cellos/DomesticNames_AllStates_Text huggingface dataset:
Fish Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (67.8405556, -150.9991667)
Description: flows SE from Gray Mtn. to Kachwona Creek, 2 mi. NW of Frigid Crags, 28 mi. SE of Anaktuvuk Pass and 38 mi. NW of Wiseman, Brooks Range. 6.5 miles long.
History: Named in 1932 by Robert Marshall "because of the quantity of fish caught in the stream."
Lone Island (Island), Chugach County, Alaska (60.6833333, -147.7463889)
Description: in Prince William Sound, between Naked and Perry Is., 30 mi. NE  of Chenega, Chugach Mts.
History: Local name reported in 1900 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). This island was  occupied for many years after 1896 for the propagation of blue foxes.
Entrance Island (Island), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (56.8130556, -133.7888889)
Description: in Keku Strait, 12 mi. SE of Kake and 2 mi. W of Big John Bay, on W coast of Kupreanof I., Alex. Arch. 0.8 mile long.
History: Local name published in 1943 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Bassett (Populated Place), Rock County, Nebraska (42.5858337, -99.5378941)
History: Named for J W Bassett. In 1871, he brought a herd of cattle to the area to determine their compatability to the region. The cattle industry soon exploded in this area after Bassett's findings. (NE-T18/p121) Platted in 1884 and incorporated in 1887.
Tate (Populated Place), Pickens County, Georgia (34.4184253, -84.3827016)
History: One of Pickens County's oldest settlements; in 1832, was the site of the first election and court held in the newly-organized Cherokee territory. Once included the main quarries of the Georgia Marble Company.  Originally named Harnageville, for Ambrose Harnage; renamed Tate in 1880.
Keene Rock (Bar), Sitka County, Alaska (57.0352778, -135.3675)
Description: in Sitka Sound, 2 mi. SW of Sitka; Alex. Arch.
History: named in 1897 by U.S. Navy for pilot J. W. Keene, who reported its presence that year (U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1883, p. 142).
Kwik (historical) (Populated Place), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (59.8, -166.0833333)
Description: on S coast of Nunivak I., 2 mi. N of Cape Mendenhall, Nunivak I.
History: Eskimo village, reported as "Kweegamute" with a population  of 43 in the 1890 Census (1893, map) and as "kwigamiut" (p. 111) according  to Hodge (1907, p. 747), Bureau of American Ethnology (BAE).
Telaquana Pass (Gap), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (60.9416667, -153.4705556)
Description: between headwaters of Neacola and Telaquana Rivers, 80 mi. NE  of Nondalton, Alaska Range
History: Tanaina name reported in 1958 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); derived from nearby  Telaquana River.
Mount Bona (Summit), Copper River County, Alaska (61.3849977, -141.7511201)
Description: at head of Hawkins Glacier, 39 mi. E of McCarthy, St. Elias  Mts.;
History: Named by His Royal Highness, Prince Luigi Amedeo di Savoia, Duke of the Abruzzi, for the Bona, his racing yacht. (Filippi, 1900,  p. 160). Its first ascent was made by Allen Carpe, Andrew Taylor, and Terris  Moore on July 2, 1930 (Farquhar, 1959, p. 214).
Hayden Glacier (Glacier), Yakutat County, Alaska (60.06551, -140.030022)
Description: heads at 600400N1400000W, trends S to Malaspina Glacier, 32 mi. NW of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts. 5 miles long.
History: Named in 1890 by Russell (1891, p. 108), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for Ferdinand Vandiveer Hayden, 1829-1887, American geologist and founder of the U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories. Born in Massachusetts, he received his M.D. at Albany Medical College where he became interested in geology. After serving as a surgeon in the Civil War, he taught geology at University of Pennsylvania. He headed the Survey of the Territories from 1872 to 1879. In 1879 he was appointed to the newly created U.S. Geological Survey and was in charge of the Montana Division until 1886.
