cellos/DomesticNames_AllStates_Text huggingface dataset:
Little Chandler Lake (Lake), North Slope County, Alaska (68.2761906, -152.6727257)
Description: adjoins Chandler Lake to N, at head of Chandler River, 26 mi.  NW of Anaktuvuk Pass, Brooks Range
History: So named by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1956 for the larger body of water it adjoins, Chandler Lake, which was named by Lieutenant Stoney, U.S. Navy (USN), in 1886, for William E. Chandler, 1835-1917, Secretary of the Navy.
Deer Moss Creek (Stream), Okaloosa County, Florida (30.5079349, -86.4242988)
Description: 3.9 mi. long; heads on Eglin Air Force Base, 1.9 mi. NE of Roberts Lake, flows S into Rocky Bayou 1.3 mi. ENE of Nelson Point
History: Deer Moss is the commonly used name for Cladonia evansii, a common species of reindeer lichen found in the area
Taliesin Overlook (Gap), Maricopa County, Arizona (33.6183333, -111.8266667)
Description: Located in the McDowell-Sonoran Preserve in the City of Scottsdale, within the McDowell Mountains, 2.1 km (1.3 mi) NE of Taliesin West
History: Named in association with nearby Taliesin West and Taliesin Wash
The Gas Rocks (Summit), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (57.8602237, -156.502372)
Description: on S shore of Becharof Lake, on Alaska Peninsula, 27 mi. NW of  Kanatak, Aleutian Range
History: Local name reported in 1923 by W. R. Smith and A. A.  Baker, (1924, pl. 8), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Dry Gulch (Valley), Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska (63.2106946, -154.7556772)
Description: trends NW 0.8 mi. to Hidden Creek, 7 mi. N of Medfra; Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Prospectors' name obtained in 1924 by J. S. Brown (in Smith, P. S., 1926, pl. 5), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Firesteel (Populated Place), Dewey County, South Dakota (45.4247065, -101.2851477)
History: Named for Firesteel Creek, which is the english translation of a Sioux name for the stream. The Sioux named it for the flint rocks found along the creek which they struck against a piece of steel to make fire. (SD-T17/p63, 90) Founded in 1910.
Maloney Peak (Summit), Josephine County, Oregon (42.6762623, -123.4274158)
Description: located on land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 4.2 mi. S of Glendale, 1 mi. W of London Peak; Secs 29&28, T33S, R6W, Willamette Meridian
History: The name commemorates Michael Maloney, who homesteaded in the area in the late 1800s.
Willow Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.6338889, -148.4272222)
Description: flows NE to South Fork Hess Creek, 9 mi. NE of Livengood,  Yukon- Tanana High.
History: Named by prospectors; reported in 1915 by Brooks (Brooks  and others, 1916, pl. 9), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Bunnell Brook (Stream), Northwest Hills County, Connecticut (41.7828761, -72.9223245)
Description: Heads in the Town of Burlington at the confluence of North Branch Bunnell Brook and South Branch Bunnell Brook, flows northeast then southeast then east to enter the Farmington River, 2.7 km (1.7 mi) south of Collinsville, and 4.8 km (3 mi) northwest of Unionville.
History: Named either for Warren Bunnell (died 1910) or Nathaniel Bunnell (died 1763), both residents of Burlington.
Khaz Bay (Bay), Sitka County, Alaska (57.5705556, -136.1033333)
Description: extends NE from Pacific Ocean to Slocum Arm, 5 mi. S of  Chichagof, on W coast of Chichagof I., Alex. Arch.
History: Russian name meaning "fag end" published by Tebenkov  (1852, map 8) as "Z(aliv) Khaz."
New Horse Springs (Populated Place), Catron County, New Mexico (33.9250556, -108.1881129)
Description: Located 4 km (2.5 mi) E of Old Horse Springs, 8 km (5 mi) SW of Horse Mountain and 60 km (37 mi) NE of the county seat of Reserve.
