cellos/DomesticNames_AllStates_Text huggingface dataset:
January Lake (Lake), Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska (55.5998552, -131.0699388)
Description: On E coast of Revillagigeodo Island between Lake Grace and Manzanita Lake, in the course of North Fork Manzanita Creek, Alex. Arch. 1.5 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1960 by U.S. Forest Service (USFS).
Peddocks Island (Island), Plymouth County, Massachusetts (42.2917659, -70.9369916)
Description: In Boston Harbor between Nantasket Roads and Hinghan Bay 1.8 mi W of Hull; Town of Hull.
History: Named for Leonard Peddock, who landed there in the autumn of 1622 (Steel) and recorded "under date of third of September, 1634" as "Peddocks Ileland [sic]" (US-T121).
Highland Creek (Stream), Hardin County, Iowa (42.256882, -93.18328)
Description: approx. 3.75 mi. long; heads 1.5 mi. NW of New Providence in Pleasant Township, flows S into Providence Township to enter Honey Creek; Secs 4&16, T86N, R20W, 5th Principal Meridian
History: Named in association with the nearby Highland Cemetery, the historic Highland Quaker Meeting House, and Highland Country Schoolhouse.
Mount Warlow (Summit), Fresno County, California (37.1284231, -118.6747173)
Description: In Kings Canyon National Park, in the Sierra Nevada, on Goddard Divide, 1.1 km (0.7 mi) southeast of Mount Huxley. (US-T121)
History: Named for Chester H Warlow (1889-1963), attorney, civic leader, and conservationist, who played an important role in the creation of Kings Canyon National Park. (US-T121)
Prince Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (62.3333333, -157.9038889)
Description: flows SE to Bonanza Creek, between Butte and First Chance  Creek, 9 mi. SE of Flat, and 50 mi. NW of Sleetmute, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Name shown on a 1910 manuscript map of Iditarod Placer  Fields.
Indian Grave Creek (Stream), Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska (65.6176, -141.383)
Description: Incomplete record, heads in Canada, flows NW across Alaska-Canada boundary to Kandik River, 37 mi. ENE of that streams junction with Yukon River, Porcupine Plateau. 13 miles long.
History: Local name published in 1956 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); named for Indian Grave Mountain.
Páatstel Creek (Stream), Whatcom County, Washington (48.969008, -122.3287679)
Description: 4 mi. long; heads 1.5 mi. NE of Northwood, flows SE then E to enter Johnson Creek 3 mi. NNW of Nooksack; T40N, Rgs4&3E, Willamette Meridian
History: the Nooksack name of the stream, derived from the village of Páatstel once located near the source of the stream
Nip Hill (Summit), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (51.9469444, 177.6694444)
Description: on S end of 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.
Artesa (Populated Place), Pima County, Arizona (31.8995221, -111.8523443)
History: This village is a suburb of Sells, although it is in the Baboquivari Ddistrict.  Its traditional name, 'Kumkachutz Wawasit,' or 'Turtle Stuck' is now used by the Papagos of Sells, no alternative Papago name exists for Artesa (US-T121).  The origin of the name, is not known. The Indian name 'Komoktetuvavosit' in Papago means 'where the turtle was caught' (AZ-T101/p. 259).
Trapper Creek (Stream), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (61.9283333, -158.1955556)
Description: flows SW to Crooked Creek 5 mi. NW of its junction with Kuskowim  River, 5 mi. NW of Village of Crooked Creek, Mts.
History: Local name reported in 1944 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Turtle Rock Run (Stream), Chester County, Pennsylvania (39.9717761, -75.490202)
Description: Heads 1.6 km (1 mi) SW of Whitehorse, flows S and SW to join Ridley Creek just NE of Willistown.
History: Named because the entire course of the stream runs along the Okehocking Indian Land Grant. It is thought that the word "Okehocking" means "turtle rock", because of the existence of a turtle-shaped rock situated on a hill overlooking this stream.
Yellow Cliffs (Cliff), Chugach County, Alaska (60.3413889, -147.6383333)
Description: on E coast of Knight I., 2 mi. SE of Iron Mtn. and 16 mi. NE of  Chenega, Chugach Mts.
