cellos/DomesticNames_AllStates_Text huggingface dataset:
Town of Yarmouth (Civil), Barnstable County, Massachusetts (41.6752347, -70.2255653)
Description: Located on Cape Cod, 4 mi E of Barnstable; Barnstable County (US-T121).
History: Settled and incorporated in 1639. Named after Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England, a seaport at the mouth of the Yar River. Common land called Mattacheeset (MA-T1).
Hiding Lake (Lake), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (66.3359054, -147.8132932)
Description: 2 mi. NE of Elbow Lake and 11 mi. W of Beaver, Yukon Flats. 0.9 mile long.
History: Probably named by William Yanert who showed it on a 1916 manuscript map of the Yukon Flats (Stuck, 1917, map facing p. 122).
Denali (Populated Place), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (63.1786111, -147.4661111)
Description: population 4, E of Susitna River, near mouth of Valdez Creek, 67 mi. SE of Healy, Alaska Range
History: Mining camp established about 1907. A post office named "McKinley" existed here in 1908-09, and in 1910 R. H. Sargent reported the camp name as "Valdez Creek." In 1922 a post office was again established, but this time it was named "Denali", the Indian name for Mount McKinley. Its 1940 population was 63. At Denali Pass in Denali National Park, at head of Harper Glacier, between Churchill Peaks of Denali, Alaska Range
Gorge Creek (Stream), Denali County, Alaska (63.42, -150.3811111)
Description: in Mount Mckinley National Park, flows W to Thorofare River, 3.3 mi. WSW of Eielson Visitor Center, Alaska Range. 5.4 miles long.
History: So named by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1931, because the stream flows through "a very deep igorge."
Tyone Creek (Stream), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (59.5425, -161.3283333)
Description: flows SW to Keno Creek, 32 mi. NE of Goodnews, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Name published by G. L. Harrington (in Brooks, 1921, pl.  7), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Atna Peaks (Summit), Copper River County, Alaska (61.7495636, -143.2405572)
Description: 6 mi ENE of Mount Blackburn and 24 mi NNW of McCarthy, Wrangell Mts.
History: So Named in 1965 by the Mountaineering Club of Alaska,  because the "peaks are at the edge of the Copper River drainage and the old Indian name for that river was Atna."
Point Santa Rosa (Cape), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.4111111, -133.4586111)
Description: S tip of Santa Rita I., between Baker and Saint Ignace Is.,  Alex. Arch.
History: Spanish name given in 1779 by Don Juan de la Bodega y Quadra and Francisco Antonio Maurelle as "Punta de Santa Rosa" or "Point of Saint Rose."
Nunabiklu Slough (Gut), Kusilvak (CA) County, Alaska (62.8913889, -163.8833333)
Description: in Yukon Delta, E of Nunachik Pass at Hamilton and 21 mi. NE of  Kwiguk, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
History: Eskimo name obtained in 1948 by US@C&GS.
Ekashluak Creek (Stream), Kusilvak (CA) County, Alaska (61.8263889, -165.9027778)
Description: heads in Towak Mtn., flows N to Scammon Bay, 6.6 mi. E of Cape Romanzof, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. 3.7 miles long.
History: heads in Towak Mtn., flows N to Scammon Bay, 6.6 mi. E of Cape Romanzof, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
Bacon Creek (Stream), Juneau County, Alaska (58.75, -134.55)
Description: Heads at terminus of Bacon Glacier, trends E into British Columbia, Canada, 33 mi. NE of Juneau, Coast Mts. Source coords = 58.6456,-133.7881, coords at US-Can Bdy = 58.6468,-133.7464. Coords at 58.75,-134.55 are incorrect. 9 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1960 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Icy Point (Cape), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (58.3922222, -137.0888889)
Description: in Glacier Bay National Monument, at mouth of Palma Bay, 1 mi. S of mouth of Kaknau Creek and 62 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.
History: Named Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), "M(ys) Ledyanoy" meaning "cape icy," by Captain  Tebenkov (1852, map 8), presumably because of the stranded drift ice. It has  also been called "Cape Forrest" (US@C&GS 1883, Alaska Coast Pilot, p. 201).
