cellos/DomesticNames_AllStates_Text huggingface dataset:
Mott Lake (Lake), Fresno County, California (37.4542326, -118.882838)
Description: 1.3 km (0.8 mi) south-southwest of the heading of North Fork Mono Creek and Big Horn Lake, 1.8 km (1.1 mi) south-southeast of Mount Izaak Walton.  (US-T121)
History: Named for Ernest Julian Mott (1868-1925), a member of the Sierra Club and the Tamalpais Convervation Club, who loved the mountains and did much toward encouraging exploration and travel, and strove for the preservation of nature.  (US-T121)
Boot Point (Cape), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.8491667, -133.9013889)
Description: In Tongass National Forest, southwestern point of Warren Island, extending into the N side of Iphigenia Bay, Alex. Arch.
History: Descriptive name given by the commander of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) steamer Hodgson in 1960, who made surveys in this vicinity.
Nanvogaloklak (historical) (Populated Place), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (0, 0)
Description: on lake which drains to Kvichavak River, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
History: Former Eskimo village or camp reported in 1879 as "Nanvogalokhlagamute" by E. W. Nelson, U.S. Signal Service. In the 1880 Census Ivan Petroff recorded "Nauvogalokhlagamute" with a population of 100,  but spelled it "Nauwogalokhlagamute" on his map. The 1890 Census lists  Nunavoknakchlugamiut, populaton 107.
Stonefly Brook (Stream), Hillsborough County, New Hampshire (42.711763, -71.740076)
Description: 0.7 mi. long; in the Town of Mason, heads 1 mi. WSW of Lost Valley near Stonefly Bog, flows W to enter Black Fly Brook 1.8 mi. SE of Nobby Hill
History: Named for stoneflies (order Plecoptera) which live in and around the stream.
Beare Hill (Summit), Wahkiakum County, Washington (46.2677329, -123.5718422)
Description: Located 2.5 mi. W of Three Tree Point; Sec 17, T9N, R7W, Willamette Meridian
History: The name commemorates Georgiana (1863-1958) and John (1856-1941) Beare, who owned land in the area.
Indian Glacier (Glacier), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.1149325, -150.2166376)
Description: on Kenai Penin, in Kenai Mts., trends NW from Harding Ice Field to 1951 terminus at head of Indian Creek, 44 mi. SE of Kenai, Chugach Mts. 4.5 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1951 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Pa’wint Creek (Stream), Benton County, Oregon (44.479904, -123.594996)
Description: 3.2 mi. long; heads in Siuslaw National Forest 0.6 mi. SSE of Marys Peak, flows generally WSW onto Bureau of Land Management land and private land, then into Parker Creek; Secs 31-33&28, T12S, R7W, Willamette Meridian
History: The name means “Cinnamon Bear” in the Wusi’n language, and refers to a character in Wusi’n stories.
Nabesna River (Stream), Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska (63.0491667, -141.8658333)
Description: Heading at the Nabesna Glacier and flowing NNE 73 mi. to join the Chisana River to form the Tanana River, 41 mi. SE of Tok; Alaska Range
History: Named by W. J. Peters and A. H. Brooks, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1898; derived from the local Indian name for the upper Tanana River (Allen, 1887, p. 136).
Meyers Chuck (Populated Place), Wrangell County, Alaska (55.7408333, -132.2563889)
Description: On the W side of Lemesurier Point on Cleveland Peninsula, 58 km (36 mi) NW of Ketchikan.
History: Named in 1882 by James Fox for a hermit named Verne Meyers who who settled here in 1881 and lived in a small shack along Back Chuck.
Chinkelyes Creek (Stream), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (59.7491667, -153.8672222)
Description: heads in Chigmit Mts. and flows SW through Summit Lakes to Iliamna River, 32 mi. NW of Augustine I., Aleutian Range. 13 miles long.
History: Name published by Martin and Katz (1912, pl. 1), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Lake Josephine (Lake), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.2442593, -132.5715418)
Description: on Prince of Wales I., E of head of Hetta Inlet, Alex. Arch.