History: This community evolved after a general store was built approximately 4 km (2.5 mi) E of the community of Horse Springs.  Horse Springs soon  became known as Old Horse Springs and the store site along with several other buildings became known as New Horse Springs.  (US-T121)  Reportedly Horse Springs was named by a group of soldiers traveling from Socorro to Fort Tularosa.  Along the way a horse was lost; on their return trip the horse was found near this site.  (US-T131/1965/NM Place Names/TM Pearce,p72)
Picnic Creek (Stream), North Slope County, Alaska (68.41, -159.3783333)
Description: In DeLong Mts., flows SSE to the Anisak River, 7 mi above the mouth of Setting Sun Creek, Brooks Ra..
History: Named "Piknik" in 1953 bu E. G. Sable and I. L. Tailleur, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "for pleasant traverse of creek." The spelling was modified by Board on Geographic Names (BGN).
Galloway Creek (Stream), Mendocino County, California (38.8690762, -123.6561263)
Description: Heads 1.6 km (1 mi) north of North Fork Schooner Gulch, flows southwest to the Pacific Ocean 2.6 km (1.6 mi) north-northwest of Iversen Point and 11.8 km (7.4 mi) southeast of Point Arena.  (US-T121)
History: Named for any early Scotch settler.  (US-T121)
Last Chance Creek (Stream), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (58.9375, -161.7083333)
Description: Flows E to Salmon River, 26 mi NE of CapeNewenham, Kilbuk-Kuskokwim Mountains.
History: Probably a prospectors name obtained in 1948 or 1949 from John Hill of the Goodnews Mining Co., by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The name was published in  1950.
Etches Creek (Stream), Chugach County, Alaska (60.3177778, -146.5794444)
Description: on Hinchinbrook I., flows N 2 mi. to Port Etches, 33 mi. SW of Cordova; Chugach Mts.
History: name published in 1950 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); derived from Port Etches  to which the stream flows.
Gisasa River (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.2622222, -157.6791667)
Description: flows NE to Koyukuk River, 38 mi. SW of Roundabout Mtn., Koyukuk Low. 70 miles long.
History: Koyukuk Indian name published by Lieutenant Allen (1887, p. 106) USA, as "Gissassakakat" and "Fissakakat" (map), meaning "mouth of the Gisasa." Lieutenant L. A. Zagoskin, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), reported the Indian name as "R(eka) Kalyalyakhtna" in 1842-44.
Calder (historical) (Populated Place), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (56.1738889, -133.4633333)
Description: at mouth of Marble Creek, on E shore of Shakan Bay, on NW coast of Prince of Wales I., Alex. Arch.
History: This is the site of an abandoned marble quarry, first discovered in 1896 and expanded by the Alaska Marble Co. in 1904 (F. E. Wright and C. W. Wright, 1908, p. 192-195). The mining settlement obtained a post office (the name being derived from Mount Calder 6 miles to the northwest) in 1906, discontinued in 1918 (Ricks, 1965, p. 8).
Avogon Pass (Channel), Kusilvak (CA) County, Alaska (62.6183333, -164.8708333)
Description: in Yukon Delta, of Avogon I., 15 mi. SW of Kwiguk, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. 2.8 miles long.
History: Eskimo name obatined in 1899 by G. R. Putnam, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) Published in 1901 on Chart 9372.
Paddle Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (66.0252778, -143.0508333)
Description: flows E to Little Black River, 48 mi. SE of Chalkyitsik, Porcupine Plateau
History: Local name obtained in 1956 by T. E. Taylor and R. C. Foley, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Middle Fork Okpikruak River (Stream), North Slope County, Alaska (68.5808333, -153.4869444)
Description: heads at glacier terminus, flows N to Okpikruak River 11 mi. SW  of its junction with Okokmilaga River, Brooks Range
History: So named in 1949 by W. W. Patton, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), during exploration  of Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4.
Fankuda Islet (Island), Sitka County, Alaska (56.9102778, -135.3605556)
Description: in Redoubt Bay, 5.2 mi. N of Goddard, on W coast of Baranof I.,  Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1809 by the Russian navigator, Ivan Vasiliev the first; published by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 19) Imperial Russian Navy (IRN) as "ostrov Fankuda" or  "fankuda Island."
Cúuy’em Butte (Summit), Union County, Oregon (45.180654, -117.5689324)
Description: In the Whitman National Forest, in the Wallowa Mountains, 27 mi ESE of La Grande; Sec 28, T4S, R42E, Willamette Meridian
History: The name is of Umatilla origin and means “fish”. The Nez Perce variant name also means “fish”.
