cellos/DomesticNames_AllStates_Text huggingface dataset:
Star Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.7761111, -165.2497222)
Description: flows NE to South Fork Serpentine River, 6 mi. N of Kougarok Mtn. and 30 mi. SE of Ear Mtn., Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors' name published in 1956 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Kongumavik Creek (Stream), North Slope County, Alaska (68.2119444, -151.6052778)
Description: flows SE to Anaktuvuk River, 0.5 mi. N of Cache Lake and 5 mi. NE of Anaktuvuk Pass, Brooks Range
History: Eskimo name, meaning "gathering place," published by Rausch (1951, p. 159) as "Kungomovik," so called because the Kobuk Eskimo often came here to trade with the local Tulugakmiut.
Big Flat (Bar), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (58.6066667, -157.2986111)
Description: extends S 20 mi. from mouth of Naknek River, on N coast of Alaska Peninsula, Bristol Bay Low.; 1.7 miles wide.
History: Descriptive name given by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1963, because of "the extensive tide flats off the east shore of Kvichak Bay."
Mount Fairweather (Summit), Hoonah-Angoon County, Alaska (58.9064974, -137.52658)
Description: On the Alaska-Canada boundary, in Glacier Bay National Monument, on 12 mi NE of Cape Fairweather and 2.6 mi W of Mount Quincy Adams, St. Elias Mts.
History: Named in 1778 by Captain Cook (1785, v.2, p.345), RN, presumably because of the good weather encountered at the time of his visit. The name has been variously translated. It was called "Mt. Beautemps" by La Perouse (1786, atlas), "Mte. Buen-tiempo" by Galiano (1802, map 3), "Gor[a]-Khoroshy-pogody" on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1378 in 1847, and "G[ora] Fayerveder" by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 7), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). It was called "Schonwetterberg" by Constantin Grewink in 1850 and "Schonwetter Berg" by Justus Perthes in 1882. The Tlingit Indians' name for the mountain is reportedly "Tanaku". The mountain was first climbed June 8, 1931, by Allen Carpe and Terris Moore (Farquhar, 1959, p.220).
Marble Creek (Stream), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (58.0755556, -136.1486111)
Description: In Tongass National Forest on Chichagof Island, heads in a series of small lakes on the N slope of Tarn Mountain, flowing circuitously N to Idaho Inlet.
History: Named in 1955 by Rossman (1959, map), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), because it flows through an area underlain by marble.
Cascade Glacier (Glacier), Chugach County, Alaska (58.66527, -137.47083)
Description: in Glacier Bay National Monument, heads on SW slope of Fairweather Range, trends W to head of Lituya Bay, 84 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts. 3.7 miles long.
History: Descriptive name reported by International Boundary Commission (IBC) on a map dated 1894. J. B. Mertie, Jr. (in Smith and others, 1935, p. 123), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), noted, "called Middle Glacier by La Perouse." Mertie further noted that it has been locally called Crillon Glaciers at the head of the bay have apparently advanced more than 3 miles during the last 180 years. It was called Centre Glacier by members of the Harvard-Dartmouth Expedition, 1933-34 (Washburn and Goldthwait, 1936, map).
Square Island (Island), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (54.9711111, -132.8944444)
Description: between Kaigani and Tlevak Straits, 2 mi. E of Rose Point, on E  coast of Dall I., Alex. Arch.
History: Descriptive name given in 1881 by Lieutenant Commander H. E.  Nichols, U.S. Navy (USN).
Azigurglik Ikpik (Cliff), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (67.8666667, -163.7333333)
Description: on right bank of Wulik River, 24 mi. NE of Kivalina, Arctic  Slope
History: Eskimo name meaning "more distant riverbank," reported in 1966 by E. S. Burch. See Kinguaglik Ikpik.
Waklarok Slough (Stream), Kusilvak (CA) County, Alaska (62.5333333, -165)
Description: on left bank of Kwemeluk Pass near its mouth at Waklarok,  Yukon- Kuskokwim Delta.
