cellos/DomesticNames_AllStates_Text huggingface dataset:
Gori Point (Cape), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.9897222, -153.0552778)
Description: on S coast of Raspberry I., N of Kodiak I.
History: Transliteration of (Mys) Gory, the name given in 1839 or  1840 by Murashev and published in 1849 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1425. Baker (1906, p. 447) published Mountain Cape, the translation of Murashevs  name for this feature. Because of deplication, the name was changed to its  present form in 1909 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Lehunua Island (Island), Haines County, Alaska (59.145, -135.3780556)
Description: in chilkat Inlet, off SW coast of Chilkat Peninsula, 22 mi. SW of Skagway, Coast Mts.
History: "Lehunua" is a Tlingit Indian name variously spelled  "Lehu-nuwu "and" "Tlekunuwu" and is said to mean "red-ocher ford"; reported in 1923 by International Boundary Commission (IBC) and published in 1924 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Cape Burunof (Cape), Sitka County, Alaska (56.9838889, -135.3775)
Description: N of Three Entrance Bay, 5 mi. SW of Sitka, on W coast of  Baranof I.; Alex Arch.
History: named in 1809 by the Russian navigator, Ivan Vasiliev the first, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN); published by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 19), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "M(ys)  Burunov" or "cape of breakers." "broad cape," was given to this point in  1849 by Captain M. D. Tebenkov, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN).
Hinchinbrook Entrance (Channel), Chugach County, Alaska (60.2691667, -146.7983333)
Description: at entrance to Prince William Sounds, between Hinchinbrook I. and Montague I., 40 mi. SW of Cordova, Chugach Mts. 10 miles long.
History: Mariners name reported in 1901 by US@C&GS; so called for nearby Hinchinbrook Island Captain Abercrombie in Glenn and Abercombie, (1899, p. 297), USA, called it Meiklejohn Entrance April 8, 1898, in honor of Hon. (George DeRue) Meiklejohn, 1857-1929, Assistant Secretary of War in the Mckinley administration.
Potomac River (Stream), St. Mary's County, Maryland (37.9982645, -76.3338878)
History: Heads at the junction of North Branch Potomac River and South Branch Potomac River on the Maryland-West Virginia boundary 2.4 km (1.5 mi) SE of Oldtown, Maryland, flows southeasterly into the Chesapeake Bay south of Point Lookout. Lowest elevation in DC at 1 foot. Lowest elevation in WV at 240 feet.
Point Banks (Cape), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (58.6330556, -152.3155556)
Description: on NE coast of Shuyak I., 51 mi. N of Kodiak I.
History: Discovered by Captain Cook (1785, v. 2, p. 385), RN, on May 25, 1778, and named for Sir Joseph Banks, 1743-1820, English naturalist (Wagner, 1937, p. 375). The Russian Hydrographic Dept. transliterated the name in  1847 and published it as "M(ys) Banks" on Chart 1378. The Russian-American  Company did likewise in 1849 and Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 22), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN),  published the name "M(ys) Benks."
Medlyn-Woods Brook (Stream), Hillsborough County, New Hampshire (42.8286976, -71.6253485)
Description: Heads 0.7 km (0.4 mi) N of Federal Hill, flows NW 1.3 km (0.8 mi), then NE 2.1 km (1.3 mi) to enter the Souhegan River just N of East Milford.
History: Named for J Ernest and Lucy Medlyn, and Eva Woods, long time residents of the area.
Sutter Creek (Stream), Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska (64.9663889, -142.0297222)
Description: flows N 8 mi. to Seventymile River, 2, mi. NW of Eagle, Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Local name shown on a 1902 manuscript map by E. J. Chamberlain, U. S. Deputy Surveyor.
Puyulik Creek (Stream), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (59.0986111, -161.5366667)
Description: flows NW to the Goodnews River, 2.5 mi. SE of Goodnews,  Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Local name was obtained about 1951 at Goodnews by J. M. Hoare, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). It is named for Puyulik Mountain.