Dan Creek (Stream), Copper River County, Alaska (61.3833333, -142.5908333)
Description: flows E to Nizina River 2.3 mi. S of its junction with Chitistone River and 11 mi. E of Mccarthy, Wrangell Mts. 6 miles long.
History: In 1901 the stream was staked by C. L. Warner and D. L. Kain for themselves and others. Kain was known to his companions as "Dan" and they named the creek for him (Moffit and Capps, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), 1911, p. 76).
Lumber Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.8822222, -163.6530556)
Description: flows SW to Niukluk River, 1 mi. SW of Council and 32 mi. NE of  Solomon, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors' name published in 1956 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); reported as  "Lukas Cr." on the 1908 "Map of Seward Peninsula" by Arthur Gibson.
Agiak Lake (Lake), North Slope County, Alaska (68.0744556, -152.9521713)
Description: At the head of Agiak Creek, 9 mi. S of Chandler Lake and 31 mi. W of Anaktuvuk Pass, Brooks Range. 1.5 miles long.
History: Eskimo name, meaning file, reported in 1945 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Pingalurak Bluff (Cliff), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (67.65, -164.15)
Description: on right bank of Omikviorok River, 1 mi. NE of Ipiavik Lagoon  and 11 mi. SE of Kivalina, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low.
History: Eskimo name reported in 1966 by E. S. Burch.
Portage Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.6947222, -165.6547222)
Description: flows SW to American River, 12 mi. W of Kougarok Mtn. and 36 mi. NE of Teller, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors name reported in 1900 by Messrs. Kemp and David Fox (in Brooks, 1901, pl. 11).
Hawzerah Lake (Lake), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (66.6999126, -151.8630304)
Description: drains S to Peavey Creek, 15 mi. SW of Bettles, Hogatza High. 1.2 miles long.
History: Koyukuk Indian name obtained in 1956 at Allakaket by T. E. Taylor, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Nicolls Peak (Summit), Kern County, California (35.6196363, -118.2978013)
Description: 15.3 km (0.5 mi) east-southeast of Isabella. (US-T121) Located in sec 35,T26S,R34E, Mount Diablo Meridian
History: Named for John Nicoll, who homesteaded near the peak in 1856. (US-T121)
Latouche (Populated Place), Chugach County, Alaska (60.0519444, -147.8988889)
Description: on NW coast of Latouche I., 18 mi. SE of Chenega, Chugach Mts.
History: A mining village and landing on Latouche Island. A post office was established here in 1905, but was discontinued in 1955 (Ricks, 1965, p. 39). Recent maps indicate a settlement of about 20 buildings at the  site.
Hadotohedan Lake (Lake), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.6950127, -155.6131492)
Description: N of Nayuka River between Hahanudan and Hadokhten Lakes and 24 mi. NW of Hochandochtla Mtn., Kokrines-Hodzana High.
History: Koyukan Indian name obtained at Huslia in 1956 by Orth.
East Fork Henshaw Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (66.7138889, -152.3263889)
Description: heads on Heart Mtn. in Alatna Hills, flows S joins West Fork to form Henshaw Creek, 14 mi. NE of Allakaket, Hogatza High. 30 miles long.
History: Koyukuk Indian name obtained in 1956 at Allakaket by T. E. Taylor, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Little Honolulu Creek (Stream), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (63.0527778, -149.5763889)
Description: flows NW to Honolulu Creek, 60 mi. SW of Healy, Talkeetna Mts.
History: Prospectors' name obtained in 1913 by J. W. Bagley, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); published by Capps (in Martin, 1919, pl. 5), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Game Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.9325, -164.4558333)
Description: flows NW to American Creek which flows to Niukluk River, 26 mi. N of Solomon, Seward Peninsula High. 2 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1905 by T. G. Gerdine, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Reported in the above location in 1907 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists P. S. Smith, 1910, pl. 4).
West Point (Cape), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (57.0077778, -133.3461111)
Description: on N coast of Kupreanof I., at mouth of Portage Bay, 77 mi. SE of Sitka, Alex. Arch.
