cellos/DomesticNames_AllStates_Text huggingface dataset:
Haines Creek (Stream), DeKalb County, Illinois (42.1102777, -88.8107777)
Description: 2.8 mi. long; in Kingston Township, heads 1.5 mi. SW of Herbert, flows generally S through Prairie Oaks Preserve to join the South Branch Kishwaukee River 2.8 mi. WNW of Kingston; the name honors Paul Haines (1928-1997), World War II veteran and supporter of local ecology; Secs 18,17,8&6, T42N, R4E, Third Principal Meridian
History: The name honors Paul Haines (1928-1997), World War II veteran and supporter of local ecology.
Overland Bluff (Cliff), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.09, -150.2863889)
Description: NE facing bluff, overlooking Baker Creek 6 mi SSW of Eureka and 12 mi ENE of the village of Manley Hot Springs, Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Name reported in 1963 by Bond Taber, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), as having "long local usage."
Dead Tree Bluff (Cliff), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.5333333, -134.425)
Description: on S shore of Mitchell Bay on Admiralty I., 6.5 mi. NE of  Angoon, Alex. Arch.
History: Desriptive name given by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), published in 1869 on Hydrographic Chart 225. Name not shown on recent maps.
Basin Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (63.2802778, -157.0811111)
Description: flows NW to Tolstoi Creek, S of Ledge Creek, 20 mi. NW of Ophir and 50 mi. NW of McGrath, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts. 4 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name published in 1921 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Mount Kinkaid (Summit), Sitka County, Alaska (56.9535541, -135.3244066)
Description: on W coast of Baranof I., 6.5 mi. S of Sitka; Alex. Arch.
History: named in 1897 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) probably for C. A. Kinkaid, a member of the first council elected at Sitka after the transfer of Alaska to  the United States. Chetyrekh Ugolnoy Piramidoy," meaning "mountain of four  cornered pyramid," was applied to this feature in 1809 by Ivan Vasiliev the first, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), and published by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 19), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN).
Tooth Mountain (Summit), Bethel County, Alaska (59.2686989, -161.7601552)
Description: 7 mi. E of Carter Bay and 12 mi. NW of Goodnews, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Descriptive name given in 1913 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) "because it has a  sharp tooth- like pinnacle on the northern edge of the summit." The name was  published in 1915 on Chart 9103.
Archuelinguk River (Stream), Kusilvak (CA) County, Alaska (62.0911111, -163.7727778)
Description: heads at 622300N1631400W, flows SW to Yukon River, 51 mi. SE of Kwiguk, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. 35 miles long.
History: Eskimo name reported in 1952 by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It appears to be the same name as "Atchuelinguk (River)."
Little Campbell Creek (Stream), Anchorage County, Alaska (61.1563889, -149.8741667)
Description: Heads at the confluence of its North and South Forks, flows 8.3 mi. NW to Campbell Creek, 4.2 km (2.6 mi) NE of Campbell Lake and 7.2 km (4.5 mi) SSE of the center of Anchorage; Cook Inlet Low.
History: Local name reported in 1962 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Devils Prongs (Pillar), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.8125, -152.4666667)
Description: On Kodiak Island, 2 mi NW of Kodiak, extends SW 1.8 mi. at head of Monashaka Bay.
History: named in 1869 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), Russian naval officers in 1808 gave descriptive name "gory Chyernysheva," meaning "Black Mountains," published by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 16), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN).
Dinglestadt Glacier (Glacier), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (59.709553, -150.416001)
Description: in Kenai Mts., heads on ridge W of McCarty Glacier, and extends  SW to separate, one branch trends NW 9 mi. to its terminus at head of Sheep Creek and the other trends SE 5 mi. to East Arm Nuka Bay, 50 mi. NW of  Seldovia, Chugach Mts.
Punta de Posesion (Cape), Chugach County, Alaska (60.3520387, -146.5833903)
Description: in Port Etches, Hinchinbrook Island.
