cellos/DomesticNames_AllStates_Text huggingface dataset:
Clews Ridge (Ridge), San Bernardino County, California (35.079635, -116.5532937)
Description: Trends in a northeast-southwest direction for 1.5 miles at the eastern end of Alvord Mountain, 6.4 km (4 mi) east-southeast of Alvord Peak. (US-T121)
History: Reported to be named for Joe Clews, early prospector in the 1860's. (US-T121)
Alapah Creek (Stream), North Slope County, Alaska (68.4736111, -150.9858333)
Description: Heads on NW slope of Alapah Mountain, flows NNW for approx. 25 mi, through Shainin Lake, and NE 6 mi to the Kanayut River approx. 25 mi upstream from the Anaktuvuk River.
History: Named by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists, in 1950, after the mountain on  which it heads.
Carp Creek (Stream), Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska (55.2911111, -130.8775)
Description: In Tongass National Forest, flowing NNW to Smeaton Bay, 2 mi. E of Point Nelson, on Behm Canal, 31 mi E of Ketchikan, Coast Mts. 6 miles long.
History: Local name recorded in 1955 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
West Arm Mirror Harbor (Bay), Sitka County, Alaska (57.7944444, -136.325)
Description: between Bertha Bay and Mirror Harbor, on W coast of Chichagof  I., 12 mi. NW of Chichagof, Alex. Arch.
History: Descriptive name published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1925 Coast Pilot (p.322).
Oksotalik Creek (Stream), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (60.8466667, -158.1747222)
Description: flows SE to Chukowan River 12 mi. W of its junction with Holitna  River, 67 mi. SW of Sleetmute, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Eskimo name reported in 1945 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to mean "place of  heads."
Downey Creek (Stream), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (61.8786111, -157.6525)
Description: flows NE to Kuskokwim River, 14 mi. NW of Red Devil and 20 mi. NW of Sleetmute, Kulbuck-Kuskokwim Mts. 16 miles long.
History: Named in 1943 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) "for a trapper who lived near the mouth."
Pelazuk (historical) (Populated Place), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.5427778, -167.8522222)
Description: on coast of Bering Sea, 8 mi. SW of Cape Prince of Wales and 48  mi. NW of Teller; Seward Peninsula High.
History: site of an Eskimo village reported in 1907 as "the old  native village Palazruk" (Collier and others, 1908, p. 59). no population can be associated with the village, the 1954 U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) Coast Pilot still refers  to "The native village of Pelazuk" (p. 551).
Ribnaia (historical) (Populated Place), Kusilvak (CA) County, Alaska (61.65, -161.5)
Description: on right bank of Yukon River, SW of Russian Mission, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
History: Russian name meaning "fish," for a former Eskimo village  reported as "Ruibnai," population 40, in the 1880 Census by Ivan Petroff  (1881, p. 57) and as "Rybnia" (ibid., 1884, p. 12).
Mount Vancouver (Summit), Yakutat County, Alaska (60.3344939, -139.6923631)
Description: mountain, 15,700 ft., on the Alaska-Canada boundary, 26 mi. E of Mount Augusta and 55 mi. N of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts.
History: Named by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), in 1874, for Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), 1757-98, British navigator who explored the SE coast of Alaska in 1792-94. The name was first published in the 1881 U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) Coast Pilot (p. 211). It was first climbed July 5, 1949 (Farquhar, 1959, p. 232).
Espejo Butte (Summit), Coconino County, Arizona (36.1180705, -111.793414)
History: Named for Antonio Espejo, who, with Father Bernardino Beltran, visited the northern Arizona area in 1582-1583.  He crossed the Colorado River at the 'Crossing of the Fathers' ((El Vado de los Padres) 55 miles above Grand Canyon National Park (US-T121, AZ-T101/p. 230).
Midway Rock (Bar), Sitka County, Alaska (57.4152778, -135.6058333)
Description: in Peril Strait, 2.5 mi. N of Fish Bay, off NW coast of Baranof  I., Alex. Arch.