Todd County (Civil), Todd County, South Dakota (43.1934038, -100.7184285)
Description: Located in southern South Dakota along the boundary with Nebraska, 121 km (75 mi) south of Pierre; County Seat:  Winner (located in Tripp County).
History: Created in 1909 and named for John Blair Smith Todd (born 1814), the "father of Yankton" city.  He also served as the first Delegate to Congress from the Dakota Territory.  (SD-T17/p34)
Little Crane Creek (Stream), Mariposa County, California (37.6918728, -119.7712833)
Description: In Yosemite National Park, heads 1.9 km (1.2 mi) south-southwest of Crane Flat, flows southeast to Crane Creek, 1.6 km (1 mi) east of Eagle Peak and 1.9 km (1.2 mi) north-northeast of El Portal. (US-T121)
Post River (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (62.4113889, -153.4755556)
Description: heads at a glacier, 3.6 mi. W of Strand Pass, flows N to South Fork Kuskokwim River, 79 mi. SE of Mcgrath, Alaska Range
History: Named in 1902 by A.H. Brooks, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for W.S. Post, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),  who descended the Kuskokwim River with J.E. Spurr in 1898.
Biederman Bluff (Cliff), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.405, -142.6255556)
Description: Along the right bank of the Yukon River, 6 mi NE of the junction of the Yukon and Charley Rivers, and 60 mi NW of Eagle, Porcupine Plateau. 8 miles long.
History: Named in 1965 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for Adolph Biederman (died 1915), well known local resident who carried mail to miners by dogsled along the Yukon River between 1910 and 1938.
North Kolomin Lake (Lake), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.1351842, -151.0511087)
Description: on Kenai Peninsula, 6.5 mi. S of Caribou I. in Tustumena Lake and 30 mi. S of Kenai, Cook Inlet Low.
History: Named about 1963 by officials of Kenai National Moose Range, for administrative purposes.
Tagalak Pass (Channel), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (51.9433333, -175.7625)
Description: between Tagalak and Chugul Islands., Aleutian Islands.
History: Named for Tagalak I. by the U. S. Navy Aleutian Island  Survey Expedition of 1934, and published by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1944 Aleutian Coast Pilot (p. 104).
Mary Gulch (Valley), Nome County, Alaska (64.5850313, -165.4345297)
Description: at head of Mountain Creek, trends W 0.7 mi. to Snake River valley, 6 mi. NW of Nome, Seward Peninsula Highlands.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1904 by T. G. Gerdine, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Israthorak Creek (Stream), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (61.3125, -160.7138889)
Description: watercourse connecting Kuskokwim River and Pikmiktalik River, 29 mi. W of Tuluksak and 45 mi. SW of Russian Mission, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. 90 miles long.
History: Eskimo name reported in 1949 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Spruce Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (63.6686111, -160.8922222)
Description: flows NW to Norton Sound, 4.9 mi. NE of Tolstoi Point and 14 mi. SW of Unalakleet, Nulato Hills.
History: Local name reported in 1952 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS); so named because of  "the growth of scrub spruce pine in the ravine through which the stream runs."
Marble Mountains (Range), Siskiyou County, California (41.578745, -123.0919855)
Description: Highest elevation is Boulder Peak, bound on the north and west by the Klamath River, on the east by Scott River and Scott Valley, on the south by North Russian Creek, Etna Creek, Salmon River, and North Fork Salmon River.  (US-T121)
History: Named for Marble Mountain, whose strata of white marble and limestone served as a landmark in this area.  (US-T121)
Sisek Cove (Bay), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (53.8388889, -166.1780556)
Description: N coast of Sedanka I., Aleutian Islands.
History: Aleut name, called "Zal(iv) Sisek" or "Sisek Bay" by Lieutenant  Sarichev (1826, map 14, dated 1792) Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). This name was possibly taken from  the Aleut word "sisak," which, according to R. H. Geoghegan, means "a hundred."