History: Local name reported in 1908 by C. W. Wright (in Brooks and  others, 1909, pl. 3), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). This feature was called "Lake Mable" in 1905 by E. F. Dickins, US@C&GS.
Geese Islands (Island), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (56.7311111, -153.885)
Description: 6 mi. long, at S tip of Kodiak I.
History: Translation by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1868 of the Russian Name "O(stro)va Gusinyya;" published by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 22).
Mount Moffett (Summit), Aleutians West County, Alaska (51.9363901, -176.7427619)
Description: On N Adak Island; Aleutian Islands.
History: Named by the U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office in 1936 for Rear-Admin. William Adger Moffett, 1869-1933, U.S. Navy (USN), who ws lost with the U.S.S. Akron on April 4, 1933, off Barnegat, New Jersey.
Fossil Peak (Summit), Hoonah-Angoon County, Alaska (58.6623152, -136.6199861)
Description: 0.5 mi. S of head of Charpentier Glacier, in Glacier Bay National Monument, 58 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.
History: Local name reported in 1951 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Channel Islands (Island), Chugach County, Alaska (60.6191667, -145.7936111)
Description: 0.6 mi. N of NE tip of Hawkins I. and 5 mi. NW of Cordova, Chugach Mts.
History: Named by Lieutenant Commander J. F. Oser, U.S. Navy (USN), commander of the steamer Albatross, while collecting hydrogvaphic notes and making harbor  sketches in 1897.
Long Walk Island (Island), Morrow County, Oregon (45.9015218, -119.6164151)
Description: In Lake Umatilla in the Columbia River, 4 km (2.5 mi) Wof Paterson Junction and 0.8 km (0.5 mi) SE of Big Blalock Island; 455433N1193622W [NE end], 455341N1193734W [SW end].
Osterried Gulch (Valley), Siskiyou County, California (41.2936918, -122.8653296)
Description: Trends northeast to Wilcat Creek, 3.2 km (2 mi) north-northeast of Camp Eden and 5.6 km (3.5 mi) southwest of Callahan.  (US-T121)
History: Named for Peter Osterried, who had mining claims in this area in the 1890's nd 1900's.  (US-T121)
Brooks Mountain (Summit), Nome County, Alaska (65.5366261, -167.1451536)
Description: in York Mts., 30 mi. NW of Teller, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Named in 1901 by T. G. Gerdine (in Collier, 1902, pl. 12),  U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for Alfred Hulse Brooks, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), who made a brief reconnaissance of this  area in 1900 (Brooks, 1901, p. 13).
Chasina Anchorage (Channel), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.2697222, -132.0488889)
Description: between Chasina and Prince of Wales Is., near entrance to Cholmondeley Sound, Alex. Arch. 1700 feet wide.
History: Surveyed and named in 1886 by Lieutenant Commander Richardson Clover, U.S. Navy (USN). See Chasina Point.
Tatitlek Narrows (Channel), Chugach County, Alaska (60.8775, -146.715)
Description: E of Bligh Island, 40 mi. NW of Cordova, Chugach Mts.
History: Named in 1903 by H. P. Ritter, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), who spelled it "Tatitlack." Named for the nearby village.
Rocky Mountain Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.7694444, -165.2183333)
Description: flows SW to Nome River, 19 mi. NE of Nome, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Reported as "Rocky" on a map by S. E. King dated 1900.  Published as "Rocky Mount" on the 1900 "Map of Nome Peninsula" by J. M. Davidson and B. D. Blakeslee.
Katmai Pass (Gap), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (58.2323492, -155.1740988)
Description: near head of Mageik Creek, on Alaska Peninsula, in Katmai National  Monument, 7 mi. SW of Mount Katmai, Aleutian Range
History: Named in 1898 by J. E. Spurr and W. S. Post, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and  "applied because of proximity to Katmai River."