Crystal Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (67.591307, -148.129778)
History: Renamed in accordance with process outlined in Secretary's Order 3404, which included the BGN approving all recommended name changes. Prospectors' name obtained in 1909 by A. G. Maddren (in Brooks and others, 1910, pl. 7), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Hengst Peak (Summit), Tulare County, California (36.4104239, -118.6217259)
Description: In Sequoia National Park, on a western spur of the Great Western Divide in the Sierra Nevada, 4.8 km (3 mi) south-southwest of Mineral King and 26 km (16 mi) east of Three Rivers.  (US-T121)
History: Named for Albert Alfred Hengst (1868-1944), Three Rivers business and civic leader, conservationist, and pioneer trail builder, who in 1905 began transplanting golden trout from the east slope streams of the Sierra Nevaada to the barren west slope streams and lakes.  (US-T121)
Dragontail Peak (Summit), Chelan County, Washington (47.4788694, -120.833106)
Description: In the Stuart Range of the Wenatchee Mountains, 40 km (25 mi) WNW of Wenatchee.
History: Named on September 25, 1955, by Lex Maxwell, Bob McCall, and Bill Prater, while climbing a nearby peak.  The rock formations on the SW ridge resemble the tail of a dragon.
Company Mountain (Summit), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (67.8166667, -164.6333333)
Description: between Asikpak and Kivalina Rivers, 10 mi. N of Kivalina, Arctic Slope
History: Local name reported in 1950 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). E. S. Burch places the name on another hill at 675200N, 1644300W with an elevation of about 345  feet. See Company Creek.
Slate Creek (Stream), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.8908333, -149.2394444)
Description: on N end of Kenai Peninsula, flows N to Turnagain Arm, 6 mi. E of Sunrise, Chugach Mts.
History: Local prospectors' name; reported in 1904 by Moffit (1906,  pl. 2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Tugak Peak (Summit), North Slope County, Alaska (69.2824192, -144.2879635)
Description: In the Brooks Range in Romanzof Mountains, on the S side of Esetuk Glacier, 2 mi SSW of the Summit of Mount Michelson.
History: Eskimo name (Tuak) reported to mean "walrus tusk" by G. G. Barnes, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Named Mount Murie in November 1964, but rescinded in April, 1965 at the request of Mrs. Murie. Her late husband, Olaus Murie, leading proponent in establishing the Arctic Wilderness Range, disapproved of applying personal names to physical features.
Dolgoi Lake (Lake), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.7635582, -152.2795416)
Description: on Long Island, 4.8 mi. SE of Kodiak, NE of Kodiak I. 51.6 acres in size. 0.8 mile long.
History: Transliteration of the descriptive name "Oz(ero) Dolgoye," meaning "Long Lake," published by Sarichev (1826, map 16). This lake was called "Oz(ero) Nizhniye" by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 23). Baker (1906, p. 415) published "Lower Lake," the translation of Captain Tebenkov's name, for this feature. Because of duplication, the name was changed to its present form abou t 1909.
Kwimlilthla Slough (Stream), Kusilvak (CA) County, Alaska (62.6416667, -164.3361111)
Description: in Yukon Delta, extends NW-SE between Kwikluak and Akularak  Passes, 9 mi. SW of Kwiguk, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
History: Eskimo name possibly meaning "river without place or camp (kwimlithkok)" obtained in 1899 by G. R. Putnam, US@C&GS.
J.O. Pass (Gap), Tulare County, California (36.6757772, -118.7439884)
Description: Located in sec 29,T14S,R30E, Mount Diablo Meridian. In Sequoia National Park, on the northwest end of the Kings-Kaweah Divide, at the head of Pattee Creek and 0.96 km (0.6 mi) west of Kettle Peak. (US-T121)
Sparrow Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.6166667, -165.0833333)
Description: flows NE to head of Prospect Creek, in Flambeau River basin, 12  mi. NE of Nome, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1904 by T. G. Gerdine, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
West Branch Eklutna Glacier (Glacier), Anchorage County, Alaska (61.2180556, -149.0138889)
Description: In the Chugach Mountains, trending NE to Eklutna Glacier, 2 mi N of Peril Peak and 25 mi E of Anchorage.