History: Eskimo name obtained by G. R. Putnam, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), in 1899.
North Point (Cape), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (57.2166667, -170.3)
Description: on N coast of St. Paul Island, in Pribilof Islands., Aleutian Islands.
History: This is a translation of the Russian name Mys Severnoy, meaning North Cape, reported by H. W. Elliott (1881, St. Paul notes) as Nahsayvernia, meaning on the north shore, from Russian sayvernie.
Silverbow Basin (Basin), Juneau County, Alaska (58.31, -134.3444444)
Description: on Gold Creek, N of Icy Gulch, 1.5 mi. N of the Gastineau Peak and 2.4 mi. NE of Juneau, Coast Mts.
History: Named by Richard Harris in 1880 for the Silver Bow Mine in  Montana. This basin was the site of the earliest gold discoveries in the  Juneau area (DeArmond, 1957, p. 39-40).
Hunch Mountain (Summit), Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska (63.7666663, -156.1560636)
Description: E of Innoko River, near head of Hunch Creek, 45 mi. NE of  Ophir, and 58 mi. NW of McGrath, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Prospectors' name obtained in 1933 by J. B. Mertie, Jr. (in Smith, P. S., 1936, pl. 4), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Deichman Island (Island), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.1091667, -132.1016667)
Description: in North Arm Moira Sound, on SE coast of Prince of Wales I., Alex. Arch. 900 feet long.
History: Local name reported in 1905 by E. F. Dickins, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Anderson Bar (historical) (Bar), Kane County, Utah (37.4111028, -110.7390319)
Description: inundated
History: Named after William P. Anderson , a prospector who located mining claims at this state in 1889. Little Anderson Bar (UT-T34/#61)shown as a separate location (UT-T34/#42 map) is now considered to be the same. It is also called Schock,or Shock Bar, because Witt Schock also had claims on it in 1898,1908, and 1909. (UT-T34/#61).
Burls Creek (Stream), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (57.6961111, -156.1)
Description: heads near Burls Pass, flows NE to Becharof Lake, 51 mi. NE of Ugashik, Aleutian Range. 7 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1902 by J. L. McPherson of Iliamna. Named for J. H. Burls. See Mount Burls.
Gailey Lake (Lake), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (66.8173722, -144.3528842)
Description: between Porcupine and Sheenjek Rivers, 30 mi. NE of Fort Yukon, Yukon Flats. 0.9 mile long.
History: Local name obtained in 1956 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Poston Butte (Summit), Pinal County, Arizona (33.0553075, -111.4088298)
History: Originally, the butte was called 'Stiles Hill' for William Stiles, who lived near the base.  He was the father of the Tombstone renegade Billy Stiles.  In 1877, Charles Debrille Poston (1825-1902), named the feature Primrose Hill.  It was also called 'Parsee Hill' because Poston was impressed with the sun worship of the Parsees of Egypt and developed the butte for his own resting place.  Thus, the name Poston Butte with all of its variants came into use.  Charles Poston, considered to be the Father of Arizona because he convinced President Abraham Lincoln to confer territorial status to it, was buried on the butte in 1925 (AZ-T101).
American Creek (Stream), Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska (64.8, -141.2291667)
Description: flows N to Mission Creek, 1 mi. NW of Eagle, Yukon-Tanana High.; 9 miles long.
History: Named by prospectors and reported in 1896 by Spurr (1898, pl. 38), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Deep Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (63.8702778, -152.3241667)
Description: flows N to Lake Minchumina W of Giles Bay, Tanana Low. 21 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1954 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Its Tanana Indian name is said to be "Dontsolakhno," meaning "suckerfish river."
Nuklauket Pass (Gap), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.6925, -152.7833333)
Description: 5 mi. E of junction of Klatakhna Creek and Melozitna River, 41 mi.  NW of Tanana, Kokrines-Hodzana High.
History: Indian name obtained in 1956 at Tanana by Orth. It refers in some way to the old Indian trading area Nyklukayet located at the junction  of the Tanana and Yukon Rivers.