Champion Creek (Stream), Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska (64.5538889, -142.1244444)
Description: flows W to North Fork Fortymile River, 32 mi. SW of Eagle, Yukon- Tanana High. 23 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name obtained in 1898 by E. C. Barnard, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Grinnell Mountain (Summit), San Bernardino County, California (34.1260101, -116.8088571)
Description: Located in sec 31,T1N,R2E, San Bernardino Meridian. In the San Bernardino Mountains, 3.2 km (2 mi) north-northeast of the summit of San Gorgonio Mountain and 23.2 km (14.5 mi) east-northeast of Yucaipa. (US-T121)
History: Named for Joseph Grinnell (1877-1939), professor, author, and early proponent of conservation measures. (US-T121)
Mount Klooch (Summit), Hoonah-Angoon County, Alaska (58.6097438, -137.2703403)
Description: 3.6 mi. NW of Mount Dagelet, 75 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.
History: Name published by members of the Harvard-Dartmouth  Expedition, 1933-34 (Washburn and Goldthwait, 1936, map).
Slate Creek (Stream), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (59.2944444, -161.2519444)
Description: flows SW to Goodnews River, 18 mi. NE of Goodnews, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Probably a prospectors' name reported in 1919 by  Harrington (in Brooks, 1921, pl. 7), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). So named because it flows over slate-like rocks in the upper part of its course.
Rockcastle County (Civil), Rockcastle County, Kentucky (37.3651781, -84.3159414)
Description: Located in central Kentucky, 64 km (40 mi) south-southeast of Lexington; County Seat:  Mount Vernon.
History: Established in 1810, named after the Rockcastle River which makes up the southeastern boundary of the County.  The river was named in 1767 for a huge rock formation that provided shelter for travellers.  (KY-T1/p253)
Moser Island (Island), Sitka County, Alaska (57.6775, -135.6597222)
Description: separating North and South Arms Hoonah Sound on Chichagof I.,  17 mi. E of Chichagof, Alex. Arch.
History: Named by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) for Lieutenant Commander Jefferson Franklin Moser,  1848=1934, U.S. Navy (USN) who later became Rear Admiral. He was in command of the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) steamer Albatross which explored salmon streams in Alaska. The results of these studies were published in 1899 and 1902.
Worthington Glacier (Glacier), Chugach County, Alaska (61.1676196, -145.7847243)
Description: heads 2 mi. SW of Girls Mtn., trends E to its terminus, 3 mi.  SW of Ptarmigan and 20 mi. NE of Valdez, Chugach Mts.
History: Local name reported in 1900 by F. C. Schrader, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Dickinson Glacier (Glacier), Haines County, Alaska (59.2061752, -135.9296526)
Description: Heads on the N side of Takhinsha Mountains, trends N to its terminus 1.4 mi S of the Takhin River and 17.5 mi W of Haines, St. Elias Mts.
History: Local name given for the wife of George Dickinson, agent for the Northwest Trading Company at Haines in 1878.
Bell Island (Island), Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska (55.9569444, -131.4861111)
Description: in Behm Canal, N of Revillagigedo I., Alex. Arch. 8.7 miles long.
History: Named in 1793 by Captain Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), for Midshipman Bell (complete name not available), a member of his crew; discovered by Joseph Whidbey in August, 1793 (Wagner, 1937, p. 375).
Bull Run (Stream), Warren County, Pennsylvania (41.7936702, -79.3947711)
Description: Heads in Pittsfield Township, 2.6 km (1.6 mi) southeast of Garland, flows southeast then east to enter Andrews Run, 4.8 km (3 mi) south of the community of Pittsfield.
History: Named for the Bull Runs Sportsmans Club which has leased the adjacent land for several years.
Coposo Island (Island), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.4305556, -133.4669444)
Description: in Port Real Marina, between Baker and Lulu Is., Alex. Arch. 300 feet long.
History: Spanish name given in 1775-1779 by Don Juan de la Quadra and Francisco Antonio Maurelle as "Isla Coposo," meaning "tufted island."
Starrigavan Bay (Bay), Sitka County, Alaska (57.1338889, -135.3741667)
Description: on W coast of Baranof I., 5.5 mi. N of Sitka; Alex. Arch.
History: Russian name, "Starri-gavan," meaning "old harbor," reported in 1809 by Ivan Vasiliev the first. the first Russian settlement in  this area was founded in 1799. After the fort's destruction in 1802, and the construction of a new settlement at Sitka, this bay acquired its present  name.