Near Island (Island), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.7819444, -152.4)
Description: in Saint Paul Harbor, 0.5 mi. S of Kodiak, Kodiak I.
History: The name "Ostrov Blizkiy," or "Close Island" was recorded in 1805 by Lisianski (1814, map facing p. 169). The Russian word "pogibshiy"  meaning "perishing" was applied to this island by Dall (in Emerson and  others, 1904, p. 52).
Windfall Mountain (Summit), Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska (65.0428234, -141.2735017)
Description: on E bank of Yukon River, 20 mi. N of Eagle, Porcupine Plateau
History: So named in 1930 by J. B. Mertie, Jr., U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), because of the heavy fall of burned trees found on its slopes.
Talbot Lake (Lake), Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska (55.4460017, -131.6435796)
Description: On Revillagigedo Island, 3.5 mi NE of Ward Cove, 6.7 mi. N of Ketchikan, Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1951 byU.S. Forest Service (USFS)for John A. Talbot, 1893-1951, former mayor of Ketchikan.
Reshimosti Island (Island), Sitka County, Alaska (57.0447222, -135.0361111)
Description: in Whiting Harbor, in Sitka Sound, 1.2 mi. SW of Sitka, Alex.  Arch.
History: Russian name meaning "determination," given in 1809 by the  navigator Ivan Vasiliev the first; published by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 19),  Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "O(strov) Reshitosti." U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), in transliterating the name, erroneously kept the Russian "t" which appears as an English "m."
Mumtrak (historical) (Populated Place), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (59.1166667, -161.5833333)
Description: on Goodnews Bay at mouth of Goodnews River, 0.2 mi. SE of  Goodnews, Kilbuck=Kuskokwim Mts.
History: This Eskimo village was first mentioned by Ivan Petroff in  the 10th Census in 1880 as "Mumtrahamute" or "Mumtrah people." Its population in 1880 was 162; it was the same in 1890. It was abandoned about 1930 after the people moved to Goodnews.
Tuktu Bluff (Cliff), North Slope County, Alaska (68.7327778, -152.3052778)
Description: E of junction of Chandler and Kiruktagiak Rivers, 11 mi. W of Gunsight Mtn. and 44 mi. NW of Anaktuvuk Pass, Arctic Slope
History: Eskimo name used by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists during the exploration  of Naval Petroleum Reserve no. 4; name given in 1944. The bluff is a part of  Taktu Escarpment.
Luchek Mountain (Summit), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.004944, -154.1695418)
Description: on W shore of Moser Bay, on SW coast of Kodiak I., 41 mi. S of Karluk.
History: Named by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1934 from the "***Eskimo word meaning  'signal' because the summit forms a natural signal for navigation."
Currituck County (Civil), Currituck County, North Carolina (36.3672995, -75.9369492)
Description: Located in northeastern North Carolina along teh Atlantic Ocean and the boundary with Virginia, just south of Virginia Beach, Virginia; County Seat:  Currituck.
History: Formed in 1668; "currituck" is reportedly a corruption of "coratank", an Indian word for "wild geese".  (NC-T11/p131)
Crow Arm (Bay), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (53.4647222, -166.8377778)
Description: NE arm of Raven Bay, on S coast of Unalaska I., Aleutian Islands. 0.3 mile wide.
History: Named by a U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) field party in 1937 because of its association with Raven Bay.
Gold Fork (Stream), Juneau County, Alaska (58.3383333, -134.235)
Description: flows NE to join Salmon Fork to form Carlson Creek, 4.2 mi. NW of Sunny Cove on Taku Inlet and 7 mi. NE of Juneau, Coast Mts. 2 miles long.
History: Local name published in 1951 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Hoels Wash (Stream), Coconino County, Arizona (34.979641, -111.7468572)
Description: In Coconino National Forest, flows west-southwest through the lower portion of Surveyor Canyon to enter Oak Creek.
History: Named for Don Hoel (1913-1983) and his wife Juanita Hoel (1913-1998), who owned property along the stream, where they built rental cabins and operated a grocery and Indian crafts store.