Lokasakal Spring (Spring), Navajo County, Arizona (36.1455514, -110.1509083)
Description: Is on Black Mesa, 18 miles N of Kearns Canyon (US-T121).
History: The name is of Navajo Indian origin, meaning 'where the thules or reeds grow.'  The name is spelled 'Lokaskal' (a typo error) in the 'Sixth Report of the  Board of Geographic Names,' published in 1933 (US-T121).
Canyon Creek (Stream), Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska (64.2880556, -146.48)
Description: flows SE to Tanana River, 22 mi. NW of Big Delta, Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Named by prospectors; reported in 1910 by C. E. Ellsworth and G. L. Parker (in Brooks and others, 1911, p. 193), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Wildhorse Creek (Stream), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (62.6594444, -150.8463889)
Description: flows SE 6.5 mi. to Bear Creek 1 mi. E of its junction with Tokositna River and 33 mi. NW of Talkeetna; Alaska Range
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1906 by R. W. Porter, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Crystal Peak (Summit), Santa Clara County, California (37.1132757, -121.8359881)
Description: In the Santa Cruz Mountains, 5.3 kkm (3.3 mi) northwest of Sveadal and 17.7 km (11 mi) southeast of Los Gatos.  (US-T121)
History: Named for the radio communications facility on the peak and to commemorate early crystal radio development.  (US-T121)
Cookerlys Creek (Stream), Frederick County, Maryland (39.5822222, -77.3116666)
Description: Approx. 2.9 mi. long; heads 0.24 mi. SE of New Midway, flows SW and then generally NW to enter the Monocacy River 1.5 mi. NW of New Midway
History: The name refers to an 18th century tavern located adjacent to the stream
Aknokivik Slough (Stream), Kusilvak (CA) County, Alaska (62.7944444, -164.7083333)
Description: flows W to Kwiguk Pass, 7 mi. NW of Kwiguk, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. 3.3 miles long.
History: Eskimo name obtained in 1952 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Portage Creek (Stream), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (61.9669444, -152.5605556)
Description: heads at Stoney Glacier, flows E to Skwentna River, 78 mi. NW  of Tyonek, Alaska Range
History: Named by Spurr (1900, p. 50), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), because it was along  this stream he began his portage across the divided to the Kuskokwim River.
Banner Creek (Stream), Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska (64.2880556, -146.3508333)
Description: flows SW to Tanana River W of Richardson, 18 mi. NW of Big Delta, Tanana Low. 7 miles long.
History: Named by prospectors; reported in 1905 by Prindle (in Brooks and others, 1906, p. 124), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Imiak (historical) (Populated Place), Dillingham (CA) County, Alaska (59.2820894, -158.628381)
Description: at the SE end of Aleknagik Lake near Dillingham, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts
History: Former Eskimo village reported as "Sel(eniye) Imyak"  meaning "Imyak Village," by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 4), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN).
Boulder Ridge (Ridge), Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska (65.1844986, -150.8271682)
Description: Trends WSW from Roughtop Mountain, dividing the drainage of Boulder Creek and Little Boulder Creek, 33 mi E of Tanana, Yukon-Tanana High. 10 miles long.
History: Named in 1960 by D. M. Hopkins and Bond Taber, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), because "The proposed new name reflects the position of the ridge between Boulder Creek and Little Boulder Creek."
Caribou Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (62.5719444, -158.1186111)
Description: flows NW to Iditarod River, 9 mi. NW of Flat and 50 mi. SE of Holikachuck, Kilbuch-Kuskokwim Mts. 15 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name obtained in 1913 by Eakin (1914, pl. 1), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Elaroniluk Creek (Stream), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (67.0444444, -159.8322222)
Description: heads in Waring Mts., flows N and W to Kobuk River 5 mi. S of its junction with Kallarichuk River, 17 mi. NE of Kiana, Brooks Range. 9.5 miles long.