History: Descriptive name given in 1882 by Lieutenant Commander H. E.  Nichols, U.S. Navy (USN); name published in 1889 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Long Island (Island), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.7661111, -152.2805556)
Description: between Chiniak Bay and Gulf of Alaska, 5 mi. E of Kodiak, NE  of Kodiak I.
History: Partial translation of the descriptive name "Os(trov) Dolgoy ili goloy, "meaning "long or bare island," published by Sarichev (1826, map 16). Called "barren Island" by Lisianski in 1804 (1814, p. 169).
Huscroft Glacier (historical) (Glacier), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (58.648192, -137.414246)
Description: Trends SW 16 km (10 mi) to its 1961 terminus, 2.4 km (1.5 mi) E of the head of Crillon Inlet and 130 km (81 mi) NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.
History: Named for Jim Huscroft by the members of the Harvard-Dartmouth Expeditions, 1933-34; Mr Huscroft was a longtime resident of nearby Cenotaph Island in Lituya Bay and housed many groups before and after their expeditions (Washburn and Goldwait, 1936, map.)
Hook Bay (Bay), Aleutians East County, Alaska (55.0694444, -163.4058333)
Description: in N part of Bechevin Bay, 28 mi. SW of village of Cold Bay, at SW end of Alaska Peninsula, Bristol Bay Low. 1 mile wide.
History: Name published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1963 on Chart 8701.
Leah Slough (Channel), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (63.9166667, -159.05)
Description: between Quail I. and right bank. Innoko Low.
History: Riverboat pilots' name shown on a 1940 "Navigation Chart  of the Tanana-Yukon Rivers" published by the U.S. Dept. of Interior. It is  said to have been so named "because a river boat, probably the Leah, was  wrecked in this slough many years ago."
Skookum Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.5155556, -164.2691667)
Description: Heads 11 mi W of Lava Lake and flows S to Turner Creek, 1.8 mi upstream from its confluence with the Noxapaga River, 32 mi. SW of Imuruk Lake, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1901 by T. G. Gerdine (in Collier, 1902, pl. 12), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). See Salt Chuck, village.
Paveloff Creek (Stream), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (59.6866667, -153.3116667)
Description: On the Iniskin Peninsula, heading on the W slope of Front Mountain and flowing WSW to Bowser Creek, 1.7 mi upstream from its mouth on Oil Bay, and 23 mi. N of A Augustine I., Aleutian Range
History: Named in 1951 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for an early Russian prospector who sampled oil seeps in the area in 1882.
Petersburg (Populated Place), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (56.8112667, -132.9512425)
Description: population 1,592, on N end of Mitkof I., at N entrance to Wrangell Narrows, 32 mi. NW of Wrangell, Alex. Arch.
History: Known as the "Little Norway" of Alaska. Petersburg is inhabited largely by Scandinavians whose chief occupations are fishing, canning, lumbering and fur farming. The town frew up around a salmon cannery and a sawmill built in 1897-99 by Peter Buschmann, after whom it was named. A post office was obtained in 1900 (Ricks, 1965, p. 51). Two old storage plants, five canneries, and a sawmill are maintained here as well as an experimental fur farm under the diretion of the University of Alaska. Petersburg's population was 1,252 in 1945; 1,323 in 1950. It is an outfitting point for game hunters and is well known for its "Petersburg" shrimp taken from nearby waters (Colby, 1945, p. 146).
Mount Kathryn (Summit), Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska (65.1880171, -143.5430815)
Description: Between the Woodchopper Creek and Coal Creek drainage basins, 6.5 mi NNW of Twin Mountain, Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Named for Kathryn Stanton Patty (1896-1961), the first lady of the University of Alaska from 1953 to 1960 and who earlier, with her husband, developed gold mining operations in the area.
Orange Hill (Summit), Copper River County, Alaska (62.2020193, -142.8455081)
Description: at terminus of Nabesna Glacier and 16 mi. S of Devils Mtn.,  Wrangell
History: So named in 1902 by F. C. Schrader, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "from its orange-red color, due to mineralization of the rocks."
