciers. Subsequently, these glaciers have retreated, uncovering Tarr and Johns Hopkins Inlets. Reid Glacier has also retreated from the valley it formerly occupied to form another inlet. The name "Reid Inlet" is now restricted to this feature.
Cora Island (Island), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.9033333, -134.1202778)
Description: In Tongass National Forest, 80 yds off the E coast of Coronation Island and 0.8 mi S of Cora Point, Alex. Arch. 0.2 mile long.
History: Named in 1960 by the commander of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) steamer Hodgson, who made surveys in this vicinity.
Kijik (historical) (Populated Place), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (60.2911111, -154.2166667)
Description: on W shore of Lake Clark near mouth of Kijik River; Alaska Range
History: Former Eskimo village reported as "Kichik," population 91, by Ivan Petroff in the 1880 Census, but located on his map on the east shore of Lake Clark. 1890-91 Leslie Expedition "Kilchikh" was the permanent village, located about 9 miles up the Kijik River, and "Nikhkak" was the salmon season fishing village on the shore of the lake. (1904b, p. 329), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), recorded two spellings, "Keeghik," derived from the Eskimo name for Lake Clark, and "Nikhak." p. 682 and 687) lists "Kichik," Eskimo village, and "Kilchik," Indian village, both with the 1880 Census population of 91; also (1910, p. 70) "Nikhkak" population 40 in 1891 and about 25 in 1904.
Whorl Mountain (Summit), Tuolumne County, California (38.0741212, -119.3834283)
Description: In Yosemite National Park, bound on the west by Matterhorn Peak and on the east by Spiller Creek, 2.4 km (1.5 mi) northwest of Virginia Peak and 2.4 km (1.5 mi) southeast of Finger Peaks. (US-T121)
Bishop Point (Cape), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (53.9741667, -166.9497222)
Description: on NW coast of Unalaska I., 19 mi. NW of Unalaska; Aleutian Range
History: named by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1938 for Father Ioann Veniaminov who served as a priest on Unalaska Island and made weather observations there from 1825-34. in 1840 and was made Bishop of Russian America that same year.
Cresson (Populated Place), Cambria County, Pennsylvania (40.4597938, -78.5916837)
Description: Located in eastern Cambria County, about 16 km (10 mi) SW of Altoona.
History: Named for Elliott Cresson, a well known merchant and philanthropist from Philadelphia.  The name was suggested by Dr. Robert Montgomery Smith Jackson, a physician who once practiced medicine at a famous health resort located here. (PA-T169/p261/262)
Columbia Point (Summit), Saguache County, Colorado (37.9790009, -105.5981187)
Description: Located in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, on the east side of Kit Carson Mountain, 0.8 km (0.5 mi) east-southeast of Challenger Point.
History: Named in memory of the Space Shuttle Columbia, lost in an accident on February 1, 2003, and for the scientific exploration, technical excellence, and the dream of spaceflight for which the mission stood.
Fish Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.3955556, -150.7708333)
Description: flows NW to Garnet Creek 2 mi. S of that streams junction with Yukon River, 19 mi. SSW of Rampart, Yukon-Tanana High. 18 miles long.
History: Riverboat pilots' name shown on Edwards Track Chart of the Yukon, dated 1899.
Sissons Bend (historical) (Bend), Clay County, Missouri (39.1491667, -94.4402778)
Description: Bend to the north in the Missouri River. Bend was on the north side of two unnamed islands in Missouri River. Islands and bend no longer exist.
History: Was a bend in the Missouri River. River has changed course and no longer flows around the unnamed islands to the south of this bend. Wreck of the "Saint Paul" located at the upriver end of this bend.
Big Timber Lake (Lake), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (66.629887, -143.8392435)
Description: 3.5 mi. S of Chalkyitsik, Yukon Flats; 1.5 miles long.
History: Local descriptive name; reported in 1956 by R. C. Foley, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Tonawanda Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.1008333, -150.6405556)
Description: flows S to Baker Creek, 7 mi. SE of Roughtop Mtn. and 42 mi. ESE of Tanana, Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1963 by Bond Taber, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Ridgeway Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.8152778, -164.4091667)
Description: flows NE to Lower Willow Creek which flows to Casadepaga River, 18 mi. N of Solomon, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors' name reported as "Myers or Ridgeway" on a  1902 prospectors' manuscript map. Reported as "Ridgewood" on a 1901 map of  Cape Nome gold fields by David Fox, Jr.
Mentasta Creek (Stream), Copper River County, Alaska (62.9677778, -143.3494444)
Description: Heads 6 miles north of Mentasta Lake and flows southeast and east through Mineral Lake to the Little Tok River, 27 miles southwest of Tok, Alaska Range. (AK-T1)
History: So named locally because the old Mentasta Pass telegraph station was located on the West bank of this creek at Eagle Trail crossing. Recent maps show the above heading; previous maps headed the stream north of Mentasta Pass. (AK-T1)
Klatt Reservoir (Reservoir), Madison County, Montana (44.9630156, -111.7660479)
Description: 0.6 acres; in Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, 1.2 mi. SE of Flatiron Mountain; Sec. 18, T10S, R1W, Montana Principal Meridian
History: Named for Ernest Klatt (1917-2003), who owned the land when the reservoir was built in the 1950s.