History: Local name reported in 1964 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Nulvororok Channel (Stream), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (66.8602778, -161.65)
Description: distributary of Kobuk River, heads at Melvin Channel, Kobuk  River, flows NW to Nulvororok Lake, 48 mi. NW of Selawik, Kotzebue-Kobuk  Low.
History: Eskimo name obtained in 1955 by U.S. Army Corps of  Engineers.
Geohenda Creek (Stream), Copper River County, Alaska (62.0452778, -142.0963889)
Description: flows N to Chisana River, 3 mi. E of Euchre Mtn. and 40 mi. SE of Nabesna, Alaska Range. 15 miles long.
History: Indian name reported in 1902 as "Gehoenda" by D. C. Witherspoon, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The name was shown as "Genaenda" by S. R. Capps (1916, pl. 1), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and the current spelling was recommended in 1963 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Crescent Lake (Lake), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.4503741, -149.4922843)
Description: On Kenai Peninsula in Chugach National Forest, Crescent-shaped lake extends E-W 6 mi., W side of Madison Mt., 2.8 mi N of Kenai Lake, 25 NW of Seward.
History: So named in 1952 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) "because of the shape of the lake."
Hills Creek (Stream), Gadsden County, Florida (30.6974161, -84.8272204)
Description: 1 mi long; in the City of Chattahoochee, flows ESE under Interstate 90 to enter North Mosquito Creek; Sec 34, T4N, R6W, Tallahassee Meridian
History: Named for U.S. Army Captain John Hills (d.1835), who designed and built an arsenal in the area.
Helen Todd Lake (Lake), Prince of Wales-Hyder County, Alaska (55.2056297, -131.5097773)
Description: On Annette Island, 5.5 mi NNE of Metlakatla, Alex. Arch. 0.8 mile long.
History: Named in 1965 by the Methakatla Indian Community through the council Annette Islands Reserve in commemoration of Helen Todd (d8ied 1965), pilot who made an emergency landing on this lake and died of exposure.
Nuigalak Lake (Lake), Kusilvak (CA) County, Alaska (61.5240002, -164.6551633)
Description: between Kashunuk and Manokinak Rivers, 27 mi. NE of Hazen Bay, Yukon Kuskokwim Delta.
History: Eskimo name reported by US@C&GS as Nu-ig-ga-luk in 19519
Point Stephens (Cape), Juneau County, Alaska (58.4191667, -134.7661111)
Description: in Favorite Channel, 0.2 mi. W of village of Tee Harbor and 15 mi. NW of Juneau, Coast Mts.
History: Named in 1880 by Captain L. A. Beardslee, U.S. Navy (USN). The name was published in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 173), and probably was derived from Stephens Passage.
Boundary Creek (Stream), Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska (64.6816667, -141.0025)
Description: flows NE to Yukon River on Alaska-Canada boundary, 10 mi. SE of Eagle, Yukon-Tanana High. 12 miles long.
History: Named by William Ogilvie, Surveyor to the Dominion of Canada, and reported in 1898 by E. C. Barnard, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Mettenpherg Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (67.105, -152.7408333)
Description: Heading on the S slope of the Endicott Mountains, E of the Iniakuk River, and flowing S to join Bedrock Creek to form Malamute Fork Alatna River, 32 mi. NW of Bettles, Brooks Range
History: Reported as "Mecklenberg Creek" by P. S. Smith (1913, p. 143), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The present spelling was recommended about 1930 by Robert Marshall after his work in the region.
Nichols Point (Cape), Aleutians East County, Alaska (54.8552778, -163.3863889)
Description: on E shore of Isanotski Strait, Aleutian Range
History: Named by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1926 for Joseph R. Nichols, who died in  1925, and was responsible for the establishment of the cannery which formed the nucleus of the settlement of False Pass.