History: This is a translation by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) about 1882 of the name  given by the Russian pilot Ensign Vasiliev; published in 1848 on Russian  Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1397 as "Kam(en) Sredniy."
Kvichak River (Stream), Bristol Bay County, Alaska (58.8805556, -157.0372222)
Description: heads in Iliamna Lake, flows SW to Kvichak Bay at Kogging, on Alaska Peninsula, 9 mi. N of Naknek, Bristol Bay Low.
History: Eskimo name reported in 1828 by Captain Lutke (1836, map  14), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "Riviere Bristol or Kvitchak." The spelling "Kvichak" was given  by U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) on an 1888 map.
Jumbo Peak (Summit), Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska (63.251671, -154.7108542)
Description: 10 mi. N of Medfra, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Local name reported in 1920 by G. C. Martin (in Brooks and  others, 1922, fig. 5), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Sow and Pigs Reef (Bar), Dukes County, Massachusetts (41.4055556, -70.9675)
Description: Much of this feature is dry or awash. It extends approximately 2.4 km (1.5 mi) west-southwestward from Cuttyhunk Island. Its outer end is marked by a lighted bell buoy. An unmarked rocky shoal, covered 20 feet, is 1.5 km (0.9 mi) westward of Cuttyhunk Light. (US Coast Pilot 2, Cape Cod to Sandy Hook, 1991,p108)
Portland Canal (Channel), Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska (55.625, -130.1208333)
Description: Tiday waterway forming the boundary between Alaska and British Columbia from the E end of Pearse Island N of Hyder, Alaska, and Stewart, British Columbia, Coast Mountains.
History: Named by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), August 15, 1793, no  doubt after the Duke of Portland (Wagner, 1937, p. 403). See Font, Streights  du.
Uyak Island (Island), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (52.2055556, -174.15)
Description: in center of Nazan Bay, on E coast of Atka I., Aleutian Is
History: Aleut name, published as "O(strov) Uyak" or "Uyak Island,"  by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 27), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN).
Snowden Mountain (Summit), Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska (67.7975679, -149.6955763)
Description: E of Dietrich River, 13 mi. N of Sukakpak Mtn. and 37 mi. NW of  Chandalar; Brooks Range
History: named for the creek heading on its sloA10 hich was named  in 1939 by Robert Marshall for his Eskimo hunting partner, Harry Snowden.
Cook Bay (Bay), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.7772222, -152.2583333)
Description: on NW coast of Long I., 5 mi. SE of Kodiak, NE of Kodiak I. 1.4 miles long.
History: Name published in 1965 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Baker (1906 p. 147) calls this feature "Brickyard Harbor" because "Old Russian charts (Sarichev, 1826, map 16) indicate the existence of a brickyard on the shores of this * * * harbor."
Exploration Peak (Summit), Juneau County, Alaska (58.6869382, -134.214288)
Description: just E of junction of Matthes and Taku Glaciers, 3.8 mi. SE of  Centurian Peak and 28 mi. NE of Juneau, Coast Mts.
History: Name proposed in 1949 by members of the Juneau Icefield Research Project and published in 1960 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Legend Creek (Stream), Noble County, Oklahoma (36.4736526, -97.1739323)
Description: Heads 1 km (0.6 mi) northeast of Otoe, just south of Cimarron Turnpike, flows north along the east side of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad, to enter Red Rock Creek, 1.3 km (0.8 mi) north northeast of the community of Red Rock.
History: So named because of a local legend that reports of a mysterious woman frequently seen in the area who brings ill fate to those who help her.
Politofski Lake (Lake), Sitka County, Alaska (56.7431184, -134.9436712)
Description: 8 mi. NE of Whale Bay, on S central Baranof I., Alex. Arch. 1.4 miles long.
History: Named in 1935 byU.S. Forest Service (USFS)for one of the last ships built by the Russians at Sitka in 1863.
Sagigik Island (Island), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (52.0088889, -173.1588889)
Description: in Pacific Ocean, 5 mi. S of Amlia I., Andreanof Islands., Aleutian Islands.