Wolf Pup (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (67.4952778, -149.8680556)
Description: trends NW to Middle Fork Koyukuk River, 1 mi. S of mouth of  Gold Creek and 36 mi. W of Chandalar, Brooks Range
History: Local name reported in 1956 by T. E. Taylor, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Tishdogatumina Lake (Lake), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (66.2777629, -149.3874381)
Description: 1 mi. W of Echoing Lake and 20 mi. NW of Stevens Village, Yukon  Flats.
History: Kutchin Indian name obtained in 1956 by T. E. Taylor, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Beberwyk Brook (Stream), Rensselaer County, New York (42.55545, -73.666012)
Description: 1.1 mi. long; in the Town of Schodack, heads 2.7 mi. WNW of Nassau Lake, flows NNW to enter Moordener Kill
History: Named for several generations of the Beberwyk family who farmed land around the stream for nearly a century.
Tolovana Hot Springs (Spring), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.2733612, -148.8497581)
Description: W of Tolovana River, 20 mi. SW of Livengood, Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Local name derived from Tolovana River; published in 1906 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Yenlo Creek (Stream), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (62.0636111, -150.9888889)
Description: heads in lake W of Willow Mtn., flows SE 15.5 mi. to Lake  Creek, 33 mi. SE of Talkeetna; Cook Inlet Low.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1906 by R. W. Porter, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Jacksmith Bay (Bay), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (59.4886111, -161.7352778)
Description: on E shore of Kuskokwim Bay, 28 mi. NW of Goodnews,  Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
History: Local name published in 1914 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). The Eskimo name is  reported to be "Nerviak," meaning "place to eat." The bay is "entirely bare at low tide."
Point Macartney (Cape), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (57.0244444, -134.0427778)
Description: between Frederick Sound and Keku Strait, on NW coast of  Kupreanof Island, 38 mi. SE of Angoon, Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1794 by Captain Vancouver (1798, v. 3, p. 292) for George, Earl Macartney, English Governor of the Windward Islands in the Caribbean and later Governor of Madras, India (Wagner, 1937, p. 395). It was  discovered in 1794 by James Johnstone, a member of Captain Vancouver's party. Macartney, Nglish Governor of the Windward Islands in the Caribbean and later Governor of Madras, India (Wagner, 1937, p. 395). It was discovered in  1794 by James Johnstone, a member of Captain Vancouver's party.
Saddlers Mistake (Ridge), Aleutians East County, Alaska (54.9358333, -160.1852778)
Description: connects two hilly sections of southern Nagai I., in Shumagin  Is., Aleutian Range
History: So named because a vessel attempted at night to pass  between the adjacent hilly sections of the island; published in 1916 Coast  Pilot (v. 2, p. 172) by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Gull Island (Island), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.1415, -131.5926)
Description: Between Nichols Passage and Port Chester, 1.6 km (1 mi) NW of Metlakatla, Alex. Arch. 600 feet long.
History: Named in 1883 by Lieutenant Commander He. E. Nichols, U.S. Navy (USN).
Georgetown (Populated Place), District of Columbia County, District of Columbia (38.9048338, -77.0624775)
Description: Georgetown is bounded on the east by Rock Creek Park, on the south by the Potomac River, on the west by the southern portion of Glover-Archbold park and on the north by Whitehaven Parkway, Dumbarton Oaks Park and Oak Hill Cemetery.
History: This neighborhood of 18th and 19th century homes was originally one of the three cities which made up the District of Columbia, the other two being Washington and Alexandria, VA. (US-T109/HB-102/1989/p110) , In 1880, Georgetown became part of the city of Washington and was called West Washington. (DC-T163/p202)
Kahgeatak Creek (Stream), North Slope County, Alaska (69.0927778, -163.6466667)
Description: flows NW 7.5 mi. to Chukchi Sea at mouth of Amatusuk Creek, 7  mi. NE of Cape Beaufort and 48 mi. SW of Point Lay; Arctic Plain.
History: Eskimo name reported by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1949. seems to be the same name as "Kahkatak," which is applied to a nearby stream.