Campbell Lake (Lake), Siskiyou County, California (41.5333354, -123.1055355)
Description: Drained by Shackleford Creek, 1.3 km (0.8 mi) northeast of Cliff Lake, 1.9 km (1.2 mi) east of Summit Meadow Lake and 5.3 km (3.3 mi) south of Boulder Peak.  (US-T121)
Mount Tom White (Summit), Chugach County, Alaska (60.6514667, -143.6960051)
Description: 5 mi E of the head of Miles Glacier, 15 mi. NE of Carbon Mtn., 20 mi WNW of Mount Steller, 72 mi. NE of Cordova, Chugach Mts.
History: Named for Tom White, early pioneer of southeastern Alaska.
Town of Royalston (Civil), Worcester County, Massachusetts (42.680863, -72.1860676)
Description: Located on the NH-MA boundary, 20 mi NW of Fitchburg (US-T121).
History: It was settled in 1762 and incorporated as a town in 1765. Named in honor of Colonel Isaac Royal, one of the grantees in 1765, who offered $125 for the construction of a meeting house in the town. Before incorporation, it was common land called Royalshire (MA-T1/p40).
Three Hole Bay (Bay), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (59.7621077, -149.6227753)
Description: on W coast of Aialik Peninsula, 5 mi. NW of Aialik Cape, 26 mi. SW  of Seward, Chugach Mts.
History: Named in 1909 by U. S. Grant, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "for the three  prominent natural arches there."
Vasilief Rock (Bar), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.7508333, -152.3275)
Description: in Chiniak Bay, 1 mi. S of Woody I. and 4 mi. SE of Kodiak;  Kodiak I.
History: name published as "Banka Vasileva" meaning "Vasiliev Bank"  by Sarichev (1826, map 16) and given its present form by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1907.
Wildflower Creek (Stream), St. Louis County, Missouri (38.64205, -90.40104)
Description: 1.5 mi long; heads in the City of Frontenac, flows NE under Interstate 64 to enter Deer Creek 0.25 mi NW of Ladue Horton Watkins High School; Secs 13&14, T45N, R5E, Fifth Principal Meridian
History: The name refers to the many wildflowers growing along the stream
Hannans Corner (Populated Place), Monroe County, New York (43.0691667, -77.4425)
Description: Located in the Town of Perinton, 3.5 km (2.2 mi) south of Fairport, 13 km (8 mi) southeast of Rochester: formerly labeled on U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) maps at the following geographic coordinates: 430445N0772629W. 
History: Named for James Hannan and his family, residents of the area in the 19th century.
Boulder Point (Cape), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (56.3238889, -133.8327778)
Description: on E coast of Kuiu I. in Sumner Strait, 8 mi. SW of Point  Baker, Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1886 by Lieutenant J. M. Helm, U.S. Navy (USN), for charting  purposes; name published in 1887 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) on Chart 706.
Cathedral Creek (Stream), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (56.4333333, -158.7697222)
Description: on Alaska Peninsula, flows SW to Alec River, 18 mi. NW of Chignik, Aleutian Range. 9 miles long.
History: Name shown on a 1923 fieldsheet by R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); "so named because of the steepsided valley bounded by castellated ridges."
Boulder Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.575, -145.8833333)
Description: flows NE to Crooked Creek, 30 mi. SW of Circle, Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Named by prospectors; reported in 1896 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Spurr,  1898, pl.50).
Baltimore (Populated Place), Baltimore (city) County, Maryland (39.2903848, -76.6121893)
Description: Located along the Patapsco River, about 37 km (23 mi) north northwest of Annapolis.
History: Laid out in 1729 on the lands of Thomas Carroll and was named to honor Cecil Calvert, the second Lord Baltimore, and proprietor of Maryland.  Cecil's father, George Calvert, had become Lord Baltimore, of the Barony of Baltimore in Ireland in 1625.  Records indicate that the Irish Lord took the name Baltimore from a seaport in County Cork, as was tradition for titles and baronies to be named after local ports.  The Gaelic elements are "bailte" and "mora", which mean "big houses, homesteads, estates."  In 1745 the growing community of Baltimore absorbed nearby Jones Town (or Oldtown).  A popular nickname for Baltimore is "Charm City."  Today Baltimore is ranked 17th largest city by population in the United States.  (US-T121)
Bighorn Sheep Spring (Spring), Clark County, Nevada (35.939167, -114.734167)
Description: In Lake Mead National Recreation Area/Black Canyon Wilderness, on the W side of the Colorado River, 5.5 mi S of Hoover Dam, 5 mi E of Boulder City; Sec 21, T23S, R64E, Mt. Diablo Meridian
History: Named for the prominence of bighorn sheep in the area
Big Thicket (historical) (Woods), Hardin County, Texas (30.2835426, -94.5335289)
Description: The unusual botanical area of Big Thicket is bounded by the Sabine River, the city of Beaumont, Lake Conroe, and Sam Rayburn Reservoir. (J.H. Bounds letter/1988.).  Incomplete record.
