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City of Española (Civil), Rio Arriba County, New Mexico (36.0043733, -106.0685981)
Description: The coordinates indicated represent the centroid of the incorporated municipality's extents.
History: Starting as a station established by the D&RGW Railroad in 1881, the move to incorporate as the Village of Española was made as early as 1920 and eventually became a city. Española (GNIS FID928729) is applied to the populated place west of the Rio Grande. The municipality has grown to incorporate nearby towns and villages with their distinct names.
Vreeland Creek (Stream), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (61.7152778, -157.1883333)
Description: flows NE to Kuskokwim River, 0.9 mi. NW of Sleetmute, Kilbuck- Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Named for Mary Vreeland, native trapper who lived near  mouth of stream; reported in 1945 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Rose Creek (Stream), McKinley County, New Mexico (35.333808, -108.516682)
Description: Approx. 5.2 mi. long; in Cibola National Forest, heads 3.6 mi E of McGaffey, flows SW into an unnamed stream 2 mi. SW of Merrill Place; Secs 27,23,14&13, T13N, R16W and Secs 18,7&8, T13N, R15W, New Mexico Principal Meridian
History: Named for the wild rose bushes growing alongside the creek bed.
Asigyukpak Spit (Bar), Dillingham (CA) County, Alaska (58.6763889, -161.3252778)
Description: extends NE into Hagemeister Strait from mainland E of Norseman Lake, 11 mi. W of Hagemeister I., Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts. 3.5 miles long.
History: Eskimo name obtained in 1948 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The spit is also known as "Sasseen."
Katie Creek (Stream), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.6902778, -155.6138889)
Description: on E coast of Alaska Peninsula, flows NE to Puale Bay, 44 mi. NW  of Karluk, Aleutian Range
History: Local name obtained from J. L. McPherson of Iliamna;  published by Martin (1921, pl. 10), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Shageluk Slough (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (62.8, -159.5666667)
Description: anabranch of Yukon River, extends N-S 40 mi. between Yukon and Innoko Rivers, 42 mi. N of Holy Cross; Innoko Low.
History: Ingalik Indian name appears to have been applied to the Innoko River by the Russian colonial administration on the Yukon, although  it is difficult to ascertain exact name application now. Lieutenant L. A. Zagoskin,  Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), applied the names "Chagelyuk" or "Ittege" to the lower Innoko River in 1842-44. standardized to "Shageluk" and is now applied to part of the Yukon anabranch.
First Pup (Stream), Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska (65.2091667, -146.835)
Description: flows NW to Flat Creek, 39 mi. NE of Fairbanks, Yukon-Tanana High. 1.5 miles long.
History: Named "First Pup" by prospectors; published by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Prindel, 1908, pl. 4). See Second Pup and Third Pup.
Tolstoi (historical) (Populated Place), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (63.3511111, -157.0711111)
Description: on E bank of Tolstoi Creek N of its junction with Mastodon Creek and 23 mi. NW of Ophir, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Boat landing and supply camp for the Mastodon Creek diggins established about 1916. It had a post office in 1917 and 1918. It is now abandoned.
Minneville (Populated Place), Clay County, Missouri (39.163337, -94.4624523)
Description: A community in southwestern Gallatin Township near the north bank of the Missouri River.
History: It was laid out soon after the completion of the Hannibal and Saint Joseph Railroad in 1867.  Other names for the community have been North Missouri Junction, Minnaville, and Mindville (1891 map).  In 1888, James Stephens, owner of some real estate next to the town platted an addition, and the town was sometimes called Jimtown.  The source of the name is unknown; apparently it comes from the feminine Christian name Minna or Mina.
Scruton Mountain (Summit), Pennington County, South Dakota (44.0428963, -103.5263561)
Description: Located 4.8 km (3 mi) south of Pactola and forming part of the divide between Rapid City and Prairie Creek.