History: Eskimo name obtained in 1955 by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Ice Stream Point (Cape), North Slope County, Alaska (70.8270798, -154.3092981)
Description: on coast of Beaufort Sea, on S shore of Smith Bay, probably on Ikpikpuk River Delta, Arctic Plain.
History: This name appears on Thomas Simpson's map. He describes it  as "Near the middle of this (Smith) bay a concealed reef ran far out upon which lay a stream of floating ice, * * *" (1843, p. 137).
Johnson Creek (Stream), Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska (64.3663889, -144.2683333)
Description: flows NW to Tibbs Creek 7.3 mi. S of that stream's junction with  Goodpaster River and 49 mi. ENE of Big Delta, Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Local name published in 1956 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Spray (Populated Place), Wheeler County, Oregon (44.8343065, -119.7944489)
History: Named for John Fremont Spray (1859-1930), an Iowa native who came to the Willamette Valley area in 1864.  The town of Spray was platted in May 1900 by Spray and its founder served as the first Postmaster of the Spray Post Office. (OR-T1/2003/p904)
Esther Passage (Channel), Chugach County, Alaska (60.8888889, -147.9408333)
Description: extends SE from Port Wells to NE end of Wells Passage, between Esther I. and S coast of Alaska, 27 mi. NE of Whittier, Chugach Mts. 11 miles long.
History: Local name reported by U. S. Grant (1908, pl. 4), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); derived from Esther Islands.
Khvostof Lake (Lake), Sitka County, Alaska (56.5292594, -134.8987628)
Description: on S central Baranof I., 7 mi. SE of Whale Bay, Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1933 byU.S. Forest Service (USFS)for Nikolai Alexandrovich Khvostof, Lieutenant under Governor Baranof, explorer of parts of the Alaskan coast, and author of several books containing authentic records of conditions observed by him in hi s explorations. See Baranof Island.
Fairfield Peak (Summit), Shasta County, California (40.5197642, -121.3535088)
Description: Located in sec 30,T31N,R6E, Mount Diablo Meridian. In Lassen Volcanic National Park, 3.0 km (1.9 mi) east-southeast of Cluster Lakes and 3.7 km (2.3 mi) west of Snag Lake. (US-T121)
Dryas Cone (Summit), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (65.581945, -163.6544874)
Description: 8.5 mi E of Lava Lake and 15 mi SW of Cloud Lake, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Reported in 1950 by D. M. Hopkins, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); one of "four conspicuous volcanic cones...named for wildflowers which are common on  the slopes of all four cones."
Mount Benson (Summit), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.1426052, -149.488826)
Description: On Kenai Peninsula, in the Kenai Mountains, 5 km (3.1 mi) NW of Seward, Chugach Mts.
History: Named for Bennie Benson (1913-1972), who designed the Alaska State flag in 1927, while a student in Seward.
Upper Fork Twelvemile Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (67.2016667, -150.4983333)
Description: flows SW to Twelvemile Creek, 3 mi. NW of Twelvemile Mtn. and  18 mi. SW of Wiseman, Brooks Range
History: Local name reported in 1956 by T. E. Taylor, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Second Narrows (Channel), Sitka County, Alaska (56.3383333, -134.8622222)
Description: in N part of Redfish Bay, 10.5 mi. NW of village of Port Alexander, on S coast of Baranof I., Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1897 by Lieutenant Commander J. F. Moser, U.S. Navy (USN), commander of  U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) steamer Albantross.
Winstanley Hill (Summit), St. Clair County, Illinois (38.5867361, -90.0404992)
Description: Located in the City of Fairview Heights, 1.7 mi. ENE of Clarks Mound; Secs. 25&36, T2N, R9W, Third Principal Meridian
History: Named in association with the Winstanley Baptist Church, which sits on top of the summit. The church was named for Thomas Winstanley (1823-1885), a prosperous farmer who founded and was mayor of Winstanley Village.
Shelby County (Civil), Shelby County, Kentucky (38.2154381, -85.1947771)
Description: Located in northern Kentucky, between Frankfort and Louisville; County Seat:  Shelbyville.
