cellos/DomesticNames_AllStates_Text huggingface dataset:
Point Hobart (Cape), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.3802778, -133.4744444)
Description: on E shore of Stephens Passage, about 1 mi. S of Hobart Bay, 2.6 mi. SW of Entrance I. and 74 mi. E of Sitka, Coast Mts.
History: Name by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), after its discovery by  Lieutenant Joseph Whidbey on August 13, 1794, for John Hobart, the Second Earl of  Buckingham, England (Wagner, 1937, p. 392). This name was published in 1848 as Mys Khobart, that is Khobart Cape, by the Russian Hydrographic Dept. on Chart 1396.
Rhoads Creek (Stream), Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska (63.9916667, -145.2963889)
Description: heads near Shovel Point Horn of Granite Mtn., flows NE to  Granite Creek, 9 mi. ESE of Delta Junction, Tanana Low.
History: Named between 1948 and 1955 by T. L. Pewe, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Slocums River (Bay), Bristol County, Massachusetts (41.5084385, -70.9661489)
Description: Heads at the mouth of the Paskmanset River at 413415N0710018W, flows SSE to Buzzards Bay between Barneys Joy and Mishaum Points; Town of Dartmouth.
History: Named for the Slocum family, early settlers of the area (MGB 1932).
Bishop Point (Cape), Juneau County, Alaska (58.2036111, -134.1513889)
Description: at S end of Taku Inlet, on Stephens Passage, 4.8 mi. SE of Dupont and 12 mi. SE of Juneau, Coast Mts.
History: This point of land was named "Point Salisbury" in 1794 by Captain Vancouver (1798, v. 3, p. 278), RN, for the Bishop of Salisbury. W. H.  Dall, changed the name to Bishop Point in 1883 because the name "Point  Salisbury" was accidently transferred on Vancouver's chart to another point 3 miles to the west. Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 8), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), located the point in  the right place, but all other charts took the location from the Vancouver  chart.
Kayigyalik Lake (Lake), Bethel County, Alaska (61.0748104, -162.5682585)
Description: E of Takslesluk Lake, 30 mi. NW of Bethel; Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. N end at 610720N. 1623140W, S end at 605710N, 1623340W.
History: Eskimo name reported by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1951.
Lynn Brothers (Island), Haines County, Alaska (58.6077778, -135.2033333)
Description: in chain about, on W side of Lynn Canal in St. James Bay, 35 mi. NW of Juneau, St. Elias Mts.
History: Named "The Brothers" in 1868 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN);  published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 195). The name was modified to Lynn Brothers in the 1891 Coast Pilot (p.119).
Ekilukruak Entrance (Channel), North Slope County, Alaska (71.2288889, -155.8758333)
Description: on Beaufort Sea coast, between Cooper I. and the Tapkaluk Is., 20 mi. W of Barrow, Arctic Plain.
History: Eskimo name recorded at Barrow in 1951 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), and is  reported to mean "wide, rough inlet."
Ray River Hot Spring (Spring), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.9617025, -150.9220573)
Description: in headwaters of Ray River, 38 mi. NNW of Rampart and 65 mi. NE  of Tanana, Kokrines-Hodzana High.
History: Prosepctors' name reported by Waring (1917, p. 64), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Krestof Mountain (Summit), Sitka County, Alaska (57.1786591, -135.4858613)
Description: on Krestof I., 10 mi. NW of Sitka; Alex. Arch.
History: Russian name meaning "cross" given in 1809 by the navigator Ivan Vasiliev the first; published by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 19),  Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "Gora Krestovskaya."
Pilot Peak (Summit), Copper River County, Alaska (61.3469526, -146.9039812)
Description: In the Chugach Mountains, 10 mi ESE of Mount Witherspoon and 27 mi NW of Valdez, Chugach Mts.
History: Named in 1955 by Nielsen (1963, p.135) "because it is a very distinctive landmark that helped guide us back to camp."
Slender Lake (Lake), Copper River County, Alaska (60.873224, -142.4310092)
Description: at head of Martin Creek, 12 mi. NE of 1950 terminus of Tana  Glacier and 114 mi. NE of Cordova; Chugach Mts.
History: Descriptive name reported by Moffit (1918, pl. 6), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Opasni Point (Cape), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.9772222, -152.7222222)
Description: on NE coast of Whale I., 3 mi. SE of Afognak, N of Kosiak I.
History: Transliteration of "M(ys) Opasnyy" the name given to this point by Sub. Lieutenant Mikhail Murashev, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), in 1839 or 1840 and published in 1849 on Russian Hdrog. Dept. Chart 1425. Baker (1906, p. 208) published "Dangerous Cape," the translation of Murashev's name. Because of  dulpication, the name was changed to its present form in 1909 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Honkers Rush (Stream), Montgomery County, Maryland (39.1901065, -77.2063712)
Description: Heads 0.96 km (0.6 mi) S of Prathertown, flows NW into North Creek, 0.32 km (0.2 mi) downstream from the mouth of Beaverbrook.  (US-T121)
History: Named for the Canadian geese which frequent the area.  (US-T121)
Chute Creek (Stream), Denali County, Alaska (63.9586111, -147.7947222)
Description: flows NW to Wood River, 36 mi. NE of Healy, Alaska Range
History: Prospectors' name shown on a 1910 fieldsheet by J. W. Bagley, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); published by Capps (1912, pl. 1), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Naked Island (Island), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (58.2558333, -134.9433333)
Description: in Lynn Canal, 1.3 mi. NW of Clear Point on Mansfield Peninsula  and 19 mi. SW of Juneau, Alex. Arch.