History: Aleut name published by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 27),  Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), possibly from the Aleut "sagik" which, according to R. H. Geoghegan, means "anything having a sharp edge." The name Sagik was published by Father  Veniaminov (1846, dictionary) meaning "point, sharp edge."
Willow Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (62.5994444, -157.1297222)
Description: flows SE to Moore Creek, 30 mi. NE of Flat and 54 mi. SW of  McGrath, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1912 by H. M. Eakin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Basin Lake (Lake), Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska (55.4199054, -131.1607664)
Description: on Revillagigedo I., near head of Thorne Arm, E of Big Lake, Alex. Arch. 1.4 miles long.
History: Local name recorded in 1915 by G. H. Canfield (in Brooks and others, 1922, p. 83), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Dawussuua Ashkaate (Stream), Big Horn County, Montana (45.553306, -107.450085)
Description: Located on the Crow Indian Reservation, heads 8 km (5 mi) N of Mission Buttes, flows N then E to enter Reno Canal, 0.8 km (0.5 mi) W of the Little Bighorn River, 5.6 km (3.5 mi) S of Crow Agency.
History: The name is from the Crow language meaning “Million Dollar Creek”.
Kokwok (historical) (Populated Place), Dillingham (CA) County, Alaska (59.3166667, -157.55)
Description: on right bank of Nushagak River, near mouth of Kokwok River, 36  mi. NE of Dillingham, Bristol Bay Low.
History: Eskimo village or camp mentioned by Ivan Petroff in the 10th Census of 1880 as "Kukuak." It was called "Kok-wok-ha-mut," meaning  "Kok-wok people," on a 1910 manuscript map by H. C. Fasset, U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF). F. H. Waskey, a local resident, reported in 1931 that the name "Kokwok" was nearer  the Eskimo pronunciation than "Kakuak or "Kakwok." The population of the  village was 104 in 1880; 45 in 1890. The village is now abandoned.
Chinikluk Slough (Gut), Kusilvak (CA) County, Alaska (62.8958333, -164.0119444)
Description: in Yukon Delta, extends E-W between Apoon and Kwikpak Passes, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. 5.5 miles long.
History: Eskimo name obtained in 1952 by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Ogotoruk Creek (Stream), North Slope County, Alaska (68.0972222, -165.7477778)
Description: Heads on the NW slope of Sigrikpak Ridge and flowing W, then SSW, to the Chukchi Sea, 6.7 mi SE of Cape Thompson, Arctic Slope.
History: Eskimo name meaning "poke" or "bag for carrying liquid." Reported in 1950 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). Name derived from nearby Augutaurak (bluff); it is a variant spelling of the same name.
Pingolee Island (Island), North Slope County, Alaska (71.1701079, -155.2043534)
Description: in Plover Is., Arctic Plain.
History: Eskimo name, probably more correctly rendered "Pingolik" and meaning "having mound." The name first appears on British Admiralty (Brit. Adm.) Chart 593, 1827-55, but the island has not been identified on present-day maps.
Chavolda Creek (Stream), Copper River County, Alaska (62.1847222, -142.0841667)
Description: In the Nutzotin Range, flowing S, then N, to the Chisana River 8 mi N of Chisana, 40 mi. SE of Nabesna. 13 miles long.
History: Indian name obtained in 1902 by D. C. Witherspoon, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). About 1910, the stream was called cWilson Creek" by prospectors.
Corral Springs (Spring), Inyo County, California (37.2759847, -118.0225589)
Description: In the southwest end of Deep Springs Valley 1.4 km (0.9 mi) east of Deep Springs Lake, 2.4 km (1.5 mi) northeast of Buckhorn Springs, and 34.1 km (21.3 mi) east-southeast of Bishop.  (US-T121)
Beaver Wood Pond (Reservoir), Cheshire County, New Hampshire (43.1062418, -72.3176472)
Description: In the course of Camp Brook on the SW slope of Prentice Hill, 2.4 km (1.5 mi) SW of Lake Warren and 11.2 km (7 mi) E of Bellows Falls, Vermont, Town of Alstead.
History: Dam created by beavers repairing a man-made structure originally built around 1820.