Gold Hill (Summit), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.25, -152.6666667)
Description: on N bank of Yukon River, extends E from Grant Creek to Tozitna  River, 15 mi. WNW of Tanana, Kokrines-Hodzana High.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1899 by Lieutenant J. C. Cantwell, U.S. Revenue-Cutter Service (USRCS).
Banner Lake (Lake), Sitka County, Alaska (56.5717562, -134.7005897)
Description: empties into Patterson Bay, on SE coast of Baranof @i., Alex. Arch. 1 mile long.
History: Named in 1933 byU.S. Forest Service (USFS)"for Ivan Ivanovich Banner, one of Governor Baranof's assistants at the time of the re-establishment of the settlement of Sitka," about 1804-16. See Baranof Island.
Texas Creek (Stream), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (56.0255556, -130.0702778)
Description: heads at confluence of its North and West forks, flows S to  Salmon River, 7.5 mi. N of Hyder, Coast Mts.
History: Local name published by Theodore Chapin (in Brooks and  others, 1916, p. 95), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Tyndall Cove (Bay), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (58.6108333, -136.3722222)
Description: in Glacier Bay National Monument, extends NW to Geikie Inlet,  50 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.
History: Local name reported in 1951 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Eva Creek (Stream), Denali County, Alaska (64.0530556, -148.7458333)
Description: flows E to Elsie Creek, 38 mi. SE of Nenana, Alaska Range. 4 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1916 by G. C. Martin, (in Brooks and others, 1917, pl. 17) U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). In 1915, the stream had been named North Fork (Elsie Creek), on the General Land Office (GLO) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) survey plat of the township, but local usage preferred Eva Creek.
Dahl (Populated Place), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.6655556, -149.4772222)
Description: on Kenai Peninsula, NE shore of Lower Summit lake, 16 mi. S of  Sunrise, Chugach Mts.
History: Former mining camp located along Canyon Creek; named for  Dahl placer mine. Recent U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) maps indicate a site with three buildings. A  post office was established here in 1905 and was discontinued in 1913 (Ricks, 1965, p 16).
Deception Hills (Range), Yakutat County, Alaska (59.0887914, -138.1501732)
Description: N of 1961 terminus of Grand Plateau Glacier, 64 mi. SE of  Yakutat, St. Elias Mts.
History: Local name reported by Blackwelder, (1907, pp. 416-417),  U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Atnuk River (Stream), Denali County, Alaska (0, 0)
Description: "on the northern shore of Norton bay, Norton sound."
History: "Tebenkof, 1849, calls the river Atnick and Tikhmenief, in  1861, calls the settlement Atniek-miut. Petrof, 1880, writes it Atnuk.  Erroneously Annuk." (Baker, 1906, p. 108.)
State of Arizona (Civil), Yavapai County, Arizona (34.2931436, -111.6644463)
Description: The geographic center, or that point on which a surface of uniform thickness would balance, for the state is located in Yavapai County, 88 km (55 mi) east-southeast of Prescott.
History: Arizona Statehood came about on 14 February 1912.  "Arizona" is an Indian name reputed to mean "place of the small spring," first spelled "Arizonac" and then changed into a more Spanish-sounding word.  The place became well known for rich finds of silver ore, and the name spread north to the surrounding country to be eventually adopted as the name of a Territory.  (US-T131/1976/DOI - U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) News Release: Origin of Names of U S States)
Yellow Jacket Creek (Stream), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (61.7936111, -147.5019444)
Description: Heads near the central part of the crest of Sheep Mountain, flowing S to the East Fork Matanuska River, 4.6 mi E of Glacier Point, 55 mi. NE of Palmer, Copper River Basin.
History: Local name reported by C. F. Fuechsel, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1950. So named because the rocks along the side of the stream are "bright yellow, red, and white."
Zapadni Bay (Bay), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (56.5666667, -169.6833333)
Description: on SW coast of St. George I., in Pribilof Islands.
History: Russian name from the word "zapad" meaning "west,"  reported by Putnam (1903, p. 1016), U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). According to Elliott (1881, p.  19), the Russians imported Aleuts of other islands, for their fur seal  industry, and about 1787 a village was established at Zapadni Bay.