Iditarod River (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (63.0294444, -158.7658333)
Description: heads at 614700N1585600W, flows NE and W to Innoko River, 25 mi. NE of Holikachuk and 66 mi. NE of Holy Cross, Innoko Low. 325 miles long.
History: Name reported in 1908 by A. G. Maddren, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), as "Haidilatna," which is probably an English distortion by prospectors of the name of an Ingalik Indian village on stream spelled "Khadilotden" in 1915 by Father Jette. It was shortly thereafter standardized to "Iditarod" from "Haiditarod." Lieutenant L. A. Zagoskin, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), records two Indian names for the stream in 1842-44, "Yalchikatna" obtained from the Indians on Innoko River and "Tachaichagat" apparently obtained from Indians on Kuskokwim drainage. Both seem to be different forms of the same name. Father Jette spelled the Indian name for the stream "Yachzikatna."
Serpentine River (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (66.1483333, -165.54)
Description: flows NW to Shishmaref Inlet, 17 mi. SE of Shishmaref, Kotzebue- Kobuk Low.
History: This stream was explored and so named, in May 1900, by  Charles McLennan, prospector, because of its "very sinuous course, * * *" (Collier, 1902, p. 55).
Bidarki Creek (Stream), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (59.6436111, -151.5897222)
Description: Located on Kenai Peninsula, flows S to Kachemak Bay, 2.4 km (1.5 mi) W of Homer, Cook Inlet Low. 1 mile long.
History: Local name; published by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1961.
Gould Passage (Channel), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.2755556, -132.6052778)
Description: between Hetta Inlet and Portage Bay, S of Gould I., near center of Prince of Wales I., Alex. Arch. 1.3 miles long.
History: Named in 1908 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Ruby Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.8102778, -164.3452778)
Description: flows NW to Casadepaga River, 17 mi. NE of Solomon, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1900 by E. C. Barnard (in Brooks, 1901, pl. 17), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Hermit Ridge (Ridge), Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska (66.4359682, -148.0865602)
Description: extends W from Hodzana River, S of Owl Creek, 18 mi. NW of Beaver, Kokrines-Hodzana High. 20 miles long.
History: Local name obtained in 1956 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Elkugu Bay (Bay), Sitka County, Alaska (57.6786111, -136.2458333)
Description: on W coast of Herbert Graves I., 6 mi. W of Chichagof, Alex. Arch. 0.5 mile wide.
History: Tlingit Indian name for Cape Edward; name given to the bay by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) and published in 1928 on Chart 8258.
Dead Tree Island (Island), Sitka County, Alaska (57.4127778, -135.0183333)
Description: in Hanus Bay, on N coast of Baranof I., 24 mi. N of Baranof, Alex. Arch.
History: Descriptive name given in 1895 by Lieutenant Commander Moore, U.S. Navy (USN).  The name was published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) on Chart 8283.
Piling Point (Cape), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (58.3216667, -134.8027778)
Description: On Stephens Passage, on NE coast of Mansfield Peninsula, 1.6 mi.  NE of Lone Mtn. and 14 mi. W of Juneau, Alex. Arch.
History: Local name published in 1962 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Lower Kobuk Canyon (Valley), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (66.7859462, -154.730644)
Description: on Kobuk River, 9 mi. W of Norutak Lake, Kotzebue-Kobuk Lowlands.
History: Name published by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1956. Referred to as the "lower gorge of the Kowak" by Mendenhall (1902, p. 25).
Eaton River (Stream), Denali County, Alaska (0, 0)
Description: flows NW to Imuruk Basin, about 25 mi. SE of Teller, Seward  Peninsula High.
History: Local name reported in 1899 by Schrader and Brooks (1900, map 3), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). This name may have been an early name for the Kuzitrin River  or Pilgrim River. Baker (1906, p. 234), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), said this stream was "Formerly  called Fish River * * *."
Lake Geneva (Lake), Walworth County, Wisconsin (42.5650143, -88.5037547)
Description: 5401 acres in size with a maximum depth of 135 feet. 12 km (7.6 mi) by 3.2 km (2 mi); located W of the community of Lake Geneva, 11 km (7 mi) S of Elkhorn.