Flume Creek (Stream), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (61.9505556, -147.5558333)
Description: In the Talkeetna Mountains, heads S of Limestone Hills, flowing S to Alfred Creek, 3.5 mi upstream from its junction with Caribou Creek, 57 mi. NE of Palner, Talkeetna Mts. 8 miles long.
History: Named by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1956 for a 400 ft flume constructed in 1922 on its east side.
Platinum Creek (Stream), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (58.895, -161.7258333)
Description: flows SE to Salmon River, 25 mi. NE of Cape Newenham,  Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1933 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and published  by Mertie (1940, pl. 1 and p. 59). Much mining activity has occurred along  this creek since platinum was discovered on Fox Gulch, one of its tributaries, in 1926.
Stachtan Nitada (Area), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.6187431, -167.3480695)
History: "discovered by the Russians in 1730" applied to the region  east of Bering Strait, that is Alaska it means "great continent. "See Wagner  (1937, p. 517) and Thomas Jefferys 1775 chart of "North and South America including the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, etc."
Tugidak Passage (Channel), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (56.5525, -154.3697222)
Description: between Tugidak and Sitkanik Is., in Trinity Is., Kodiak I
History: Name derived from Tugidak Island and given by ISC&GS in 1934. This feature was reported in 1906 as "Tugidak Slue" by W. C. Hodgkins,  U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Gardiners Bay (Bay), Suffolk County, New York (41.0835887, -72.1546621)
Description: In the Town of East Hampton near the E end of Long Island, S of Plum Island, E of Shelter Island; the divide between Gardiners Bay and Napeague Bay is a line extending from the southern tip of Cartwright Island to Goff Point.
History: Named for the Gardiner family, who have owned nearby Gardiner Island since 1639.
Akalura Lake (Lake), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.1879184, -154.2236711)
Description: 3 mi. N of Olga Bay and 28 mi. SE of Karluk, in SW part of Kodiak I. 2.5 miles wide.
History: Named in 1934 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) for the salmon found in these waters. The name North Olga Lake was reported in 1900.
Hoye-Crest (Summit), Garrett County, Maryland (39.237329, -79.4853308)
Description: Highest elevation in MD at 3360 feet. A small summit on Backbone Mountain just east of the MD-WV border.
History: Named in 1952 for Charles Edward Hoye (1876-1951), the great-great-grandson of one of the first permanent settlers in the area. Captain Hoye was the  founder of the Garrett County Historical Society.
Nazi Creek (Stream), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (51.9477778, 177.6722222)
Description: flows SE to Pacific Ocean, Little Kiska I., Aleutian Islands.
History: An arbitrary name beginning with "N" to correspond to "N" grid used by the U.S. Army for tactical purposes during World War II; published on a 1953 Army Map Service (AMS) map.
Kennicott Glacier (Glacier), Copper River County, Alaska (61.6319979, -143.1393618)
Description: trends SE 27 mi. from Mount Blackburn to its terminus at head  of McCarthy Creek; Wrangell Mts.
History: named in 1899 by Rohn (1900, p. 406), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), fro Robert  Kennicott, pioneer Alaska explorer and director of the scientific corps of  the Western Union Telegraph Expedition in 1865.
Katrine Creek (Stream), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (57.8527778, -155.7408333)
Description: flows NW to Margaret Creek 1 mi. E of its junction with Kejulik River, on Alaska Peninsula, 43 mi. SW of Mount Katmai, Aleutian Range
History: Local name obtained from J. L. McPherson of Iliamna, and  published by W. R. Smith and A. A. Baker (in Brooks and others, 1924, pl. 9), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Windy Passage (Channel), Sitka County, Alaska (56.7919444, -135.3347222)
Description: 2 mi. S of Goddard, between Gornoi I. and W coast of Baranof I., Alex. Arch.
History: Descriptive name given for charting purposes by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) as "Windy Channel" in the 1925 Coast Pilot ( p. 287) and in 1929 as "Windy Passage".
Eldorado Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (64.3686111, -155.3719444)
Description: flows SE to Flint Creek, 4.5 mi. SE of Long and 26 mi. S of Ruby, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts. 2 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1911 by A. G. Maddren, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The identity of this stream is in doubt.