Mill Bay (Bay), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.8291667, -152.335)
Description: extends SW between Miller point and Spruce Cape, 3 mi. NE of Kodiak, Kodiak I.
History: Local name reported in 1933 by Gerald FitzGerald, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); "given because there was an old Russian flour mill, now in ruins, at the  head of this bay." Murashev in 1839 or 1840 named it "Bukhta Popovskaya," meaning "popov's Bay." Baker (1906, p. 504) wrote, "Vasili and Ivan Popof were pioneer traders and fur hunters in Alaska in 1762-63".
Roth Lake (Lake), Emmons County, North Dakota (46.107292, -100.173905)
Description: 650 acres; partly in Emmons County Waterfowl Production Area, 3.5 mi. S of Strasburg, 6.3 mi. SSE of Baumgartner Lake; Secs 2,3,10&11, T130N, R76W, Fifth Principal Meridian
History: The name commemorates several generations of the Roth family, including Martin Roth (1889-1964), his wife Marianne (1896-1964), and their sons Anton Roth, Sr. (1916-2005), Joseph Roth (1918-1962), and Edward Roth (1927-2010) long-time residents and farmers of property at the lake.
Carnelian Creek (Stream), Clark County, Washington (45.622351, -122.3757707)
Description: 1.3 mi. long; heads 2.4 mi. N of Woodburn Hill, flows SW to its confluence with the Little Washougal River 2.4 km (1.5 mi) SE of Fern Prairie; Secs 25&36, T2N, R3E, and Sec 30, T2N, R4E, Willamette Meridian.
History: Named for the many carnelian gemstones found along the stream over the years.
Lousy Creek (Stream), Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska (64.4633333, -142.5291667)
Description: flows N to Middle Fork Fortymile River, 45 mi. SW of Eagle,  Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Prospectors' name shown on an 1898 manuscript map by C. A.  Woodruff, Fort Cudahy, Canada.
Heine Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.5608333, -148.4119444)
Description: flows SE to Livengood Creek, 5 mi. NE of Livengood, Yukon-Tanana High. 2.5 miles long.
History: Named by prospectors; reported in 1916 by J. B. Mertie (in Brooks and others, 1918, pl. 13).
Takli Island (Island), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (58.0611111, -154.4908333)
Description: between Amalik Bay and Shelikof Strait, on S coast of Alaska Peninsula, in Katmai National Monument, 21 mi. SE of Mount Katmai, Aleutian Range
History: Native name published in 1847 as "Os(trov) Takali" on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1378.
Lime Point (Cape), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.0547222, -132.6280556)
Description: between Hetta and Nutkwa Inlets, on SW coast of Prince of Wales  I., Alex Arch.
History: Name reported in 1897 by Captain Moser, U.S. Navy (USN); published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1899.
Jones Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (63.3494444, -154.775)
Description: flows NW to Nixon Fork, 18 mi. N of Medfra, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim  Mts.
History: Local name reported in 1910 by A. G. Maddren (in Brooks and others, 1911, pl. 14), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Mount Ogden (Summit), Juneau County, Alaska (58.4308691, -133.3780914)
Description: Boundary Peak 86 on the Alaska-Canada boundary, 4 mi NE of Mount Fremont Morse, 12 mi. SE of terminus of Wright Glacier, 39 mi. ENE of Juneau, Coast Mts.
History: Named by Lawrence Martin in 1923 by US@C&GS for Herbert G. Ogden, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Steamchet Creek (Stream), Kootenai County, Idaho (47.6182396, -116.7432404)
Description: heads in Coeur d’Alene National Forest, 1.1 km (0.7 mi) northwest of Mount Coeur d’Alene, flows north then northwest to enter Coeur d’Alene Lake at Neachen Bay 
History: “Steamchet” is the Coeur d’Alene term used by a man to refer to his older daughter
Bocas De Finas (Channel), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.7, -133.5822222)
Description: extends NW from Gulf of Esquibel, Between Heceta I. and Maurelle Is., Alex. Arch. 4 miles long.
History: Spanish name given in 1775-79 by Don Juan de la Bodega y Quadra and Francisco Antonio Maurelle as "Bocas de Finas," "final (?) passage." According to Wagner (1937, p. 389), "It is perhaps an error for fines- probably the limit of Bucareli Bay at the north end of Mourelle's (sic) reconnaisance in 1779."