Negro Point (Cape), New York County, New York (40.7809346, -73.9276373)
Description: On the S end of Wards Island, extends into Hell Gate of the East River, NW of Queens.
History: The name Negro Point is a 1982 decision (Docket 273) that was not published in the 8203 decision list. It appeared instead in the 8401 decision book. A proposal to change the name of the point to Scylla Point was rejected by the BGN in October 2011.
Little Teton Mountain (Summit), Anchorage County, Alaska (61.2475, -149.5041667)
Description: 19.3 km (12 mi) ENE of Anchorage, Chugach Mts.
History: N peak is Rendezvous Peak. Name proposed by the Anchorage Ski Club because from Anchorage the two peaks resemble "the breasts of a young woman".
Maurelle Islands (Island), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.6508333, -133.6369444)
Description: extend 7 mi. W, off Gulf of Esquibel, W coast of Prince of Wales I., Alex. Arch.
History: Named by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), in 1879, for the Spanish navigator Don Francisco Antonio Maurelle, who, under the command of Don Juan de la Bodega y Quadra, made and took part in surveys in this region from 1775 to 1779.
Ittindi Rock (Cliff), Maricopa County, Arizona (33.5472689, -111.4390206)
Description: It is the westernmost cliff of three rising at Canyon Lake (US-T121).
History: This cliff was struck by lightning in 1898 and left a very visible mark.  Thus, the name 'Ittindi', the Apache Indian word for 'lightning', was applied to the feature.  This area was formerly known as Morman Flat until it was inudated by the creation of Canyon Lake  (US-T121).
Boat Harbor (Bay), Haines County, Alaska (58.6325, -135.1683333)
Description: on W shore of Lynn Canal, 4 mi. N of Point Whidbey and 35 mi. NW of Juneau, St. Elias Mts.; 1 mile wide.
History: Named by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1891 and published in 1893 on Chart 8300.
Colville Bend (Bend), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.5958333, -157.1891667)
Description: on right bank of Three Day Slough, 18 mi. NW of Roundabout Mtn., Koyukuk Low.
History: Named "Colwell Bend" in 1885, by Lieutenant H. T. Allen, USA, who wrote, "in honor of Mr. Colwell (complete name not available), of the Adjutant-General's Office, who gave me such concientious work in working up my observations and making my maps" (Baker, 1906 p. 192).
Peak Island (Island), Chugach County, Alaska (60.7025, -147.3830556)
Description: in Prince William Sound, off N coast of Naked I., 36 mi. NE of Chenega, Chugach Mts.
History: Local descriptive name published in 1900 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). "So called because it was leased for blue-fox propagation under the name 'Peak' because of a high point of land."
McKeon Rock (Bar), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (59.5525, -151.3922222)
Description: On Kenai Peninsula, at the entrance of Neptune Bay, E shore of Kachemak Bay, 2.2 km (1.4 mi) NE of McKeon Flats and 5.6 km (3.5 mi) SE of Homer Spit, Chugach Mts.
History: Local name reported by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) or U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1940's.
Tractor Creek (Stream), Copper River County, Alaska (61.3836111, -143.1091667)
Description: Flows S to the Nizina River, 7 mi SW of McCarthy.
History: Local name for the stream in which "Sam Snyder got his  Caterpillar tractor stuck.; reported in 1965 by L. A. Yehle, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Mount Anna Mills (Summit), Tulare County, California (36.4744972, -118.3500768)
Description: In Sequoia National Park, 4 km (2.5 mi) south of Mount Guyot and 29 km (18 mi) southwest of Lone Pine.  (US-T121)
History: Named for Anna Mills Johnston (?-1921), teacher, who in 1878 was one of the first women to climb Mount Whitney.  (US-T121)
Deadman Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (68.1775, -145.4866667)
Description: flows SE to East Fork Chandalar River, 3.8 mi. N of Artic Village, Brooks Range. 18 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1926 by Mertie (in Smith, P. S., 1929 pl. 1), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Four Brothers (Range), Del Norte County, California (41.735698, -123.7928124)
Description: In the Siskiyou Mountains, on Ship Mountain, highest elevation is on peak number 4, 17.7 km (11 mi) southeast of Gasquet; [N peak] 414458N1234706W, [S peak] 414342N1234738W.  (US-T121)
History: Four separate peaks on Ship Mountain which are numbered 1,2,3,and 4, and named collectively Four Brothers.  Reportedly named prior to 1914 by William Lewis who was the first forest ranger in the Gasquet District, for the four Kelsey Brothers who built the Kelsey Trail.  (US-T121)
Spruce Island (Island), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.2133333, -134.0844444)
Description: in Frederick Sound, 2 mi. off SE coast of Admiralty I., Alex.  Arch.