History: A proposal to change the name of Lake Geneva to Geneva Lake, submitted in 2001 by the Geneva Lake Environmental Agency, was rejected by the BGN in 2008.
New Eddystone Rock (Island), Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska (55.5036111, -130.9358333)
Description: in Behm Canal, E of Revillagigedo I., 3 mi. N of Winstanley I.,  Coast Mts.
History: So named in 1793 by Captain Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN) (1798, v. 4, p. 159) because of its resemblance to the lighthouse rock off Plymouth, england.
Larry Hill (Summit), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (51.9611111, 177.3986111)
Description: central Kiska I., Aleutian Islands.
History: An arbitrary name beginning with "L" to correspond to "L" grid used by U.S. Army for tactical purposes during World War II; published on a 1953 Army Map Service (AMS) map. Varian published on a 1943 U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) map.
Hanson County (Civil), Hanson County, South Dakota (43.6748244, -97.7873313)
Description: Located in southeastern South Dakota, 80 km (50 mi) west of the City of Sioux Falls; County Seat:  Alexandria.
History: Created and organized in 1871, and named for Major Joseph R Hanson (born 1837) of New Hampshire.  He was one of the pioneer settlers in the Yankton townsite in 1858, prior to the Indian Reservation opening.  Major Hanson later served as Secretary of the First Territorial legislature and the Second Legislature as well as Sioux Indian Agent from 1865-1870.  (SD-T17/p27)
Lost Creek (Stream), Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska (64.8272222, -144.5033333)
Description: flows SW to Serpentine Creek, 62 mi. NE of Big Delta,  Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Named by prospectors; reported in 1910 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Prindle 1913, pl. 1).
Homestake Creek (Stream), Denali County, Alaska (64.0077778, -148.5402778)
Description: flows NE to Totatlanika River, 42 mi. SE of Nenana, Alaska Range. 3 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1906 by L. M. Prindle (in Brooks and others, 1907, pl. 4), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Cory Creek (Stream), Mineral County, Nevada (38.4863113, -118.6481896)
Description: approx. 10 mi. long; heads on land administered by the Bureau of Land Management, flows E into a dry basin where it disappears about 3 miles SW of Hawthorne just inside the Hawthorne Army Depot; Sec 12, T7N, R28W, Secs 7,8,9,4,3,10,11&12, T7N, R29E and Secs 7,8,&9, T7N, R30E, Mount Diablo Meridian
History: named for James Manning Cory (1830-1897), an influential prospector and miner in the area during the early 1860s
Wyllie Creek (Stream), Grant County, Oregon (44.4465369, -119.3821924)
Description: 4.9 mi. long; heads 3.1 mi SW of Sagebrush Spring, flows S to enter the John Day River 2.4 mi NW of Coyote Butte; Tps13&12S, R28E, Willamette Meridian
History: named for the Wyllie family, especially William James Wyllie (1848-1928), and his wife Edith (1863-1934), who homesteaded and raised sheep in the area, and were active in the community
Hart-Miller Island (Island), Baltimore County, Maryland (39.2517749, -76.3732916)
Description: Located in the Chesapeake Bay and separated from Black River Neck on the southwest by Hawk Cove, 5.4 km (3.4 mi) east of Edgemere, and 21 km (13 mi) east southeast of downtown Baltimore.
History: It is believed that the name of this island dates to the 1600s, although exactly which form of the name is unknown.  At different times the feature has been both one and two islands.  The Hart family owned the islands during the 1820s.  In the 1970s, when they were separate islands, the Maryland Port Administration proposed connecting the islands and building the current oval dike.  This 1,100-acre impoundment is for sediments dredged from Chesapeake Bay shipping channels.  The inflow of material began in 1983 and is to be continued until 2009.  (US-T121).
Snider Peak (Summit), Copper River County, Alaska (62.0680193, -144.6325298)
Description: S of Mount Drum, 30 mi. E of Glennallen, Wrangell Mts.
History: Local name reported in 1903 by T. G. Gerdine, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). It may  have been the name of a prospector.