History: Descriptive name published in 1930 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Port Dolores (Bay), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.3302778, -133.3980556)
Description: on NW coast of Suemez I., Alex. Arch. 1.4 mile long.
History: Name given by Francisco Antonio Maurelle as "Puerto de los Dolores," i.e. "Port of the Sorrows," on "June 4 or 5, 1779, as he was there both days" (Wagner, 1937, p. 384).
Captain Gray Mountain (Ridge), Tillamook County, Oregon (45.5956606, -123.9054093)
Description: Extends NE from the town of Garibaldi; 453545N1235415W [NE end], 453355N1235515W [SW end].  Record appears in Decision List 8801.
History: Named for Captain Robert Gray, who, in his sloop Lady Washington, was the first American to visit this part of North America; in 1788 he discovered and entered nearby Tillamook Bay.
Dulbi Flats (Flat), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.7775, -155.8775)
Description: Extends northeast from Dulbi Slough to Koyukuk River, 35 miles northwest of Hochandochtla Mountain, Kokrines-Hodzana Highlands. 30 miles long.
History: Local name shown on a 1932 sketch map of the area; author unknown.
Kamenoi Point (Cape), Sitka County, Alaska (57.1338889, -135.5613889)
Description: on E coast of Kruzof Island, 10 mi. NW of Sitka; Alex. Arch.
History: Russian name meaning "rocky" given in 1809 by the navigator Ivan Vasiliev the first; published by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 19),  Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "M(ys) Kamennoy."
Mount Wright (Summit), Hoonah-Angoon County, Alaska (58.7033759, -137.2163453)
Description: in Glacier Bay National Monument, in Fairweather Range 3.3 mi. NW of Mount Crillon and 80 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.
History: This feature was presumably named for Frederick Eugene Wright or Charles Will Wright (or both), geologists and brothers who worked in SE Alaska for U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) around 1904-1905. There is another Mount Wright 43 mi. E of this feature.
Desperation Lake (Lake), North Slope County, Alaska (68.3329715, -158.7471246)
Description: SW base of Siniktanneyak Mountain, 10 mi. NW of Feniak Lake and 48 mi. WNW of Howard Pass, Brooks Range. 3 miles long.
History: Probably named in the 1940's by wolf hunters. The Eskimo name obtained by Orth in 1956 is "Tupichalik," meaning "new tent," a reference to the dry gravel beach along the lake's shore that has been used for camping purposes since man has been in the area.
Wildcat Creek (Stream), Mariposa County, California (37.7210379, -119.7140596)
Description: In Yosemite National Park, heads 0.8 km (0.5 mi) southwest of Devils Dance Floor, flows southeast to the Merced River just north of mile marker 118 and 0.8 km (0.5 mi) north of Elephant Rock. (US-T121)
Umga Island (Island), Aleutians East County, Alaska (54.8019444, -162.7238889)
Description: between Sanak I. and Alaska Peninsula, 14 mi. SW of Deer I.,  Aleutian Range
History: Aleut name reported in 1847 as "O(strov) Umga" or "Umga island" by the Russian Hydrographic Dept. on Chart 1379.
Baxley Branch (Stream), Coosa County, Alabama (33.0176203, -86.3035856)
Description: Flows east from the southeast side of Weogufka to Ditch Branch, mouth is 0.8 km (0.5 mi) east of Weogufka.
History: Named for James (1882-1954) and Kate (1886-?) Baxley, who were early landowners and active in the community.
Town of Hawley (Civil), Franklin County, Massachusetts (42.5848684, -72.906519)
Description: Located in Berkshire Hills, 14 mi W of Greenfield (US-T121).
History: Settled in 1771, incorporated as a town in 1792.  Named in honor of Major Joseph Hawley (1723-1778) of Northampton, ardent worker for American rights in pre-revolutionary days.  Before 1792, it was the plantation called Number Seven (US-T121).
Town of Natick (Civil), Middlesex County, Massachusetts (42.2847129, -71.3497033)
Description: Located 14 mi SW of Boston (US-T121).