Nakolkavik (historical) (Populated Place), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (60.2909155, -162.4488647)
Description: on left bank of Kuskokwim River near its mouth, Yukon-Kuskokwim  Delta.
History: Former Eskimo village, recorded as "Naghaikhlavigamute" in  1878 by E. W. Nelson, U.S. Signal Service, and on an 1880 map by Ivan Petroff, who also reported "Naghikhlavigamute" with a population of 193 in  his text. In 1898 the spelling "Nacholchavigamut" was obtained from a Moravian missionary, J. H. Kilbuck, by J. E. Spurr and W. S. Post, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Saint Michael Bay (Bay), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (63.4622222, -161.9794444)
Description: on E side of St. Michael I., in Norton Sound, Yukon-Kuskokwim  Delta.
History: This feature was originally named in 1836 by Captain F. P.  Lutke, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), for Captain Michael Dmitrievich Tebenkov, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), who discovered it  in 1831. The name was later changed to "Saint Michael," probably in the 1880's by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Bessie No. 5 Dredge Camp (Populated Place), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.55, -165.15)
Description: population 54 (1950), at junction of Osborn Creek and St. Michaels  Creek, 8 mi. NE of Nome, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Site of a mining camp; name published in 1956 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Aleutkina Bay (Bay), Sitka County, Alaska (57.0008333, -135.3083333)
Description: on W coast of Baranof I., 4 mi. SE of Sitka; Alex. Arch. 2.5 miles wide.
History: a colloquial Russian tern used in reference to an Aleut woman; applied in 1809 to this feature by Ivan Vasiliev the first, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN); published by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 19), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "Guba Aleutkina." The name "Bukhta Lisyaskaya," meaning "Fox Bay," was published by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 38), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), and referrred to the Aleuts that inhabit the Fox Islands in the eastern Aleutians.
Beaver Falls (Falls), Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska (55.3816667, -131.5227778)
Description: on Revillagigedo I., 5.3 mi. NE of Ketchikan, between Upper and  Lower Silvis Lakes, in course of Beaver Falls Creek, Alex. Arch.
History: Local name reported in 1915 by G. H. Canfield ( in Brooks and others, 1916, p. 107), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),
Big Tujunga Canyon (Valley), Los Angeles County, California (34.2741102, -118.3151087)
Description: Heads at the junction of Upper Big Tujunga Canyon and Alder Creek, trends west-southwest for 19 miles to Tujunga Valley just south of the mouth of Doane Canyon and 0.5 km (0.5 mi) north of Sunland. (US-T121)
Kell Bay (Bay), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (56.1555556, -134.1447222)
Description: on W shore of Affleck Canal, 10 mi. N of Cape Decision, on S coast of Kuiu I., Alex. Arch.
History: Name given by the Indians reported in 1886 by Lieutenant J. M. Helm, U.S. Navy (USN).
Charley Creek (Stream), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.9611111, -133.6425)
Description: In Tongass National Forest on Kosciusko Island, heads in a small lake, flowing SSE to Edna Bay 1.2 mi NE of the village of Edna Bay and 60 mi SW of Wrangell, Alex. Arch. 4.5 miles long.
History: Local name recorded in 1951 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Nunatak Fiord (Bay), Yakutat County, Alaska (59.8544444, -139.1525)
Description: heads at East Nunatak Glacier, extends NW to Russell Fiord, 15 mi. E of Yakuta Bay, St. Elias Mts.
History: Name in 1899 by Harriman Alaska Especition (in Gilbert, 1904, p. 58). It was called North East Arm By Lieutenant Commander Moser (1901, pl. 43), U.S. Navy (USN).
East Branch Ridley Creek (Stream), Chester County, Pennsylvania (40.0176078, -75.5390934)
Description: Heads 1.1 km (0.7 mi) SE of Frazer in the South Valley Hills, flows S to the source of Ridley Creek at the East Goshen Township - Willistown Township boundary.