History: Named for the Scruton Brothers who secretly maintained a mine at the base of this feature during the early gold rush years.  Their mine was not discovered until many years after they passed away.  (SD-T17/p397)
Campbell County (Civil), Campbell County, South Dakota (45.7711314, -100.0516285)
Description: Located in northern South Dakota along the boundary with North Dakota, 145 km (90 mi) north of Pierre.
History: Created and organized in 1873; named for Norman B Campbell, son of General C T Campbell who founded the community of Scotland in Bon Homme County in 1871.  Norman Campbell was a member of the Territorial Legislature from Bon Homme County when this county was established and named for him in 1873.  (SD-T17/p23)
Atka Lake (Lake), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (56.5791667, -169.6569444)
Description: on west-central Saint George Island, in Pribilof Islands. 0.1 mile wide.
History: This name is a translation of the Aleut name, "Naro'am-an'yi," recorded by Putnam (1903, p.1015), U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, and "so called by Atka (island in the Aleutians) natives having lived in the vicinity." The name was published in 1898 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
Ilin Bay (Bay), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.8388889, -136.3811111)
Description: at head of Islas Bay, 16 mi. NW of Chichagof, on W coast of Chichagof I., Alex. Arch. 0.5 mile wide.
History: Named by the Russians in the early part of the 19th century "for the Russian mate or pilot Ilin who made a reconnaissance of it" (U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) 1883, p. 182). In 1883 it was called "Ilina Bay" by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Iyoukeen Cove (Bay), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.8869444, -134.9777778)
Description: 12 mi. NE of Tenakee Springs, on E coast of Chichagof I., Alex. Arch. 3 miles wide.
History: Tlingit Indian name (Iyukin) reported in 1869 by G. Davidson, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) as "I=youk=een." The name was published in 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 181).
Point Maria (Cape), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.3677778, -133.4894444)
Description: on E coast of Baker I., NE point of entrance to Port Asumcion, Alex. Arch.
History: Name given in 1775-79 by Don Juan de la Bodega y Quadra and Francisco Antonio Maurelle as "Punta de Maria Josefa," i.e. "Point of Mary Josephine." "Maria Josefa was one of the daughters of Charles III" (Wagner, 1937, p. 470).
Mount Inyo (Summit), Inyo County, California (36.7352018, -117.9856942)
Description: Second highest summit in the Inyo Range, 4 km (2.5 mi) northwest of Keynot Peak and south of Pat Keyes Canyon.  (US-T121)
History: Name approved on June 6, 1957.  Name published in the 5901 decision list.  Not to be confused with another Mount Inyo 25.6 km (16 mi) to the north at 365840N1175918W.  (US-T121)
Cotterell Glacier (Glacier), Chugach County, Alaska (60.6062503, -148.654263)
Description: heads 2.5 mi. SE of head of Blackstone Bay, trends SE to its terminus, 2.5 mi. NW of W shore of Kings Bay, 14 mi. SE of Whittier, Chugach Mts. 3.5 miles long.
History: Named in 1910 by U. S. Grant, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Thompson Pass (Gap), Chugach County, Alaska (61.1286111, -145.7297222)
Description: on Richardson Highway, at head of Ptarmigan Creek, 3.2 mi. NE  of Wortmanns and 18 mi. E of Valdez, Chugach Mts.
History: Named in 1898 by Captain Abercrombie (1899 p. 302), USA, "in  compliment to Hon. Frank Thomson, of Pennsylvania." He spells the name  "Thompson" on his map and it is this form that survived.
Partofshikof Island (Island), Sitka County, Alaska (57.2711111, -135.6252778)
Description: between Kruzof and Baranof Is., Alex. Arch.
History: Name published in 1848 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1397  as "Os(trov) Partovshchikov," meaning "Partovshchikov Island." This is  probably a Russian proper name.
Glacier Creek (Stream), Haines County, Alaska (59.4286111, -136.3038889)
Description: heads in Saksaia Glacier, flows NE to Klehini River, 2.4 mi. W of Porcupine, and 35 mi. W of Skagway, St. Elias Mts. 5 miles long.