History: Name shown on the 1779 Don Ignacio Arteaga Map as Sa Posesion but on a chart of the port it is given as Punta de la Primera Posesion (Wagner, 1937, p. 486).
Cape Horn (Cliff), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (56.7833333, -157.6)
Description: on S side of Aniakchak River 5 mi. above its mouth and 16 mi. W  of Cape Kunmik, on Alaska Peninsula, Aleutian Range
History: Name used by trappers and reported in 1923 by R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in reference to "the rough water of the Aniakchak River at this point;" shown on a 1924 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) map.
Sea Lion Bay (Bay), Sitka County, Alaska (57.3022222, -135.8288889)
Description: on NW coast of Kruzof I., 25 mi. NW of Sitka; Alex. Arch.
History: this is a translation by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) about 1882 of the name  "Siuchiya Guba," given in 1833 by the Russian navigator Ensign Vasiliev.  feature was called "Puerto de los Remedios," meaning "Port of the Remedy,"  by Francisco Antonio Maurelle and Don Juan de la Bodega y Quadra, who named it for Nuestra Senora de los Remedios (Wagner, 1937, p. 490).
Deer Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.8730556, -166.2141667)
Description: flows S to Crosby Creek which flows to Kugrupaga River, 4 mi. S of Ear Mtn. and 43 mi. NE of Teller, Seward Peninsula High. 1.7 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1901 by T. G. Gerdine (in Collier, 1902, pl. 12), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Sand Hills (Range), Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska (66.3662134, -147.9541032)
Description: extend NE from Sand Hill Gap, 18 mi. W of Beaver, Yukon Flats.
History: Probably named by William Yanert who showed it on a 1916  manuscript map of the Yukon Flats (Stuck, 1917, map facing p. 122).
Lawson Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.1388889, -145.4852778)
Description: flows NE joins Munson Creek to form Clums Fork Birch Creek 64  mi. SW of Circle, Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Named by prospectors; reported in 1911 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Prindle, 1913, pl. 1).
Cosmos Range (Range), Petersburg County, Alaska (57.0045748, -132.6908028)
Description: trends E from Cosmos Peak on Thomas Bay, 110 mi. E of Sitka, Coast Mts. 4 miles long.
History: Named in 1887 by Lieutenant Commander C. M. Thomas, U.S. Navy (USN), for the steam launch Cosmos attached to the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) steamer Patterson, which was under his command.
Bell Island Hot Springs (Populated Place), Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska (55.9316667, -131.5652778)
Description: summer population 15, on N bank of Behm Canal at SW end of Bell I.,  Alex. Arch.
History: Hot springs resort probably named by George Roe who took  this property as a homestead in 1902 and "erected a bathhouse and a number  of cabins along a boardwalk extending to a landing place opposite the boat  anchorage and developed the springs as a resort for the medicinal use of the  water. On his death in 1914 the management of the place was continued by his  brothers" (Waring, 1917, p. 19). The Bell Island post office was established  here in 1932, discontinued in 1954 (Ricks, 1965, p. 6).
Brokeoff Mountains (Range), Otero County, New Mexico (32.1138792, -104.9538591)
Description: Highest elevation at Cutoff Mountain.  Extends NW from the Guadalupe Mountains in Texas, into New Mexico 80 km (50 mi) SW of Carlsbad; bound on the N by Salt Flat and Box Canyon, and, on the W by Crow Flats; [N end] at 321700N1045830W, [S end] at 31570N1045245W (US-T121)
Horace Mountain (Summit), Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska (67.6641169, -149.1910976)
Description: N of junction of Robert and Sheep Creeks, 21 mi. NW of Chandalar, Brooks Range
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1899 by Schrader (1900b, pl.  60), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Point Brown (Cape), Sitka County, Alaska (57.1480556, -135.5647222)
Description: in Hayward Strait, on E coast of Kruzof I., 11 mi. NW of Sitka,  Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1897 by Lieutenant Commander E. K. Moore, U.S. Navy (USN). This feature  was probably named for Lieutenant Guy Warner Brown, U.S. Navy (USN), who in that year was  serving aboard the steamer Patterson with Commander Moore.