Slims Peak (Summit), Inyo County, California (36.0170283, -117.1316238)
Description: In the Panamint Range, 7.7 km (4.8 mi) west-southwest of Porter Peak and 36.8 km (23 mi) northeast of Trona. (US-T121)
History: Named for Charles "Seldom Seen Slim" Ferge, lone resident of the nearby ghost town of Ballarat for fifty years before his death in 1968. (US-T1221)
Kayakturiak Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (67.7417931, -164.5362633)
Description: flows SW to Kivalina Lagoon, 1 mi. N of Kivalina,  Kotzebue-Kobuk Low.
History: Eskimo name meaning "where they go with kayaks" reported  in 1966 by E. S. Burch.
Ilerum Lake (Lake), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.8469563, -150.3922981)
Description: on Kenai Peninsula, 1.4 mi. E of Pepper Lake and 36 mi. NE of Kenai, Cook Inlet Low. 0.5 mile long.
History: Named about 1963 by officials of Kenai National Moose Range, for administrative purposes.
Eagle Slide (Valley), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (63.7791667, -159.2497222)
Description: on right bank of Yukon River, 1.6 mi. N of Bullfrog I. and 47  mi. E of Unalakleet, Nulato Hills.
History: Name reported about 1950 by R. M. Chapman, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); so called  because of a prominent landslide at the point.
Keas Corner (Populated Place), Benton County, Oregon (44.7080556, -123.3827778)
Description: A cluster of houses at a bend in Maxfield Creek Road, approx. 11 miles NW of Corvallis; Sec 14, T10S, R6W, Willamette Meridian
History: The name recognizes Elias D. Keas (1809-1870) and Mary Ann “Polly” Keas (1816-1898), pioneers in the Kings Valley Area. The Keas family arrived in Benton County in 1847, and according to historical records was granted a 641-acre Donation Land Claim by the U.S. Government in 1851.
South Spit (Bar), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.5205556, -163.0291667)
Description: between Golovnin Bay and Golovnin Lagoon, 1 mi. S of Golovin and 42 mi. E of Solomon, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Local name published in the 1938 U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) Light List.
Kanalku Bay (Bay), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.5011111, -134.4277778)
Description: 5 mi. E of Angoon, on W coast of Admiralty I., Alex. Arch.
History: Tlingit Indian name published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 159) as "Kanalkoo."
Caribou Mountain (Summit), Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska (63.2653374, -156.5903117)
Description: on W slope of Kuskokwim Mts., at heads of Dominion and Henry Creeks, 8.7 mi. N of Ophir and 37 mi. NW of McGrath, Kilbuck-Koskokwim Mts.
History: Local name obtained from Joseph Ferris in 1954 by R. E. Isto, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Sixmile Lake (Lake), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (63.0436803, -158.103881)
Description: between Iditarod and Yetna Rivers, 44 mi. E of Holikachuck and 48 mi. W of Ophir, Innoko Low.
History: Local name reported in 1964 by Arthur Gervais, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Freshwater Creek (Stream), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.5305556, -134.4291667)
Description: flows to Mitchell Bay, at head of Davis Creek, on Admiralty I., 6 mi. NE of Angoon, Alex. Arch. 2 miles long.
History: Named in 1869 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN); published in 1881 on Hydrographic Chart 882. The name does not appear on recent maps.
Langdon Glacier (Glacier), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.4048813, -148.6273788)
Description: heads in sargent Icefield, trends NW to its terminus, 2 mi. E  of head of Kings Bay, 24 mi. S of Whittier, Chugach Mts.
History: Named in 1908 by U.S. Grant and D.F. Higgins, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); "probably named for Seth Langdon of Evanston, Illinois."
Wildcat Point (Summit), Tuolumne County, California (37.9282847, -119.4428426)
Description: In Yosemite National Park, on the north wall near the head of Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne River, 0.8 km (0.5 mi) south-southwest of Mattie Lake and 2.1 km (1.3 mi) northwest of Glen Aulin. (US-T121)
Intungidi Hill (Summit), Prince of Wales-Hyder County, Alaska (54.6948962, -132.0192028)
Description: on S coast of Prince of Wales I., N of Cape Chacon, Alex. Arch.