History: Local name published in 1900 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Cannery Cove (Bay), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.1138889, -132.1427778)
Description: near head of North Arm Moira Sound, on SE coast of Prince of Wales I., Alex. Arch. 0.5 mile wide.
History: Local name reported in 1905 by E. F. Dickins, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Ferguson Branch (Stream), Travis County, Texas (30.327707, -97.6500035)
Description: Flows SSE to Walnut Creek, E of Austin.
History: Named for James E. Ferguson (1871-1944), Governor of Texas from 1915 to 1917 and his wife Miriam A. Ferguson, Governor from 1925 to 1927 and again from 1933 to 1935.
Mull Lake (Lake), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.9118103, -150.3418562)
Description: on Kenai Peninsula, one of the Bedlam Lakes, at head of Bedlam  Creek, 8 mi. S of Point Possession and 25 mi. SW of Anchorage, Cook Inlet Low.
History: Local name reported in 1961 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Mount John Jay (Summit), Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska (56.1413453, -130.4257837)
Description: The feature is on the Alaska, United States-British Columbia, Canada border, 22 mi. NW of Hyder, Coast Mountains.
History: Named in 1924 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for John Jay, 1745-1820, American statesman, diplomat, and jurist.
Ware River (Stream), Hampden County, Massachusetts (42.1812045, -72.364805)
Description: Heads at the junction of its East and West Branches,flows SW for 35.4 miles to join the Quaboag River to form the Chicopee River at Three Rivers; Towns of Palmer, Ware, Hardwick, New Braintree, Barre and Oakham.
History: Named for early fish weirs (locally pronounced).
Stop Island (Island), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (56.9525, -133.2872222)
Description: in Portage Bay, 16 mi. NW of Petersburg, on N coast of Kupreanof I., Alex. Arch.
History: So named in 1882 by Lieutenant Commander H. E. Nichols, U.S. Navy (USN),  "because there is an extensive mud flat and shoal water beyond this island."
Mount Giddings (Summit), Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska (63.6673231, -146.9151444)
Description: In the Alaska Range, 7 mi NW of Mount Hayes, 45 mi. SW of Delta Junction, and 85 mi SSE of Fairbanks.
History: Named by T. L. Pewe for Dr. James Louis Giddings (1909-1964), dendrochronologist and outstanding Alaskan archeologist, who did some of his pioneer study work in the foothills of this mountain.
Stony River (Populated Place), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (61.7830556, -156.5880556)
Description: population 75, on N bank of Kuskokwim River 0.9 mi. N of its junction with Stony River, 20 mi. NE of Sleetmute, Stony River Low.
History: Indian village that began with a trading post and riverboat landing to supply the mining area to the north. This settlement,  originally called "Moose Village" was located near the mouth of Moose Creek,  but subsequently has moved to this location about 1.5 miles upstream. The Stony River post office was established in 1935 (Ricks, 1965, p. 61). See Moose Village.
Banzer Creek (Stream), Chugach County, Alaska (60.8166667, -146.545)
Description: flows SW to Landlocked Bay, 35 mi. NW of Cordova, Chugach Mts. 0.5 mile long.
History: Named for L. E. Banzer, local prospector; reported in 1912 by R. H. Sargent and C. E. Giffin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Mahpiyata Island (Island), Hennepin County, Minnesota (44.9304647, -93.5718447)
Description: Located in Lake Minnetonka, at the northern edge of Big Island, 4.3 miles southwest of Wayzata.
History: Named in accordance with an Indian legend about Mahpiyata, daughter of a Sioux chief, who tried to defend the island when it was attacked by the Chippewa. She was captured, later married a Chippewa Chief, and returned to the island. The BGN 1964 decision mistakenly applied the name to the larger island to the SW; in 2016, the BGN corrected the application to reflect the 1964 decision.
Archimandritof Shoals (Bar), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (59.5958333, -151.4530556)
Description: SW of Homer Spit, in Kachemak Bay, on Kenai Peninsula, 4 mi. SE of  Homer, Cook Inlet Low.