Rison (Populated Place), Cleveland County, Arkansas (33.9584347, -92.1901454)
Description: Rison is located in north-central Cleveland County, about 32 km (20 mi) SW of Pine Bluff and 92 km (57 mi) S of Little Rock.
History: Named for John W. Rison by Colonel Samuel W. Fordyce who served with the Union cavalry.  Rison, a Huntsville, AL, native, served as a cavalry officer for the Confederacy, met and befriended Fordyce.  The two became longtime business partners as well.
Lady Hill (Summit), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (52.0036111, 177.4952778)
Description: 0.5 mi. SE of Conquer Point, Kiska I., Aleutian Islands.
History: An arbitrary name beginning with "L" to correspond to "L" grid used by the U.S. Army for tactical purposes during World War II; published on a 1943 Army map.
Cleary Creek (Stream), Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska (65.1188889, -147.5311111)
Description: flows NW to Chatanika River, 20 mi. NE of Fairbanks, Yukon-Tanana High. 8 miles long.
History: Named by prospectors; reported in 1903 by T. G. Gerdine, (prindle, 1905,
Kokechik River (Stream), Kusilvak (CA) County, Alaska (61.6766667, -165.8630556)
Description: distributary of Kashunuk River, heads at 614325N, 1645200W,  flows W to Igiak Bay, Kokechik Bay, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
History: Eskimo name, meaning "has wood" or "wooded," reported as  Kakechik by R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1919.
Spruce Creek (Stream), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (65.5558333, -162.535)
Description: flows NE to join Circle Creek to form Holtz Creek in Kugruk  River Basin, 19 mi. E of Imuruk Lake, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1903 by D. C. Witherspoon (in Moffit, 1905, pl. 2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Petes Creek (Stream), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.7316667, -149.2733333)
Description: On the Kenai Peninsula, flows NW to Granite Creek, 1.5 mi upstream from the head of East Fork Sixmile Creek, 12 mi SE of Sunrise, Chugach Mts.
History: Local name reported in 1915 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Punk Rock (Island), Yavapai County, Arizona (34.425861, -111.7793147)
Description: Located in the Verde River between Beaver Creek Ranger District (Coconino NF) and Verde Ranger District (Prescott NF); approximately 1.3 km (0.8 mi) N of an unnamed ford at Gap Creek.
History: Name reflects that the rock may be difficult to avoid while navigating Turkey Gobbler Rapid (q.v.).
North Garrison (historical) (Military), Marin County, California (37.8686111, -122.4236111)
Description: National Historic Landmark. This NHL offers public access. Please contact the NHL directly for visitor information.
History: The U.S. Immigration Station at Angel Island was the major West Coast processing center for immigrants from 1910 to 1940. What Ellis Island symbolizes to Americans of European heritage who immigrated to the East Coast, Angel Island symbolizes to Americans of Asian heritage on the West Coast. The largest island in San Francisco Bay, Angel Island was used as a Prisoner of War Camp during World War II. It was declared surplus in 1946 and since 1963 has been a California State Park.
Humpback Creek (Stream), Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska (55.0322222, -130.6852778)
Description: heads in Peabody Mts., flows W through Humpback Lake to Mink Bay, Coast Mts. 15 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1915 by E. Lester Jones, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS); so named because this stream is "a famous spawning place of the Humpback Salmon."
Point Trollop (Cape), Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska (55.3147222, -130.87)
Description: on E bank of Behm Canal, N point of entrance to Smeaton Bay, Coast Mts.
History: Named by Captain Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), in 1793 "no doubt after Sir Henry Trollope, Royal Navy (RN), who served during the American war" (Wagner, 1937, p. 420).
Barometer Mountain (Summit), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.7543376, -152.5484709)
Description: 6 mi. SW of Kodiak, on NE coast of Kodiak I.