History: Settled in 1718, incorporated as a town in 1781.  Retained the Indian word for 'a place of hills.'  The town orginally was an Indian plantation (MA-T1/p32). The Indian name meant 'end of hill range' or possibly 'a clear place' or 'the place of (our) search' (US-T121).
Chelunginik River (Stream), Kusilvak (CA) County, Alaska (61.6508333, -165.3938889)
Description: flows NW to Kokechik River, 15 mi. S of village of Scammon Bay, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. 20 miles long.
History: Eskimo name reported by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1951.
Scott Lagoon (Lake), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.8555556, -133.3186111)
Description: On the W side ot Tuxekan Island, 1.3 mi NE of Turn Point and  22.5 mi NNW of Klawock, Alex. Arch.
History: Local name reported in 1961 by U.S. Forest Service (USFS).
Kugachiak Creek (Stream), North Slope County, Alaska (69.9688889, -162.4941667)
Description: heads in lake, flows NW 20 mi. to Kasegaluk Lagoon, 20 mi. NE  of Point Lay; Arctic Plain.
History: Eskimo name reported by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1956 and means, in a  sense, "new stream."
Birch Hill (Summit), Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska (64.8636275, -147.6432963)
Description: 2.7 mi. NE of Fairbanks, Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Local name reported in 1939 by P. S. Smith, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), The crest of the hill is the location of the initial point of the Fairbanks meridian.
Mount Hazelet (Summit), Chugach County, Alaska (60.2013447, -144.4412292)
Description: 2.5 mi. E of Katalla, Chugach Mts.
History: Named by C. R. Rachford, U.S. Forest Service (USFS), in 1927 for G. C. Hazelet, "an early outstanding pioneer of Alaska, who was largely responsible for  development of the Katalla oil fields, which contain the only producing wells in Alaska."
Egg Island (Island), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (55.8286111, -159.3566667)
Description: off S coast of Alaska Peninsula, 12 mi. E of Stepovak Bay, Aleutian Range. 1.5 mile long.
History: Reported by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1943; published in its 1947 Coast Pilot (v. 2, p. 299).
South Fork Kaskaskia River (Stream), Fayette County, Illinois (39.1069878, -88.9772896)
Description: Feature heads at the confluence of Brickyard Branch and Watson Creek, flows NW to Big Creek,  4.3 km (2.7 mi) NW of Sefton.  Mouth of feature moved because of canalling.  Previously located at 390608N0885905W.
Bumbo Hill (Summit), Hillsborough County, New Hampshire (42.8774882, -71.5081652)
Description: In the town of Merrimack, 0.8 km (0.5 mi) NE of Middle Hill.
History: November 27, 1968 Domestic Names report states that theTown clerk of Merrimack, N.H. confirms the spelling of the name with one 'o'.
Bobcat Fork (Stream), Bates County, Missouri (38.276667, -94.27083)
Description: 2.7 mi. long; in Summit Township, flows SW then NW to enter Willow Branch 3.8 mi. ESE of Butler Memorial Airport; Secs 17,16&9, T40N, R30W, Fifth Principal Meridian
History: The name refers to the reappearance of bobcats in the area.
Bee Hollow (Valley), Shannon County, Missouri (37.1055556, -91.5111111)
Description: 2.9 mi. long; located in Ozark National Scenic Riverways in Delaware Township, trends NW then N to its confluence with the valley through which Jacks Fork flows, 8.9 mi SW of Eminence; Secs 17,16,21&22, T28N, R5W, Fifth Principal Meridian
Town of Athol (Civil), Worcester County, Massachusetts (42.584128, -72.2176889)
History: Settled in 1735, incorporated as a town in 1762.  Named by John Murray, one of the leading proprietors of the town, in honor of James Murray, second Duke of Athol (1690-1764).  Before 1762, it was known as the plantation, Payquage (MA-T1/p7).
Crab Point (Cape), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.0661111, -131.5472222)
Description: on W shore of Tamgas Harbor, on S coast of Annette I., 20 mi. S  of Ketchikan, Alex. Arch.
History: Named by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS); published in 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 92).
Fox Run (Stream), Chester County, Pennsylvania (40.0023317, -75.4471431)
Description: Heads in an unnamed lake 0.8 km (0.5 mi) WSW of the intersection of Darby Road and White Horse Road, flows SW to join Rawson Run, 0.8 km (0.5 mi) NW of the community of Echo Valley.