History: Haida Indian name published in 1922 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). In 1901, J.  R. Swanton, Bureau of American Ethnology (BAE), reported the name "Intun-Kun-Gidi" which means "Intun(kun)'s brother."
McHenry Inlet (Bay), Wrangell County, Alaska (56.0166667, -132.3908333)
Description: extends SW to Clarence Strait, on SW coast of Etolin I., 32 mi.  S of Wrangell, Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1886 by Lieutenant Commander A. S. Snow, U.S. Navy (USN), for John McHenry, a member of his party.
Gold Run (Stream), Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska (64.9705556, -147.5619444)
Description: flows SE to Goldstream Creek, 10 mi. NE of Fairbanks, Yukon-Tanana High. 2 miles long.
History: Local name reported by T. G. Gerdine (in Prindle, 1905, pl. 16), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Deep Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (63.4775, -152.8263889)
Description: flows NW to Highpower Creek, 7 mi. SSW of Sprucefish Lake and 32 mi. SSW of village of Lake Minchumina, Kuskokwim Low. 25 miles long.
History: Local name obtained in 1958 from Fabian Acrey and "Val Blackburn by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Athens (Populated Place), Greene County, New York (42.2603648, -73.8095707)
History: Athens was originally settled by the Van Loon brothers, Jan and Albertus about 1686.  The brothers' last name may be an  indication of the origin of the name Loonenburg, and the Loonenburg Post Office.   In addition, the village of Esperanza was established about 1790 by settlers from New England who laid out the community on the outskirts of the village of Athens.  Esperanza never fully blossomed as a viable community and was soon absorbed by the expanding village of Athens.  (US-T125/NY:A Guide to the Empire State/p591)
Amphitheater Knob (Summit), Yakutat County, Alaska (59.9468519, -139.7845536)
Description: 5.8 mi. W of Bancas Point and 28 mi. N of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts.;
History: Descriptive name given in 1905 by Tarr and Martin (1906,  map), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Mason Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.1663889, -153.3166667)
Description: flows SE 10 mi. to Mason Slough, 7.5 mi. WSW of Kallands;  Korkrines-Hodzana High.
History: prospectors' name reported in 1908 by Maddren (1910, pl.  5), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Grindall Point (Cape), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.4561111, -132.1583333)
Description: On the SE end of Prince of Wales Island, encompasses the entire width of the island at its southeasternmost 1.6 km (1 mi) of Kasaan Peninsula, 1.6 km (1 mi) NW of Grindall Island, Alex. Arch.
History: Named by Capt George Vancouver, for Capt Grindall, Royal Navy (RN) (Dictionary of AK Place Names, 1969).  "Having been discovered by James Johnstone, August 25, 1793 (Wagner, 1937, p. 390). This feature is "Sometimes called by the traders Cone Point" (U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1883, p. 85).
Gibraltar Lake (Lake), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (59.3550985, -154.6944713)
Description: 5 mi. S of Kakhonak Bay and 28 mi. SE of Iliamna, Aleutian Range. 7 miles long.
History: So named in 1923 by R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), because a rock on the south shore of this lake was shaped like the Rock of Gibraltar.
Broad Pass (historical) (Populated Place), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (63.2333333, -149.2666667)
Description: population 10, mile 304.3 on The Alaska RR. in Broad Pass, 12 mi. SW  of Cantwell and 45 mi. SW of Healy, Talkeetna Mts.
History: Name taken from pass in which it is located; reported by  The Alaska RR. on its 1922 timetable.
Reno Mountain (Summit), Boundary County, Idaho (48.7729995, -116.0528615)
Description: Located in Kaniksu National Forest, 1,500 ft. SE of Goat Mountain, 7 mi. NE of Moyie Spring; Sec 34, T63N, R3E, Boise Meridian
History: Named for Clinton Reno (1926-2007), World War II Navy veteran and local landowner