History: Named in 1880 by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), for Captain  Archimandritov of the Russian American Co.
Lake Irwin (Lake), Marinette County, Wisconsin (45.4252031, -88.3886939)
Description: 2.7 km (1.7 mi) E of King Lake and 20.9 km (13 mi) E of Wabeno. 6 acres in size with a maximum depth of 6 feet.
History: Named for Irwin C. Kitchenmaster, who bought land on the W shore of the lake in 1933.
Tonnie Creek (Stream), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (59.7605556, -153.2197222)
Description: On Iniskin Peninsula, tributary of Fitz Creek draining the SE flank of Tonnie Peak, 4 mi. S of Chinitna  Bay, Aleutian Range
History: Local name reported in 1947 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). It was named for a rock unit along the creek named in 1938 by oil company geologists.
West Fork Texas Creek (Stream), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (56.0519444, -130.0913889)
Description: heads at Texas Lake, flows E to join North Fork to form Texas  Creek, 5 mi. S of Mount Bayard and Alaska-Canada bouncary, Coast Mts.
History: Descriptive name published by A. F. Buddington (in Brooks and others, 1925, p. 85), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Jeto Creek (Stream), Washington County, Indiana (39.78756, -86.4187)
Description: 2 mi. long; located in Washington Township, heads 1.5 mi. SSW of Tilden, flows generally SE through Jeto Lake into White Lick Creeka; Secs. 34,33,28&29, T16N, R1E, Third Principal Meridian
History: Named in association with Jeto Lake
Sebree Island (Island), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (58.7627778, -136.1572222)
Description: in Glacier Bay National Monument, at mouth of Muir Inlet, 0.5  mi. SW of Caroline Point and 52 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.
History: Named about 1890 for Commander Uriel Sebree, 1848-1922, U.S. Navy (USN). He was on the Arctic Relief Expedition in 1873 and the Greely Relief  Expedition in 1884. The feature was called "Headland Island" by Cushing (1891, p. 228).
Kitkun Bay (Bay), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.1719444, -132.1633333)
Description: Located 2.4 km (1.5 mi) S of Cholmondeley Sound, on SE coast of Prince of Wales Island; Alexander Archipelago.
History: Indian name reported in 1901 by A. H. Brooks, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Preston Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.7422222, -164.8427778)
Description: flows S to Macklin Creek which flows to Kougarok River, 8 mi.  SW of Midnight Mtn. and 49 mi. NW of Imuruk Lake, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors name reported on the 1908 Map of Seward Peninsula by Arthur Gibson.
Kickstep Mountain (Summit), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.7516909, -149.0954923)
Description: In the Kenai Mountains, 47 mi NNE of Seward.
History: name proposed in 1962 by the Alaska Mountaineering Club for the technique of kickstepping that was used by club members in their  ascent of the Mountain. that is used by a mountaineer traveling up a steep  slope of material that is neither too hard nor too soft. by kicking a more  or less level step with his foot.
Waxell Ridge (Ridge), Yakutat County, Alaska (60.5016667, -143.0558333)
Description: extends from head of Steller Glacier E 26 mi. to Bering  Glacier, 90 mi. E of Cordova, Chutach Mts., and St. Elias Mts.
History: Named in 1913 by A. G. Maddren, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for Lieutenant Sven Waxwell  (Waxel), sailing master under Vitus Bering on the Alaskan discovery voyage in 1741; upon Bering's death, Waxell succeeded to command.
Long Mountains (Range), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (62.4358333, -160.1877778)
Description: on right bank of Yukon River, between Carlo and Turtle Is., 17 mi. NW of Holy Cross, Nulato Hill
History: Local name reported in 1916 by G. L. Harrington and R. H. Sargent (in Harrington, 1918, pl. 1), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Cenotaph Point (Cape), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (58.6347222, -137.5783333)
Description: On the S end of Cenotaph Island, in Lituya Bay, in Glacier Bay National Monument, 3.2 mi NE of Harbor Point and 86 mi WNW of Hoonah, Malaspina Coastal Plain.