History: Named for a nearby historical farm.
Northeast Twin (Summit), Bethel County, Alaska (59.4003372, -161.6769646)
Description: on Twin Mtn., 9 mi. N of Tooth Mtn. and 20 mi. N of Goodnews,  Kilbuck=Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Descriptive name given in 1914 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS); published in  1915 on Chart 9103.
Kaviruk River (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.1938889, -165.2655556)
Description: formed by junction of Coco and Johnston Creeks, flows SW to Marys Lake, 32 mi. E of Teller, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Eskimo name reported by "some of the Franklin search  parties about 1850" as "Cov-vee-arak." It was called "Kauveren" and "Ka-ooveren" by Commodore Joseph Billings in 1790. The prospectors' name  "Marys River" was reported in 1901 by T. G. Gerdine (in Collier, 1902, pl.  12), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). This name probably referred to the Eskimo woman who ran the  roadhouse known as "Marys Igloo."
Lemon Point (Cape), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (56.0763889, -134.1247222)
Description: at N point of entrance to Port McArthur, in Affleck Canal, on S  coast of Kuiu I., alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1886 by Lieutenant J. M. Helm, U.S. Navy (USN), for charting  purposes; published in 1887 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) on Chart 706.
Kitt Peak (Summit), Pima County, Arizona (31.964126, -111.5998894)
Description: In the Quinlan Mountains.
History: Named by County Surveyor George J. Roskruge for his sister, Mrs. William F. Kitt.  On his 1893 Pima County Survey map, Roskruge spelled the name 'Kits'.  At the request of Mrs. George F. Kitt, the spelling was changed by decision in 1930 (US-T121).
Bridalveil Meadow (Flat), Mariposa County, California (37.7171491, -119.6598896)
Description: In Yosemite National Park, at the base of the south wall of Yosemite Valley, 0.8 km (0.5 mi) west of Bridalveil Fall on the south bank of Merced River near between mile marker 121 and 122. (US-T121)
Fannin County (Civil), Fannin County, Georgia (34.8641146, -84.3198526)
Description: Located in northern Georgia along the boundary with Tennessee and North Carolina, 116 km (72 mi) north northeast of Atlanta; County Seat:  Blue Ridge.
History: Established 21 January 1854, named in honor of Colonel James W Fannin (1809-1836) who died during "Fannin's Massacre" at Fort Goliad in Texas in the War of Texas Independence. (GA-T21/p75)
Vantage Peak (Summit), Juneau County, Alaska (58.6552263, -134.1650309)
Description: 0.5 mi. N of Icy Basin, 3.8 mi. SE of Exploration Peak and 26  mi. NE of Juneau, Coast Mts
History: Name proposed by members of the Juneau Icefield Research  Program and published in 1960 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Glen Lake (Lake), Lassen County, California (40.4538149, -121.2819321)
Description: Located in secs 14 and 22,T30N,R6E, Mount Diablo Meridian. In Lassen Volcanic National Park, 1.6 km (1 mi) east of Juniper Lake and 1.9 km (1.2 mi) northwest of Bonte Peak. (US-T121)
Mount Spurr (Summit), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (61.2988141, -152.2530825)
Description: in Tordrillo Mts., 40 mi. NW of Tyonek; Alaska Range
History: named in 1900 by A. H. Brooks, for Josiah Edward Spurr, 1870-1950, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), who led an expedition in the area in 1898.
Falls Creek (Stream), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (58.1488889, -134.3683333)
Description: on Admiralty I., flows NW to Stephens Passage, 1.5 mi. W of Oliver Inlet and 11 mi. S of Juneau, Alex. Arch. 1.2 miles long.
History: Name published in 1951 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Finneys Island (Island), Aleutians East County, Alaska (54.4113889, -162.5338889)
Description: between Sanak and Wanda Is., Sanak Is., Aleutian Range. 0.5 mile long.
History: Name reported by Ferdinand Westdahl, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), commander of the Coast Survey steamer McArthur, who made surveys in this area in 1901.