History: Named in association with Ridley Creek into which it flows. The name Ridley honors the community of Ridley, Cheshire, England, the hometown of many of the settlers along Ridley Creek. (US-T131/1962/Chester Co Place Names, p210)
Jumbo Creek (Stream), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.2416667, -132.6516667)
Description: flows W to Hetta Inlet, E of Jumbo I., on SW coast of Prince of  Wales I., Alex. Arch.
History: Local name reported in 1908 by C. W. Wright (in Brooks and  others, 1909, pl. 3), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
East Sulphur Creek (Stream), Tehama County, California (40.4284925, -121.5241467)
Description: 3 miles long. In Lassen Volcanic National Park, heads 0.32 km (0.2 mi) south of Lake Helen, flows south through Little Hot Springs Valley to join West Sulphur Creek to form Mill Creek, 1.9 km (1.2 mi) west of Mount Conrad. (US-T121)
Herbert Graves Island (Island), Sitka County, Alaska (57.6827778, -136.1961111)
Description: 3 mi. W of Chichigof, on W coast of Chichagof I.; Alex. Arch.
History: named by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) for Captain Herbert Cornelius Graves, 1869-1919, hydrographic and geodetic engineer of U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), who died in 1919 while in England on an important offical mission to that country. and Topography, was, for 5 years preceeding his death, in direct charge of  U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) work in Alaska. the island, was reported by Overbeck (1919, pl. 2),  U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Chilkat Peninsula (Cape), Haines County, Alaska (59.1877778, -135.3730556)
Description: between Chilkat Inlet and Chilkoot Inlet, extends NNW 11 mi. from Seduction Point to Haines, 20 mi. S of Skagway, Coast Mts.
History: Named for Chilkat Inlet by C. W. Wright (1904, p. 9), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). It was called Yayik Peninsula in 1923 by International Boundary Commission (IBC) on map 9 (1951 atlas).
Dicks Point (Cape), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.1466667, -153.4547222)
Description: on left bank of Yukon River, at W end of Herman Slough, on NW  end of Flora I., 3 mi. E of Birches, Kokrines-Hodzana High.
History: Riverboat pilots' name shown on a 1940 "Navigation Chart  of the Tanana-Yukon Rivers" published by the Department of the Interior.
Sugarloaf (Summit), Orange County, California (33.6292211, -117.490174)
Description: Located in sec 23,T6S,R6W, San Bernardino Meridian. In Cleveland National Forest, in the Santa Ana Mountains, 16 km (10 mi) E of Mission Viejo; Sec 22, T6S, R6W, San Bernardino Mer.
History: Until 2010, the name Sugarloaf was applied to a 3,227 ft. peak 0.7 miles to the east-southeast of its current location, in Section 23. The application was changed by BGN decision in 2010 to recognize the location shown on early Federal maps.
Mine Mountain (Summit), Hoonah-Angoon County, Alaska (57.8475189, -136.1820418)
Description: on Chichagof I., 4 mi. N of head of Goulding Harbor, 13 mi. N  of Chichagof, Alex. Arch.
History: Name reported by Rossman (1959, p. 209), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). So named because of the gold mine on the west side, which was opened in 1921.
Frieda Lake (Lake), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (51.8972222, 177.3208333)
Description: on southern Kiska I., Aleutian Islands. 0.2 mile long.
History: An arbitrary name beginning with "F" to correspond to "F" grid used by the U.S. Army for tactical purposes during World War ii; published on a 1953 Army Map Service (AMS) map.
Goodnews Bay (Populated Place), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (59.1188889, -161.5875)
Description: On the N shore of Goodnews Bay at the mouth of Goodnews River 69 km (43 mi) WNW of Togiak, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Incorporated as Goodnews Bay on 7/9/1970. A post office called Goodnews Bay was established here in 1930 (Ricks, 1965, p. 24). Eskimos from the former village of Mumtrak moved here and a government school was founded. The name "Goodnews" was published in 1937 by Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). The population in 1960 was 154.