Ingriruk Hill (Summit), Bethel County, Alaska (60.0845416, -167.2113846)
Description: 6 mi. WSW of Kimiksthek Hill, 42 mi. NW of Cape Mendenhall, Nunivak I.
History: Eskimo name meaning "little mountain" reported in 1949 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Kolmakof River (Stream), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (61.5744444, -158.8886111)
Description: flows S to Kuskokwim River opposite Kolmakof, 21 mi. E of  Aniak, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Local name, derived from nearby Kolmakof; reported in 1914  by A. G. Maddren, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Asylum Creek (Stream), Staunton (city) County, Virginia (38.1390209, -79.0669734)
Description: Heads just W of Jolivue, 2.3 km (1.4 mi) NNE of Folly Mills, flows N 4 km (2.5 mi) to Lewis Creek.
History: Named for the Western Lunatic Asylum, which was located nearby in 1879.
Burro Spring (Spring), San Bernardino County, California (35.2055239, -115.4577972)
Description: Located in sec 14,T13N,R14E, San Bernardino Meridian. On the northwest slope of Mid Hills, 8 km (5 mi) northwest of Pinto Mountain and 18.4 km (11.5 mi) southwest of Ivanpah. (US-T121)
Yellow Dog (historical) (Populated Place), Latah County, Idaho (46.9790598, -117.0337794)
Description: An early community with a blacksmith shop and grocery store; in 1905, a stop on the Spokane and Inland Empire RR; located in the NW part of the county.
History: The name Yellow Dog arose when a resident remarked that he did not like the name Alameda and would rather call the area Yellow Dog.  Another, more simple explanation noted, is that when seeking a name, a yellow dog was spotted in the area.
Sipaulovi (Populated Place), Navajo County, Arizona (35.8083385, -110.4962451)
Description: NW of Mishongnovi and 10.5 km (6.5 mi) SW of Polacca.
History: 'Shipolovi', founded about 1750, has a Hopi Indian name referring to 'mosquitoes', the mosquitoes from which the settlers fled to settle here (AZ-T101/p. 558).
Labandera Rock (Bar), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.2825, -133.4561111)
Description: between Bucareli Bay and Port Santa Cruz, on W coast of Suemez I., Alex. Arch.
History: Spanish name given in 1775-79 by Don Juan de la Bodega y  Quadra and Francisco Antonio Maurelle as "la Labandera," meaning "the washer-woman."
Quandary Creek (Stream), Summit County, Colorado (39.4038769, -106.0511299)
Description: Heads 1.6 km (1 mi) NW of Quandary Peak, flows E to join Blue River.
History: A proposal to change the name Quandary Creek to Amie Blanc Creek East was submitted in March 1999. In September 2000, the proposal was rejected by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (USBGN).
191st Avenue Wash (Arroyo), Maricopa County, Arizona (33.4628186, -112.4690513)
Description: Heads 0.8 km (0.5 mi) N of the intersection of Canal Road and Camelback Road, trends S along the W side of 191st Avenue to 0.8 km (0.5 mi) E of the intersection of Jackrabbit Trail and I-10.
History: Named for the proximity to 191st Avenue.
Palomas (Populated Place), Yuma County, Arizona (32.9089354, -113.481304)
History: This settlement was first named Doanville for John Doan, one of the early pioneers.  The Doanville post office, established in 1889, was changed to Palomas in 1891.  Palomas, (Spanish word meaning 'doves') describes the white-winged flocks that arrive here for each summer (AZ-T101).
Hotevilla (Populated Place), Navajo County, Arizona (35.9277802, -110.6729158)
Description: On Third Mesa, 7.2 km (4.5 mi) NW of Kykotsmovi; 1967 description revised.
History: Hopi name meaning 'scraped back'.  Came from Hotevila Spring where the low roof of the cave scraped the skin off the back of anyone entering (AZ-T101).