History: An 1882 translation by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) of name given in 1838 by  Captain Lieutenant D. F. Zarembo; published in 1848 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1396 as "Os(trov) Elovyy."
Harriman Glacier (Glacier), Anchorage County, Alaska (60.9378648, -148.5289022)
Description: 8 miles long. Trends NE to its terminus at head of Harriman Fiord, 16 mi. NE of Whittier, Chugach Mts.
History: Named by the members of the Harriman Alaska Expedition in 1899. See Harriman Fiord.
Ice Creek (Stream), Juneau County, Alaska (58.3041667, -134.3375)
Description: heads S of Gustineau Peak, flows N to Silverbow Basin, 3 mi. E of Juneau, Coast Mts. 1 mile long.
History: Local name used by early miners. Some of the earliest placer workings in the Juneau area were along this stream (DeArmond, 1957, p. 24-25).
Crater Creek (Stream), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (53.55, -167.9833333)
Description: heading on NE slope of Okmok Caldera, flowing NE to N coast of Umnak I., Aleutian Islands.
History: Name published by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Byers, 1959, pl. 41). So named  because it heads on a caldera or crater.
Hawthorne (Populated Place), Passaic County, New Jersey (40.9492649, -74.1537549)
Description: Located in northeastern New Jersey, about 3.2 km (2 mi) NNE of Paterson and 26 km (16 mi) NW of Manhattan, NYC.
History: Named for American novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) (VA-T15/p41).
Dorothy Slough (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (66.4953453, -152.7932906)
Description: on left bank of Koyukuk River, 6 mi. SW of Allakaket, Kokrines-Hodzana High. 1 mile long.
History: Named in 1899 for the riverboat Dorothy which wintered there in 1898-99.
Tolageak (historical) (Populated Place), North Slope County, Alaska (70.0444444, -162.4552778)
Description: site of Eskimo village, on Ksaegaluk Lagoon, at S point of entrance to Utukok River, 24 mi. SW of Icy Cape, Arctic Plain.
History: Smith and Mertie (1930, (p. 103), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), noted that "there are a great number of abandoned sod huts and igloos that mark the site of what was once a native village of considerable size." The name was reported in 1965 to Orth to mean "landing place."
Exchange Island (Island), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (56.205, -133.0561111)
Description: at mouth of Exchange Cove, on N coast of Prince of Wales I., Alex. Arch. 1.2 miles long.
History: Named in 1886 by Lieutenant Commander A. S. Snow, U.S. Navy (USN); name published in 1887 on US@C&GS Chart 706.
Spring Canyon (Valley), Rio Arriba County, New Mexico (36.3989044, -106.8553163)
Description: This canyon is roughly 500 foot deep for much of its length and known as Cañoncito de los Nogales (NM Spanish: 'little canyon of the Box Elder') and by the variant of Spring Canyon. Its arroyo empties into a broad glen called the Cañada de los Nogales.
History: Appears on a plat of survey plat dated 1918 as “Cañoncito de las[sic] Nogales” (Township 25 North, Range 1 E, US General Land Office Records). Nogales Cliff House (BGN # 1968057) is located within.
Rolling Pin Creek (Stream), North Slope County, Alaska (68.69, -158.4877778)
Description: Heads in DeLong Mts., flows NE to the Kiligwa River, 34 mi upstream from its mouth, 12 mi. S of Liberator Lake, Brooks Range
History: Named in 1951 by I. L. Tailleur, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "for a rolling pin left behind on this creek."