History: Probably dating from the eighteen century, this placename was applied by early Texans to a large area of impenetrable thickets in southeast Texas.  The early Spanish name was possibly "Bosque Grande." (J.H. Bounds letter/1988/also 'Handbook of Texas', I, 160)
Tungaluk Slough (Stream), Kusilvak (CA) County, Alaska (61.2333333, -165.3333333)
Description: flows E to Aphrewn River, 5 mi. N of Hazen Bay, Yukon-Kuskokwim  Delta
History: Eskimo name obtained at Hooper Bay by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1951.
Bonanza Creek (Stream), Copper River County, Alaska (61.49, -142.8936111)
Description: flows SW 3 mi. to Kennicatt Glacier, 1 mi. NE of McCarthy, Wrangell Mts.
History: Named for the Bonanza mine by prospectors; reported by  Moffit, (1914, pl. 1), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Crater Bay (Bay), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (59.7008727, -149.7939634)
Description: on W coast of Harris Peninsula, 5 mi. NW of Aligo Point, 33 mi. SW of Seward, Chugach Mts. 1.8 miles long.
History: So named by the 1928 U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) field party "because of its being encircled by ridges of igneous rock."
Town of Buckland (Civil), Franklin County, Massachusetts (42.5916964, -72.788025)
Description: Located in Berkshire Hill, 11 mi W of Greenfield; Franklin County (US-T121).
History: Settled 1779, incorporated as a town in 1779. Name taken from a deer park of and early pioneer, Squire Samuel Taylor. Before 1779 it was the plantation called No-town (MA-T1/p11).
Buncombe County (Civil), Buncombe County, North Carolina (35.6111779, -82.5301071)
Description: Located in western North Carolina; County Seat:  Asheville.
History: Formed in 1791 from Burke and Rutherford Counties; named in honor of Colonel Edward Buncombe (1742-1778), a soldier in the Revolutionary War.  (NC-T11/p75)
Fourmile Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (63.3852778, -156.5822222)
Description: heads on S slope of Madison Mtn., flows E to Innoko River, 17 mi. N of Ophir and 42 mi. NW of McGrath, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts. 8 miles long.
History: Local name obtained in 1954 by R. E. Isto, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). So called because stream's mouth is about 4 miles from the Carlson cabin.
Peluk Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.9466667, -166.5313889)
Description: flows SW to Bering Sea, 6 mi. SE of Cape Douglas and 46 mi. NW of Nome, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Es,imo name reported as "Peeluk" on the 1902 "Map of the  Nome and Snake River Country" by J. M. Davidson. Subsequent maps show "Peluk."
De Long Islands (Island), Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska (54.9625, -130.9905556)
Description: Located in Foggy Bay, E shore Revillagigedo Channel, Coast Mountains.
History: Named in 1885 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) for Lieutenant Commander George Washington  DeLong, U.S. Navy (USN), of the steamer Jeannette, who died in the Lena Delta in  November 1881.
Cascade Inlet (Bay), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.1747222, -131.3669444)
Description: extends SE to Felice Strait, between Annette and Ham Is., 17 mi. SE of Ketchikan, Alex. Arch. 3.3 miles long.
History: Descriptive name obtained from local pilots; published in 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 77).
Ear River (Stream), Kusilvak (CA) County, Alaska (61.8452778, -165.4697222)
Description: heads in lake, flows S to Kun River, 3.5 mi. E of village of Scammon Bay, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. 25 miles long.
History: This is an abbreviated translation of an Eskimo name "Tsut-muilk," reported by US@C&GS in 1949.