Hidden Lakes (Lake), Gallatin County, Montana (45.2624688, -111.171998)
Description: Eight lakes, the largest 0.32 km (0.2 mi) long, on the W slope of the Gallatin Range 6.4 km (4 mi) W of Windy Pass and 18.5 km (11.5 mi) SSE of Garnet Mountain.
History: Research indicates that references to these lakes was always "Hidden Lakes" for all eight lakes, not one lake as indicated in the 1928 decision.
Hyannis (Populated Place), Barnstable County, Massachusetts (41.6528887, -70.2827989)
Description: On S coast of Upper Cape Cod 3 mi SSE of Barnstable; Town of Barnstable.
History: Named for Iyanough or Qyanough, resident chief, in 1621 (Douglas-Lithgow, 1909);  also known as Hianna (Steel), or Yanno, he conveyed to Barnstable the present lands of Hyannis, Hyannisport, Craigville and Centerville.  the town records, the lands were known as 'Yanno'S LANDS', which developed into Hyannis (Cape Cod Guide, 1964).
McPherson County (Civil), McPherson County, South Dakota (45.7663736, -99.2214554)
Description: Located in northern South Dakota along the border with North Dakota, 37 km (23 mi) northwest of Aberdeen; County Seat:  Leola.
History: Created in 1873, organized in 1885, and named for Ohio native Brigadier General James B McPherson (1828-1864), a prominent Union officer during the Civil War who was killed in action in 1864.  (SD-T17/p29)
Telavirak Hills (Range), North Slope County, Alaska (68.0961812, -165.6379064)
Description: Trends NW-SE between Ogotoruk Creek to the NW, and Kuropak Creek to the SE, bounded on the SW by the Chukchi Sea, 7 mi SE of Cape Thompson, Arctic Slope.
History: Eskimo name reported as "Tellaveeruk" by personnel of Project Chariot about 1962.
Pintlala Creek (Stream), Lowndes County, Alabama (32.3431942, -86.4971965)
Description: heads 2.7 km (1.7 mi) NW of Lapine, flows NW to Jones Bluff Lake on the Alabama River 17.7 km (11 mi) W of Montgomery.
History: Name from the Creek Indian word Pathlau-la or Pilth-lau-le, which means "fish creek swamp"; current spelling applied to stream in the early 1800's by Frenchman, Tourette
Akoviknak Lagoon (Lake), North Slope County, Alaska (68.2003541, -166.0307138)
Description: NW-SE trending lagoon on the coast of the Chukchi Sea, just S of Angayukak Creek and 4.2 mi NNW of Cape Thompson, Arctic Slope. 2 miles long.
History: Named in 1962 by Project Chariot personnel for nearby Akoviknak Mountain and is an Eskimo name reported to mean "one that resembles a White Whale.
Kootznahoo Inlet (Bay), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.5338889, -134.5141667)
Description: extends from Mitchell Bay to Chatham Strait, at Angoon, on W coast of Admiralty I., Alex. Arch.
History: Tlingit Indian name given in 1880 by Commander R. W. Meade,  U.S. Navy (USN).
Mount Young (Summit), Haines County, Alaska (58.8611086, -135.5801733)
Description: on boundary of Glacier Bay National Monument, in Chilkat Range,  4.3 mi. NE of Endicott Lake and 57 mi. NW of Juneau, St. Elias Mts.
History: Named in 1892 by Harry F. Reid, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for Reverend S. Hall  Young, who accompanied John Muir to Glacier Bay in 1879-1880 (Reid, 1892, p.  30). H. B. Allen, U.S. Air Force (USAF).
Maryland Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.6119444, -164.5008333)
Description: flows N 1 mi. to North Fork Kougarok River, 1.5 mi. SE of  Harris Dome and 38 mi. W of Imuruk Lake; Seward Peninsula High.
History: prospectors' name reported on the 1908 "Map of Seward Peninsula" by Arthur Gibson.
Norberg Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.7458333, -164.8269444)
Description: flows NW to Macklin Creek, 7 mi. SW of Midnight Mtn, and 48 mi.  NW of Imuruk Lake, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors' name published in 1955 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Reported as  "Stevens Creek" on the "Map of Seward Peninsula" by Monroe and Hutchins,  corrected up to 1903 by Arthur Gibson.