History: Established in 1792, named for General Isaac Shelby (1750-1826), a veteran of the Revolutionary War; he also served as Kentucky's first (1792-1796), and fifth (1812-1816) Governor.  (KY-T1/p269)
Slana (Populated Place), Copper River County, Alaska (62.7069444, -143.9611111)
Description: population 12, S of Glenn Highway, on N bank of Slana River near its junction with Copper River, 53 mi. SW of Tok, Alaska Range
History: Indian village name derived from name of river on which it is located; published in 1936 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Seventymile River (Stream), Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska (64.9269444, -141.3022222)
Description: flows E to Yukon River, 10 mi. N of Eagle, Yukon-Tanana High.
History: So named by prospectors because the mouth is 70 miles down  the Yukon River from Fort Reliance, Canada; reported in 1897 by Captain P. H. Ray, USA.
Burnt Island Reef (Bar), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (56.6119444, -132.9697222)
Description: NE of Burnt I., in Wrangell Narrows, 14 mi. S of Petersburg, Alex. Arch.
History: Descriptive name given for charting purposes by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 114).
Mount Sergeant Robinson (Summit), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (61.5759171, -147.8517206)
Description: In the Chugach Mountains, 10.4 mi SSW of Mount Wickersham, 10 mi. NW of Mount Marcus Baker, 41 mi. E of Palmer, and 73 mi ENE of Anchorage, Chugach Mts.
History: Named in 1965 by Senator E. L. Bartlett for Sergeant George F. Robinson, USA, (died 1907), who on April 14, 1865 thwarted the assassination attempt on Secretary of State William H.Seward, being himself severely wounded in action. The assassination attempt took place the same evening that President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
Beardslee Entrance (Channel), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (58.4986111, -135.9944444)
Description: in Glacier Bay National Monument, near S entrance to Glacier Bay, between Young and Strawberry Is., 58 mi. NW of Juneau; St. Elias Mts. 1.5 miles wide.
History: name proposed by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1938 for Rear Admiral Lester Anthony Beardslee, 1836-1903, U.S. Navy (USN), who explored and named Glacier Bay in 1880. was used by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) to Board on Geographic Names (BGN) approval of the name Beardslee Entrance.
Chamberlin Creek (Stream), North Slope County, Alaska (69.2930556, -145.0288889)
Description: in Franklin Mts., drains Chamberlin Glacier into Lake Peter, 19 mi. W of Mount Michelson, Brooks Range. 2 miles long.
History: So named in 1959 by members of the Air Force Cambridge Research Center, because the stream heads at Chamberlain Glacier.
The Haystack (Cape), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.2858333, -133.3555556)
Description: on S shore of Port Houghton, 3.4 mi. E of Robert Island and 78 mi.  E of Sitka, Coast Mts.
History: Local name reported in 1955 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Solomon Railroad (Ridge), Hoonah-Angoon County, Alaska (58.6654925, -137.5523749)
Description: in Glacier Bay National Monument, 1 mi. NW of Lituya Bay and 88  mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.
History: So named in 1929 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) because of a "fancied  resemblance to a railroad embankment."
Trail Creek (Stream), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (68.1505556, -161.4666667)
Description: Heads east of Nucleus Mountain in the Delong Mountains, flows southwest to Kugururok River, 11 miles southwest of Misheguk Mountain, Brooks Range. (AK-T1)
History: Local name reported in 1925 by Gerald FitzGerald, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), named by the Eskimos in the vicinity. (AK-T1)
Fort Islet (Island), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.1775, -132.9655556)
Description: NE island of Nichols Is., in Tlevak Strait between Dall and  Goat Is., Alex. Arch.
History: Local descriptive name recorded in 1907 by H. C. Graves,  U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). This island "is the site of an old Indian stockade."
Eberle Flat (Flat), Mendocino County, California (39.865709, -123.2719596)
Description: 0.48 km (0.3 mi) southwest of Short Creek, 2.1 km (1.3 mi) northeast of Grapevine Flat, and 8 km (5 mi) north of Covelo.   (US-T121)
History: Named for Charles Eberle who arrived in the area in 1857.  (US-T121)  Decision list 1991 lists the wrong coordinate of 395145N1231517W.