Campbell Canyon (Valley), Napa County, California (38.4069394, -122.4335596)
Description: Heads 0.8 km (0.5 mi) southeast of Mount Saint John, trends southeast for 2 miles to Dry Creek, 5.6 km (3.5 mi) south of Rutherford. (US-T121)
History: Named for Duncan Campbell who homesteaded here in 1875. (US-T121)
Amy Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.5411111, -148.4461111)
Description: flows NW to Livengood Creek, 3 mi. NE of Livengood, Yukon-Tanana High.; 2.5 miles long.
History: Named by prospectors; reported in 1915 by Brooks, (Brooks and others, 1916, pl. 9), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Noatak (Populated Place), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (67.5711111, -162.9652778)
Description: pop 275, on right bank of Noatak River, 37 mi. NE of Cape Krusenstern, Arctic Slope.
History: Eskimo village listed by Ivan Petroff in the 1880 Census as "Noatagamute," i.e. "Noatak (River) people." The population was 121 in 1910; 164 in 1920; 212 in 1930; 336 in 1939; and 326 in 1950. The Noatak post office was established in 1940 (Ricks, 1965, p. 46).
Boulevard Creek (Stream), North Slope County, Alaska (68.7603, -141.3393)
Description: heads in Yukon, Canada, flows SW to a N tributary 5 mi. N of that stream's junction with Mancha Creek, 66 mi. N of Table Mtn., Brooks Range. 11 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1911 by International Boundary Commission (IBC) survey crew.
Bulger Geyser (Spring), Teton County, Wyoming (44.466009, -110.836451)
Description: Located within the Upper Geyser Basin, just E of the Firehole River,  60 m (197 ft) S of Grand Geyser, 1 km (0.6 mi) NW of Old Faithful Geyser.
History: Named by the Hayden Survey of 1878.
Dearfield (Populated Place), Weld County, Colorado (40.2905364, -104.2593953)
History: Founded in 1910 by Oliver Tousaint Jackson (1862-1948) a black man who bought the land and with several other blacks named it Dearfield.  By 1922 this all-black community had over 700 residents but, due to the post-World War I agricultural depression and the drought in the late 1920s, the town closed and is a ghost town today (CO-T3/020492/p1 & CO-T3/022393/p18)
Dog Point (Cape), Sitka County, Alaska (57.1691667, -135.4191667)
Description: on W tip of Lisianski Peninsula, 9 mi. N of Sitka, on W coast of  Baranof I., Alex. Arch.
History: This is an 1882 translation by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) of the name given in  1809 by the Russian navigator Ivan Vasiliev the first reported by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 19), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "M(ys) Sabachey."
Mount KIA/MIA (Summit), Saguache County, Colorado (38.3666774, -106.2056527)
Description: Located in San Isabel National Forest, in the SawatchRange, 6.4 km (4 mi) south of Mount Ouray, 24 km (15 mi) southwest of Salida.
History: Named in honor of the Nation’s “Killed in Action” and “Missing In Action” in all of its wars.
Little Mellor Canyon (Valley), Sweetwater County, Wyoming (41.434451, -109.2586266)
Description: 4.9 km (3.1 mi) long; heads 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Rock Springs, 21 km (13 mi) SE of Green River; Secs 21-23&29, T17N, R105W, Sixth Principal Meridian
History: Named for William Mellor, longtime area resident, property owner, mine superintendent, and Sweetwater County chairman from 1887 to 1889.
Paskamanset River (Stream), Bristol County, Massachusetts (41.5709374, -71.0044841)
Description: Heads in Turner Pond at 414043N0705838W, flows S for 13.4 miles to the Slocums River at Russells Mills; Town of Dartmouth and City of New Bedford.
History: Indian name possibly meaning "at the place where it bursts through with violence" (Steel) or "channel blocked across" (MGB 1932).
Kirksville (Populated Place), Adair County, Missouri (40.1947539, -92.5832496)
Description: Located on the expansive divide between the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, in central Adair County, 9.7 km (6 mi) east of the Chariton River.
History: Established in 1841 and named for Jesse Kirk, a local tavern owner.  Kirksville was the site of a Civil War battle on 6 August 1862 where 1,000 Federal soldiers "routed 2,000 poorly armed Confederates".  (US-M125/MO/p461)