Annahootz Mountain (Summit), Sitka County, Alaska (57.2874938, -135.3133633)
Description: on N central Baranof I., 16 mi. N of Sitka, Alex. Arch.;
History: Named in 1929 byU.S. Forest Service (USFS)for Sitka Chief Annahootz, of the Kock-won-ton, a subtribe of the Tlingit Indians, who protected the white  settlers from the Indians under Katlian, a rival chief. Annahootz was appointed policeman of an Indian village by Captain Beardslee, U.S. Navy (USN), in 1880,  which office he held for many years.
Ida Gulch (Valley), Nome County, Alaska (64.775039, -164.4667242)
Description: trends SE to Casadepaga River, between Blind and Moonlight Creeks, 15 mi. N of Solomon, Seward Peninsula Highlands. 0.5 mile long.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1907 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists (Smith, P. S., 1910, pl. 4).
Town of Shirley (Civil), Middlesex County, Massachusetts (42.5725108, -71.6470918)
Description: Located 8 mi E of Fitchburg; Middlesex County (US-T121).
History: Settled about 1720, incorporated as a town in 1753. Named in honor of William Shirley (1694-1771), Governor of MA at the time of the town's incorporation (MA-T1/p42).
Kamishak River (Stream), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (59.0208333, -154.1619444)
Description: heads in lake at 584600N1543800W, flows NE to Akumwarvik Bay,  35 mi. SW of Augustine I., Aleutian Range
History: Native name published by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 3), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "R(eka) Kamyshak" or "Kamyshak River."
Wilbur Point (Cape), Bristol County, Massachusetts (41.58205, -70.8536465)
Description: southernmost extremity of Sconticut Neck 1.3 mi W of West Island and 5 mi SE of New Bedford; Town of Fairhaven.
History: Named about 1930 for Lewis W. Wilbur (Deceased 1966)., a developer of the property on the point (US-T121).
Sierra Nevada (Range), Mariposa County, California (36.5785462, -118.2934244)
Description: Highest elevation is Mount Whitney, bound on the south by Tehachapi Pass, on the north by Lassen Peak, on the northwest by Sacramento Valley, on the the southwest by San Joaquin Valley and on the east by the California-Nevada state boundary. (US-T121)
History: In Spanish the name means "snowy saw-teeth," or snowy range of mountains." The name was first applied to the Santa Lucia Range in 1542 by Juan Rodriquez Cabrillo.  In 1776 Father Pedro Font placed it on the present location. (US-T121)
Akumsuk (Populated Place), Kusilvak (CA) County, Alaska (62.7230556, -164.4722222)
Description: on N bank of Lamont Slough, 2 mi. S of Kwiguk, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta
History: Eskimo camp reported in 1952 by U.S. Army Corps of  Engineers. The same year U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) reported the name as Mumsuk.
Solomon (Populated Place), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.5608333, -164.4391667)
Description: Population 12 in 1958. Located on the west bank of the Solomon River, 1.6 km (1 mi) north of Norton Sound and 48 km (30 mi) east of Nome, Seward Peninsula highlands.
History: Established as a mining camp in the summer of 1900 at the height of the Nome gold rush (Brooks, 1901, p. 66). The name "Erok" was shown here on the 1900 "Map of Nome Peninsula" by J. M. Davidson and B. D. Blakeslee. A post office was established here in 1900, discontinued in 1925, reestablished in 1928, and finally discontinued in 1956 (Ricks, 1965, p. 60). In 1965 Balcom (p. 30) noted: "there was one Alaska Native Service school here. There are still a few white families mining in the area but most of the Eskimos have moved to more prosperous towns to find employment."
Low Island (Island), Sitka County, Alaska (57.0116667, -135.6094444)
Description: Located in Sitka Sound, 1.6 km (1 mi) E of Shoals Point on Kruzof Island, 17.7 km (11 mi) W of Sitka; Alexander Archipelago.
History: Descriptive name published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1883 Coast Pilot  (p. 138). They are "low rocky islets, wooded and with some rocks * * *" (U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1891, p. 168).