Appel Mountain (Summit), Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska (63.0163649, -155.5084879)
Description: 25 mi. SW of Medfra, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Local name reported in 1910 as "Apple Mountain" by A. G.  Maddren, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and shown as "Appel Mountain" by J. B. Mertie Jr (in Smith,  P. S., and others, 1936, pl. 4), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Racquet Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (66.409, -141.0825)
Description: Incomplete record, heading in Canada and flowing NW across the international boundary to Bern Creek, 12 mi upstream from its mouth, 25 mi. N of Midnight Hill, Porcupine Plateau
History: Named in 1908 by International Boundary Commission (IBC) surveyors; published in 1914 on International Boundary Commission (IBC)  Sheet 14 (1918 Atlas).
Eliza Harbor (Bay), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.2008333, -134.2883333)
Description: on SE coast of Admiralty I., 26 mi. SE of Angoon, Alex. Arch. 7 miles long.
History: Discovered in 1799 by "Mr. Bumstead" of the fur trading ship Eliza, out of Boston, commanded by "Captain Rowan." Mr. Bumstead, with members of the crew in a whale boat, "finally * * * got in and opened a fine harbor, completely land-locked, which, as our Indian navigator informed us had no name, we called Eliza Harbour, in compliment to our ship." (U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), 1883, p. 130).
Kalhabuk Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (67.6777778, -149.9355556)
Description: flows SSW from a lake to Hammond River, 7 mi. NW of Sukakpak Mtn. and 40 mi. WNW of Chandalar, Brooks Range
History: Name reported in 1939 by Marshall (1956, p. 164).
Mount Waldstein (Summit), Stillwater County, Montana (45.3877778, -109.8291667)
Description: In Custer National Forest, 3 mi. NW of Black Butte, 2.4 mi. SE of Zoetman Lake.
History: Named in association with a road at the base of the summit; "Waldstein” translates to “stone forest”; Secs 24&23,T5S,R15E, Montana Principal Meridian
Lapham Meadows (Lake), Mineral County, Nevada (38.5266226, -118.8120634)
Description: Located on the Hawthorne Ammunition Depot in the Wassuk Range, approximately 10 miles W of Hawthorne; Sec 25, T8N, R28E, Mount Diablo Meridian
History: Named for Captain William Wallace Lapham (1819-1903), who lived at the head of Lapham Canyon and mined in the area
Birch Hills (Range), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (62.9894444, -153.2869444)
Description: 5 mi. apart, each hill about 3 mi. long, S and W of Tonzona  River, 45 mi. SE of Medfra and 73 mi. E of Mcgrath, Kuskokwim Low.
History: Local name obtained in 1958 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Major Creek (Stream), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (51.9311111, 177.5536111)
Description: flows SE to Sargeant Cove on E coast of Kiska I., Aleutian Islands.
History: An arbitrary name beginning with M to correspond to M grid used by U.S. Army for tactical purposes during World War II; published on a 1953 Army Map Service (AMS) map. Variant published on a 1943 U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) map.
Sullivan Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.0438889, -150.9305556)
Description: heads on Serpentine Ridge, flows S joins Cache Creek to form Patterson Creek, 34 mi. ESE of Tanana, Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1911 by H. M. Eakin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Mount Blackburn (Summit), Copper River County, Alaska (61.7319079, -143.4392979)
Description: at head of Kennicott Glacier, 26 mi. NW of McCarthy, Wrangell  Mts.
History: Named in 1885 by Lieutenant Allen (1887, p1. 59), USA, for Joseph  Clay Stiles Blackburn, 1838 1918, State and U. S. Congressman and U. S. Senator from Kentucky. Its first ascent was by Dora Keen and G. W. Handy on May 19, 1912 (Farguhar, 1959, p. 213).
Pratt Point (Cape), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (51.9469444, 178.5777778)
Description: E tip of Little Sitkin I., Aleutian Islands.
History: Reported by personnel of the U.S.S. Oglala in 1935. Named for Captain J.F. Pratt, 1848-1929, of the US@C&GS ship Patterson which was in these waters in 1904.