History: Descripive name given in 1867 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) as "the behavior  of fog and clouds on the mountain is said to foretell the weather." This  feature was called in Russian "Gora Ostraya," meaning "steep mountain," by  Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 16), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN) and Skotnik" meaning "cow-keeper" by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 23). Imperial Russian Navy (IRN).
Dixon County (Civil), Dixon County, Nebraska (42.4930988, -96.8677208)
Description: Located in northeastern Nebraska along the Missouri River and the boundary with South Dakota; County Seat: Ponca.
History: First settlements occurred along South Creek by a group of Irish pioneers in 1856, one of whom for which the county was named.  Approved by the State Legislature on 26 January 1856; boundaries redefined on 13 January 1860.  (NE-T18/p53)
Selawik Lake (Lake), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (66.6535568, -160.9374641)
Description: 7 mi. SW of Selawik; Kotzebue-Kobuk Low.
History: Eskimo name first reported in 1842-44 by Lieutenant L. A.  Zagoskin, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), who spelled it "Chilivik," and probably meant to apply to an Eskimo tribe or village. appears to have been by one of the Sir John  Franklin search expeditions about 1850.
Newt Graham Lake (Reservoir), Wagoner County, Oklahoma (36.0570442, -95.5363647)
Description: Formed by damming the Verdigris River 6.7 mi SSW of Inola
History: Named by Congressional Action, Public Law 91-585, Dec. 24, 1970, for Newt Graham (1883-1957), Long called the "Lone Voice" pushing for AR River
Town of Granville (Civil), Hampden County, Massachusetts (42.0816756, -72.9085825)
Description: Located on the CT-MA boundary, in Berkshire Hills, 16 mi SW of Springfield; Hampden County (US-T121).
History: Settled 1736, incorporated as a town in 1775. Named in honor of John Carteret (1690-1763), Earl of Granville. Before 1754, it was known as the district of Bedford (MA-T1/p21).
Monument Mountain (Summit), Chugach County, Alaska (60.433981, -144.0165857)
Description: 24 mi. NE of Katalla, Chugach Mts.
History: So named after a General Land Office (GLO) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) monument on its top; name  reported in 1905 by G. C. Martin (1908, pl. 335), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Middle Fork Chistochina River (Stream), Copper River County, Alaska (62.9033333, -144.7836111)
Description: flows SW from E terminus of Chistochina Glacier to Chistochina River, 30 mi. NW of Slana, Alaska Range
History: Local name reported by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (in Mendenhall and Schrader,  1903).
Dome Mountain (Summit), Bethel County, Alaska (59.0716487, -161.3934052)
Description: 4.5 mi. NE of Pyramid Mtn. and 8 mi. SE of Goodnews, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Local descriptive name published in 1915 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) on Chart 9103.
Umiak Bend (Bend), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (67.7833333, -164.2833333)
Description: on Ulik River, 8 mi. NW of Kivalina, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low.
History: Eskimo name referring to an incident here when a skin boat  (umiak) was destroyed by rough water; reported in 1966 by E. S. Burch.
Schustek Pond (Reservoir), DuPage County, Illinois (41.76, -87.9166666)
Description: 6 acres; located in the Village of Willowbrook, 0.4 mi. NE of Oak Grove County Forest Preserve, 1.9 mi. SE of Ruth Lake; Sec. 25, T38N, R11E, Third Principal Meridian
History: Named for Bruno Schustek (1899-1930), aviator, World War I pilot, and flight instructor
Asbestos Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.8255556, -150.5005556)
Description: in Ray Mts., flows NE to Dreamland Creek 3.5 mi. S of that stream's junction with Big Salt River, 24 mi. NNW of Rampart and 65 mi. NE of Tanana, Kokrines-Hodzana High. 7.5 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1956 by Orth; so named because asbestos deposits were located here.