Shaner Creek (Stream), Thurston County, Washington (46.8583333, -123.0394444)
Description: 2.3 mi. long; heads 3.5 mi. NW of Sunnydale, flows generally W into the Black River 3.2 mi. SSW of Littlerock; Secs 22-24, T16N, R3W, Willamette Meridian
History: The name commemorates Melvin Shaner (1919-2010), who co-owned a fishing business on nearby Black River and who fished in and hiked along the stream.
Point Ildefonso (Cape), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.5691667, -133.2602778)
Description: SW tip of an island, between San Alberto Bay and San Christoval  Channel, 1.5 mi. SE of Rosary I., Alex. Arch.
History: Named "Punta de San Yldefonso" by Don Juan de la Bodega y Quadra and Francisco Antonio Maurelle about May 24, 1779, in honor of that  Saint whose day is May 2l.
Twitchell Reservoir (Reservoir), San Luis Obispo County, California (34.9882983, -120.3283765)
Description: Formed by the damming of Cuyama River 9.6 km (6 mi) north of its junction with the Sisquoc River and 11.2 km (7 mi) east-northeast of Santa Maria. (US-T121)
History: Board on Geographic Names (BGN) Decision September 5, 1957, published in Decision List 5901.
Megotsol Island (Island), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (64.8497222, -157.7808333)
Description: on Yukon River, 13 mi. NE of Nulato, Koyukuk Low.
History: Riverboat pilots' name shown on a 1940 "Navigation Chart  of the Tanana-Yukon Rivers" published by U.S. Dept. of Interior.
Startup Lakes (Lake), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (61.9308197, -147.2592033)
Description: Two lakes trending NE-SW 1.8 mi between Syncline Mts. and Glenn Higheway, 64 mi. NE of Palmer, and draining into Startup Creek 3.5 mi NE of Tahneta Pass and 105 mi NE of Anchorage, Talkeetna Mts.
History: Local name reported in 1956 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), derived from "Startup," an abandoned supply camp for the Albert Creek placers. See Startup Creek.
Bobrof Island (Island), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (51.9061111, -177.4463889)
Description: in Andreanof Island between Kanaga and Tanaga Is., Aleutian Is.;
History: Reported in 1790 by Commodore Joseph Billings, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 28), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), published "O(strov) Bobrovoy Vilga", or "Sea  Otter Vilga Island". "Vilga" may have been the Aleut name. Baker (1906, p.  558) published "Sea Otter Islet."
Chiswell Islands (Island), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (59.6136111, -149.5997222)
Description: in Gulf of Alaska, 35 mi. SW of Seward, Chugach Mts.
History: According to Captain Vancouver (1798, v. 3, p. 152-153), Royal Navy (RN),  these were named "Chiswell Isles" in 1786 by Captain Nathaniel Portlock. They may have been named for "Trench Chiswell, a very rich man" (Wagner, 1937, p.  380). The Russians called them "Ostrova Ayaliki," (Ayaliki Islands) which may be an Eskimo name (Tebenkov, 1852, map 6).
Our Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (63.8397222, -155.8366667)
Description: Flows N, then W, to the North Fork Innoko River, 20 mi SSW of Poorman, 61 mi. NW of Medfra, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts..
History: Local name reported in 1954 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Minerva Mountain (Summit), Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska (55.3726268, -131.6555642)
Description: on Revillagigedo I. 2 mi. N of Ketchikan, Alex. Arch.
History: This is one of several names given in 1883 by Lieutenant Commander  H. E. Nichols, U.S. Navy (USN), which were suggested by classical mythology.
Pigot Bay (Bay), Chugach County, Alaska (60.8372222, -148.3488889)
Description: extends SE to Port Wells, 12 mi. NE of Whittier, Chugach Mts.
History: Local name reported in 1908 by Grant and Higgins (1910, pls. 1, 2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Name derived from nearby Point Pigot.
Wallick Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (66.1622222, -155.525)
Description: flows SE to Caribou Creek 2.5 mi. W its stream's junction with  Hogatza River, 37 mi. WNW of Hughes, Hogatza High.
History: Local name applied about 1955; reported to be the family  name of an Indian worker who helped in the mining development; recorded in  1956 by Orth.