Enoree Fork Branch (Stream), Greenville County, South Carolina (34.8820618, -82.25317)
Description: Heads 1.3 km (0.8 mi) southeast of Enoree Fork Church, flows east to enter Enoree River, 0.6 km (0.4 mi) north of Horseshoe Bend, 6.4 km (4 mi) south of Greer.
Igitkin Pass (Channel), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (51.9688889, -175.8313889)
Description: between Igitkin and Chugul Islands., Aleutian Islands.
History: Named for Igitkin I. by the U.S. Navy Aleutian Island Survey Expedition of 1934. It is possibly the best passage from the north and east to Kuluk Bay on Adak I. Published by the US@C&GS in the 1944 Aleutian Coast Pilot (p. 103).
Whychus Creek Canyon (Valley), Jefferson County, Oregon (44.4599679, -121.3357817)
Description: Heads just north of Rim Rock Ranch near the Deschutes-Jefferson County line, trends northeast to the Deschutes River; in Deschutes National Forest. Carries the waters of Whychus Creek.
History: The name is of Sahaptin origin and reportedly translates to "the place we cross the water".
Marble Creek (Stream), Copper River County, Alaska (60.9930556, -141.6788889)
Description: In the Chugach Mountains, heads on the N slope of Mount Gage, flows N to the Chitina River, 68 mi NE of Cape Yakataga.
History: Name erived from a 1915 fieldsheet by F. H. Moffit, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Kaiugnak Bay (Bay), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.0711111, -153.5897222)
Description: extends W off Sitkalidak Strait, on SE coast of Kodiak I.
History: Aleut name published as "Z(aliv) Kayugnak," "Kayugnak Bay," by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 23) and is perhaps derived from the word "qayuq" which, according to R. H. Geoghegan, means "berry".
Se-ng abi Huudi Creek Spring (Spring), Harney County, Oregon (43.977622, -118.3673475)
Description: on land administered by the Bureau of Land Management; 18 mi W of Beulah, 17 mi NW of Juntura; Sec 26, T18S, R35E, Willamette Meridian
History: The name is of Paiute origin and reportedly translates to “cottonwoods”. The variant name is of Umatilla origin and reportedly translates to "Paiute people".
Double Bay (Bay), Chugach County, Alaska (60.4636111, -146.4769444)
Description: on N coast of Hinchinbrook I., at mouths of Bear and Double  Creeks, 25 mi. SW of Cordova, Chugach Mts.
History: So named locally "because a short peninsula extends into a  large bay, partially dividing it into two smaller bays." Name published in  1950 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Dinsmore Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.8652778, -166.3202778)
Description: flows SW to Crosby Creek which flows to Kugrupaga River, 4.5 mi. SW of Ear Mtn. and 42 mi. N of Teller, Seward Peninsula High. 1.4 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1901 by T. G. Gerdine (in Collier, 1902, pl. 12), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
El Nido Peak (Summit), Hoonah-Angoon County, Alaska (57.9601419, -136.336478)
Description: between Stag Bay and Lisianski Inlet, on W coast of Chichagof  I., 4 mi. W of Pelican, Alex. Arch.
History: Local name reported in 1951; by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) of Spanish derivation  meaning "the nest." It probably was named after the El Nido gold mine, 2.5  miles to the east, which was opened in 1921. No mining has been done here since 1939 (Roseman, 1959, p. 200).
Pribilof Islands (Island), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (57.1801515, -170.2337063)
Description: Located in the Bering Sea, consisting of Saint Paul, Saint George, Walrus, and Otter Islands.
History: Named by Lieutenant G.A. Sarichev about 1792 for Gavriil Loginovich Pribylov (died 1796), who while an employee of the Lebedev-Lastochkin Company, discovered Saint George Island, one of the Pribilof Islands, in June 1786. The islands were first referred to as Novy, meaning new, and Lebedevski, the name of the owner of Pribilov's vessel. G.I. Shelikov called the islands Zoubov for the then Russian Minister of the Interior. They were also referred to as Kotovy, meaning fur seal, and Sieverny, meaning north (relative to Unalaska Island).