Wapoo Hills (Ridge), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (63.7833333, -157.25)
Description: between Galatea and Wapoo Creeks, extends NE from Innoko River,  48 mi. NW of Ophir and 65 mi. S of Galena; Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Local name reported in 1964 by Arthur Gervais, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
La Lomica (Summit), Kings County, California (35.9493248, -119.9595904)
Description: Located in sec 6,T23S,R19E, Mount Diablo Meridian. In the Kettleman Hills, at the head of Arroyo del Paso, bound on the east by Los Viejos and 2.1 km (1.3 mi) east of La Cuba. (US-T121)
History: Descriptive name meaning "very little hill." (US-T121)
Amargosa Range (Range), Nye County, Nevada (36.965, -117.1497222)
Description: Highest elevation is Grapevine Peak, on the Nevada-California state boundary. Forms the eastern boundary of Death Valley and the western boundary of Amargosa Desert, bounded on the north by Oriental Wash.  From north to south the area consists of the Grapevine Mountains, Funeral Mountains and the Black Mountains; [NW end] 371500N1190730W, [SE end] 354100N1182430W. (US-T121)
Anowik Island (Island), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (56.0941667, -156.6702778)
Description: 2 mi. NE of N end of Chowiet I., in Semidi Is., in Pacific Ocean, Aleutian Range; 1.5 miles long.
History: Eskimo name published in 1888 by U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF).
Barbara Creek (Stream), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (57.6705556, -156.3105556)
Description: heads near Burls Pass, flows W to Blue Creek 1 mi. NE of its junction with Ugashik Creek, on Alaska Peninsula 41 mi. NE of Ugashik, Aleutian Range. 1.6 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1921 by Capps (1923, pl. 2) U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Silver Lake (Lake), Oneida County, Wisconsin (45.4729386, -89.2020569)
Description: 22 acres in size with a maximum depth of 17 feet.
History: A proposal to change the name Silver Lake to Lake Valhalla was submitted in October 2003; the proposal was rejected by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (USBGN) on 9 June 2005, based on the findings and recommendations of the Town of Enterprise, the Oneida County Board of Commissioners, and the Wisconsin Geographic Names Council, all of which cited a reluctance to change a name in long-standing use.
Niykhapakhit Lake (Lake), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (63.1786111, -169.7297222)
Description: Drained by the Seknak River, located at on S edge of Myghapowit Mountain, in the SE part of Saint Lawrence Island.
History: Eskimo name reported in 1949 by Major H. B. Allen, U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF).
Sids Pass (Gap), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.3944444, -156.4944444)
Description: at head of Black and Short Creeks, on Alaska Peninsula, 36 mi. SE of Ugashik, Aleutian Range
History: Named in 1923 by R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for "Seward (Sid) Old," one of his packers, who examined the pass.
Bessy Slough (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (64.6766667, -156.7566667)
Description: anabranch, heads at Louden Slough, flows NW to Yukon River, 40 mi. E of Nulato, Koyukuk Low.
History: Local name reported in 1954 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Pilgrim Springs (Populated Place), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.0936111, -164.9238889)
Description: on Left bank of Pilgrim River, 13 mi. NE of Salmon Lake and 25 mi. SW of Mount Bendeleben; Seward Peninsula High.
History: Mineral springs and site of a resort. gold mining on  Seward Peninsula, about 1900, the property was known as "Kruzgamepa Hot Springs" and "was kept up as a resort, and was often visited by parties from  Nome and other mining centers of the region; but the roadhouse and saloon building was burned in 1908 * * *" (Waring, 1917, p. 72). town called "Pilgrim Springs" grew up here and "was active from 1923 to 1941. since moved to the Nome vicinity to work on defense projects and mining operations" (Balcom, 1965, p. 27). Springs Post Office was established in 1924 and discontinued in 1941 (Ricks, 1965, p. 51).