Metcalf (historical) (Populated Place), Greenlee County, Arizona (33.1114581, -109.3734884)
History: According to "Arizona's Names, X Marks the Place" (Byrd Howell Granger), Bob Metcalf located copper ore deposits in the 1870's and staked the Metcalf claims. The Shannon Copper Company, organized in 1889, began producing on claims nearby in 1901. A community named Metcalf sprang up, but died in 1918 when the ores played out. A post office existed from 1899 to 1936.
Iliuliuk Reef (Bar), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (53.8794444, -166.5333333)
Description: at head of Iliuliuk Bay, in Unalaska Bay, on NE coast of Unalaska I.; Aleutian Islands.
History: local name taken from Iliuliuk Bay and published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS)  in 1900.
Shainin Lake (Lake), North Slope County, Alaska (68.3398307, -151.0615599)
Description: On the N slope of the Brooks Range, in the course of Alapah Creek, W of Mount Wachsmuth, 22 mi NE of Anaktuvuk Pass, Arctic Slope.
History: Named by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists in 1951 for Vincent E. Shainin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologist, who drowned in this lake in 1950. This Eskimo name for this lake is Kanayut (Rausch, 1951, p. 150).
Snow Gulch (Valley), Nome County, Alaska (65.5216417, -164.6593432)
Description: trends NW to Louise Creek which flows to Kougarok River, 18 mi. S of Midnight Mtn. and 44 mi. SW of Imuruk Lake, Seward Peninsula Highlands.
History: Prospectors' name reported on the 1908 "Map of Seward Peninsula" by Arthur Gibson.
Sherman Glacier (Glacier), Chugach County, Alaska (60.561541, -145.1017149)
Description: trends SW to its terminus 1.5 mi. E of Sheridan Glacier, 15 mi.  E of Cordova, Chugach Mts.
History: Named in 1910 by Lawrence Martin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for General William  Tecnmseh Sherman, 1820-91, USA, Civil War general of the Union Army. He fought in many battles but is best known for his famous march from Atlanta  to the sea . He was promoted to Commander of the USA in 1869. Martin's notes  read "he (Sherman) said "war is hell;" so I put him on ice, near the  Sheridan Glacier."
Marias River (Stream), Chouteau County, Montana (47.9294167, -110.4724334)
Description: 210 miles long. Heads at the confluence of Two Medicine River and Cut Bank Creek 20 km (12.4 mi) N of the community of Valier, flows E through Lake Elwell, then SE to join the Missouri River 1.6 km (1 mi) SE of the community of Loma, 33 km (21 mi) downstream from Fort Benton.
History: Named for Maria Wood, cousin of Meriwether Lewis. A proposal to change the name Marias River to Maria River was submitted in Februrary 1998; in September 1999, the USBGN rejected the proposal based on the long-time local use of the current name.
Moody Island (Island), Sherman County, Oregon (45.6322222, -120.9113889)
Description: Located 1,000 ft. S of the mouth of the Deschutes River and its confluence with the Columbia River.
History: Named for Malcolm Moody (1854–1925), U.S. Congressman from Oregon, 1899–1903. (Incorrectly recorded after 2009 decision as being named for Zenas Ferry Moody, Governor of Oregon from 1882 to 1887.)
Shoaty Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (62.5597222, -157.0436111)
Description: flows SW to Moore Creek, 5 mi. NW of Sugarloaf Mtn. and 32 mi. NE of Flat, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Prospectors' name obtained in 1952 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographers.
Ruby Gulch (Valley), Bethel County, Alaska (62.0613577, -158.2211002)
Description: trends W to Crooked Creek, N of Queen Gulch, 43 mi. NW of Sleetmute, Kulbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Local name reported in 1914 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in reference to "the large quantity of red garnets found in rich gold placers at the mouth of the gulch."
Freeman Creek (Stream), King County, Washington (47.7547222, -122.0866667)
Description: Heads 1.1 km (0.7 mi) east-northeast of Crystal Lake, flows south to enter the north end of Cottage Lake and 5.6 km (3.5 mi) east of Woodinville.
History: Named for Raymond Leroy Freeman (1913-1992), lifetime area resident, local historian, and advocate for the incorporation of Woodinville.