History: Named by W.H.Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), in 1874. In 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 204).
Marble Point (Cape), Yakutat County, Alaska (59.9388889, -139.3997222)
Description: on SW shore of Russell Fiord, 4.5 mi. SE of Osier I. and 29 mi.  NE of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts.
History: Descriptive name given in 1905 by Tarr (1906, map and p.  165), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), because of a mile-long band of wHite marble on the point.
Sumner Island (Island), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (56.4061111, -133.8025)
Description: in Sumner Strait, between Kuiu, Kupreanof, and Prince of Wales Is., Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1886 by Lieutenant J. M. Helm, U.S. Navy (USN), for charting  purposes; name published in 1887 on U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) Chart 706.
Aghiyuk Island (Island), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (56.18, -156.7877778)
Description: northernmost of Semidi Is.; Aleutian Range. 6 miles long.
History: name first published as "I(le) Simidin" by Admiral von Krusenstern (1827, map 20), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), and as "Semidin" by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, p. 32), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). "Achaiak" is said to be the Aleut word for the cormorant.
Coghlan Branch (Stream), Menard County, Texas (30.9218397, -99.8531274)
Description: Flows S and SE under State Route 190, to join the San Saba River 0.8 km (0.5 mi) downstream from Four Mile Crossing, 6.4 km (4 mi) W of Menard.
History: Named for Patrick Coghlan, 19th century resident of the area.
Cabin Cove (Bay), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (51.8277778, -176.2908333)
Description: On the W side of Little Tanaga Strait, including its Upper and Lower Arms, on E coast of Kagalaska I., Aleutian Islands. 0.7 mile wide.
History: Named by members of the U.S. Navy Aleutian Island Survey Expedition in 1934.
Mission Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.9872222, -165.755)
Description: flows N to Arctic River, 15 mi. NE of Ear Mtn. and 53 mi. NE of  Teller, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1901 by T. G. Gerdine (in Collier, 1902, pl. 12), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Idlewild Creek (Stream), Del Norte County, California (41.8973357, -123.7711818)
Description: Heads on Wounded Knee Mountain, flows west for 2.2 miles to the Middle Fork Smith River, south of Idlewild, and 17 km (10.5 mi) northeast of Gasquet. (US-T121)
History: Named in the late 1920's for Idlewild Resort which existed at the mouth of the stream. (US-T121)
Drew Creek (Stream), Denali County, Alaska (0, 0)
Description: flows SE to Snowshoe Creek which flows to Cripple River, about 33 mi. NW of Nome, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors' name reported on the 1900 "Map of Nome Penisula" by J. M. Davidson and B. D. Blakeslee; this feature has not been  positively identified.
North Fork Otter Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (62.5169444, -157.7152778)
Description: flows SW to join South Fork to form Otter Creek, 10 mi. NE of  Flat, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Local name obtained in 1952 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographers.
Mount Alverstone (Summit), Yakutat County, Alaska (60.3517066, -139.0753909)
Description: on Alaska-Canada boundary, 2 mi. N of Mount Hubbard and 61 mi. NE of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts.
History: Named in 1908 for Lord Richard Everard Webster Alverstone,  1842-1915, Lord Chief Justice of England, 1900-13, and Boundary Commissioner  in 1903. He served on various arbitration commissions including the one dealing with the Bering Sea Fur-Seal controversy. In the Alaska boundary  dispute in 1903, his vote was the deciding one against Canadian claims.
North Fork Lower El Mirage Wash (Arroyo), Maricopa County, Arizona (33.5944834, -112.3265483)
Description: Heads 0.2 km (0.1 mi) N of the intersection of Bell Road and Litchfield Road, trends S 1.8 km (1.1 mi) then E 1.6 km (1 mi) then SE 2.7 km (1.7 mi) then S 0.8 km (0.5 mi) to the confluence with Lower El Mirage Wash, 0.2 km (0.1 mi) E of the intersection of El Mirage Road and Cactus Road.