Kelley Springs (Spring), Modoc County, California (41.5893356, -120.5855132)
Description: Located in sec 4,T43N,R12E, Mount Diablo Meridian. Group of springs, 5 km (3.1 mi) west of Wood Flat Reservoir and 3.5 km (2.2 mi) northeast of Big Sage Dam. (US-T121)
Trail Creek (Stream), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (65.7911111, -163.4161111)
Description: Heads 8 mi NNW of Cloud Lake and flows SW to Cottonwood Creek 7 mi upstream from its confluence with the Goodhope River, 15 mi. NW of Imuruk Lake, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1901 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Collier, 1902, pl. 12).
Middle Fork Iron Creek (Stream), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (62.3375, -149.1255556)
Description: flows W to Iron Creek, 14 mi. SE of its junction with Talkeetna River and 32 mi. E of Talkeetna, Talkeetna Mts.
History: Local name recorded in 1917 by S. R. Capps (in Brooks and others, 1919, pl. 4), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Boiler Point (Cape), Aleutians East County, Alaska (55.0077778, -163.1502778)
Description: on W shore of Morzhovoi Bay, 22 mi. SW of village of Cold Bay, on SW end of Alaska Peninsula, Aleutian Range;
History: "So named because a large ships boiler washed up on the beach;" published in 1925 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Kings Creek (Gut), Pender County, North Carolina (34.3654463, -77.6449745)
Description: In topsail Sound, connects the Intercoastal Waterway and Banks Channel, 1.1 km (0.7 mi) SW of the community of Topsail Beach; [NW end} 342220N0773903W, [SE end] 342142N0773828W.
Fortress Ridge (Ridge), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (61.840532, -147.7018644)
Description: Extends along west bank of Caribou Creek, divided in the center by Fortress Creek, 87 mi NE of Anchorage, 47 mi. NE of Palmer, Talkeetna Mountains. 6.5 miles long.
History: Descriptive name give in 1956 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). So named because bold cliff is suggestive of fortress walls when viewed from the southeast.
Canoe Mountain (Summit), Bethel County, Alaska (61.7620711, -158.0978856)
Description: in Kuskokwim Mts., between Kuskokwim and Oskawalik Rivers, 30  mi. W of Sleetmute, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Local name published by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Cady and others, 1955, pl.  1).
Prince Creek (Stream), North Slope County, Alaska (69.3097222, -152.4161111)
Description: heads in a lake, flows E to Colville River, 7.5 mi. SW of  Umiat, Arctic Slope.
History: Named by personnel of 1924 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Expedition for a lead dog named Prince, killed by mosquitoes and buried on the bank of this stream.
Boehmer Hollow (Valley), Osage County, Missouri (38.3217099, -91.852391)
Description: Heads 4 km (2.5 mi) E of Freeburg, trends ENE to the Gasconade River, 1.4 km (.9 mi) SW of Cave Bluff, 0.6 km (0.4 mi0 SW of the mouth of Reichel Creek.
History: Named for the Boehmer family who were 19th century homesteaders.
Thayer Lake (Lake), Hoonah-Angoon County, Alaska (57.6465898, -134.4698481)
Description: 10 mi NE of Angoon, on W central Admiralty Island, 5.5 mi. N of Angoon; Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1929 byU.S. Forest Service (USFS)for John A. Thayer, 1896-1929, a  junior forester in the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), who was killed by a brown bear on Admiralty  Island. John Thayer made a reconnaissance of the timber bordering this lake a few weeks before his death and was the first United States forester to  visit the lake.
Nikiski (Populated Place), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.6902778, -151.2888889)
Description: On NW section of the Kenai Peninsula 15.3 km (9.5 mi) N of Kenai.
History: Former Tanaina Indian village and boat landing. The U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS)  Coast Pilot (1964, p. 78) states that it is now a barge wharf; recent U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)  maps indicated a site with two or three buildings. See Nikishka No. 3.