History: Named for the proximity to Lower El Mirage Wash.
MacGregor (historical) (Populated Place), Valley County, Idaho (44.6918378, -116.0798505)
History: Founded in 1936 by the Boise Payette Lumber Co. From 1936 to 1944 there was a population of 225 and the village had a number of large shops, a post office, store, and community building, and its own power and water system. Named for the superintendent of the lumber company, Gordon MacGregor.
Suckik Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (67.1872222, -151.7641667)
Description: flows SW to Timber Creek, N of Button Mtn., 47 mi. SW of Wiseman, Brooks Range
History: Local name "for an Eskimo prospector, Charlie Suckik * * *  "; reported by Robert Marshall in 1932.
Sandford Point (Cape), King County, Washington (47.3989867, -122.5262402)
Description: Located on the Colvos Passage of the Puget Sound on Vashon Island, 3.5 km (2.2 mi) SE of Olalla and 5.6 km (3.5 mi) W of Burton.
History: Named by Comander Charles Wilkes for Thomas Sanford, quartermaster in one of the ships of the 1841 Expedition in the Puget Sound.
Fox Bay (Bay), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.98, -152.7558333)
Description: on N coast of Whale I., 2.3 mi. SE of Afognak, N of Kodiak I. 0.6 mile wide.
History: Local name reported in 1900 by Lieutenant Commander J. F. Moser, U.S. Navy (USN), commander of the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) steamer Albatross.
Corral Hollow Creek (Stream), San Joaquin County, California (37.6782633, -121.4327217)
Description: Heads 3 km (1.9 mi) north of Mount Boardman, flows north 2.9 km (1.8 mi) where it turns and flows west-northwest 13.6 km (8.5 mi) turning abruptly east, flowing through Corral Hollow 8 km (5 mi) where it again turns in a northeasterly direction to flow 9.6 km (6 mi) to the Delta-Mendota Canal in the San Joaquin Valley. (US-T121)
American Bay (Bay), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (54.8466667, -132.8205556)
Description: off Kaigani Strait, on E coast of Dall I., Alex. Arch.: 1.8 miles long.
History: This is a translation by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) of "Amyerikanskaya Bukhta"", given in 1833 by A. K. Etolin and published in 1848 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1396.
Mount Vernon (historical) (Populated Place), Moniteau County, Missouri (0, 0)
History: This village was laid out in fall of 1836 or 1837 by H. Ray and John T Thornton, who were the first general merchants. It was used as a boat landing before there was a store.  It was named for George Washington's home in VA, because of their similarity in location.  Both were on hills, in MO leading to the MO R. and in VA leading to the Potomac R.
Elliott Creek (Stream), Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska (65.1111111, -146.8872222)
Description: flows SE to Sorrels Creek, 32 mi. NE of Fairbanks, Yukon-Tanana High. 6 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1903 by T. G. Gerdine (in Prindle, 1905, pl. 13), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Alder Creek (Stream), Denali County, Alaska (63.8916667, -150.2080556)
Description: in Kantishna Hills, flows SSW to Toklat River, 2 mi. WSW of  junction of that streams East Fork, Alaska Range
History: Local name shown on a 1916 fieldsheet by C. E. Giffin,  U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Tunnel Creek (Stream), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (65.7263889, -162.0658333)
Description: flows SE to Eldorado Creek which flows to Candle Creek, 0.4 mi.  NE of Mosquito Creek and 33 mi. NE of Imuruk Lake, Seward Peninsula High
History: Local name reported in 1950 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Birch Hill (Summit), Nome County, Alaska (65.2066679, -164.8774749)
Description: on N bank of Kuzitrin River, between Big Ptarmigan and Little Ptarmigan Creeks, 23 mi. W of Mount Bendeleben, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Local name reported in 1901 by T. G. Gerdine (in Collier, 1902, pl. 12), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).