History: Descriptive name given in 1890 by Lieutenant Commander H. B.  Mansfield, U.S. Navy (USN), and published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 161).
Marble Passage (Channel), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.9577778, -133.4269444)
Description: Flows from Tokeen Bay to Davidson Inlet between Marble and Orr Islands 16 km (10 mi) east of the community of Edna Bay and 56 km (35 mi) north-northwest of Craig. (AK-T1)
History: Name published in 1914 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). (AK-T1)
Yellowjacket Creek (Stream), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (62.4052778, -148.5305556)
Description: flows NE to Pearl Creek, 15 mi. NE of Fairbanks, Yukon-Tanana  High. E of Talkeetna, Talkeetna Mts.
History: Local name recorded in 1906 by T. G. Gerdine and R. H.  Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Town of Manchester-by-the-Sea (Civil), Essex County, Massachusetts (42.5625402, -70.7585708)
Description: Located on Massachusetts Bay, 7 mi SW of Gloucester (US-T121).
History: Settled in 1626-27, incorporated as a town in 1645. Probably named in honor of Edward Montague (1602-1671), Earl of Manchester, although it may have been named for Manchester, England.  Before 1645, it was that part of Salem called 'Jeffreys Creeke' (MA-T1/p28).
Monument Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (67.975, -143.285)
Description: flows SE to Sheenjek River, 4 mi. W of Grayling Lake and 63 mi.  NW of Coleen Mtn., Brooks Range
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1927 by J. B. Mertie Jr., U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Peirce Brook (Stream), Plymouth County, Massachusetts (41.8198241, -71.0267092)
Description: Heads in the Town of Berkley, in a small unnamed lake just west of Casual Swamp and 3.4 km (2.1 mi) west of Pickens Hill; flows south into the Town of Lakeville and under Pierce Avenue, before turning west to enter Cedar Swamp River, approximately 1.6 km  (1 mi) south of Myricks.
History: Named for Elkanah Peirce (born circa 1714), an early resident of Lakeville.
Gary (Populated Place), Deuel County, South Dakota (44.7924636, -96.4558855)
History: Founded in 1877 by the Winona & Saint Peter Railroad Company. The community was first known as State Line because of its location on the Minnesota-South Dakota State boundary line; then it was known as Headquarters because it served in that capacity for Colonel DeGraff, the railroad contractor. Finally the name of Gary was selected by Captain Henry H Herrick, a pioneer in the area, and C H Whitney, a postmaster in nearby Marshall, Minnesota, in honor of H B Gary, also from Marshall, Minnesota, who was an official of the Post Office Department in the early days of South Dakota's existence as a State. (SD-T17/p65) Incorporated in 1917.
Panton Coulee Reservoir (Reservoir), Chouteau County, Montana (47.6000105, -110.1422273)
Description: Along the course of Panton Coulee, at the N end of Square Butte Bench, 10.8 km (6.7 mi) NNE of the community of Squre Butte.
History: Named for James R. Panton who homesteaded at the mouth of Panton Coulee on April 1, 1895.
Youth Creek (Stream), Dillingham (CA) County, Alaska (59.4358333, -159.0125)
Description: flows SE to Lake Aleknagik, 34 mi. NW of Dillingham, Kilbuck-  Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Local name given by Frank Waskey, local trader and  prospector; reported in 1931 by Gerald FitzGerald, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
North Arm Hoonah Sound (Bay), Sitka County, Alaska (57.6666667, -135.5833333)
Description: 12 mi. long, on Chichagof I., 19 mi. E of Chichagof, Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1899 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) and published on Chart 8050.
Winterbottom Riffle (Rapids), Josephine County, Oregon (42.4287305, -123.2589456)
Description: In the Rogue River, E of the mouth of Bloody Run Creek 5 km (3.1 mi) ESE of the city of Grants Pass.
History: Named for Windell Winford Winterbottom (1940-1979), who died in the rapids.  91 m (300 ft) S of boat ramp at Chinook Park.
Mount Wilson (Summit), Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska (56.0961233, -130.3648593)
Description: 4 mi SE of Mount John Jay in SE Alaska.
History: Named by R. E. Isto, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for Roland M. Wilson (1891-1959) who, as Topographical Engineer for the U.S. Geological Survey, mapped this area in 1924.
Saint Elmo Peak (Summit), Pennington County, South Dakota (43.872445, -103.5949056)
Description: Located west of Hill City.
History: One theory suggests that this feature was named for the Saint Elmo Mine, located at its base.  Another theory suggests that the summit was named for John Elmo, a pioneer prospector who lived at the base of the feature.  A third theory states that it was named for John Elmo and the novel Saint Elmo, which was very popular at the time.  (SD-T17/p396)
La Caldera (Basin), Kings County, California (35.9571771, -120.0068013)
Description: Located in sec 3,T23S,R18E, Mount Diablo Meridian. In the Kettleman Hills, 1.1 km (0.7 mi) north of El Mirador and 1.1 km (0.7 mi) southwest of El Collado. (US-T121)
Canyon Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.6430556, -165.3991667)
Description: flows NW to Budd Creek which flows to American River, 6 mi. SW of Kougarok Mtn. and 38 mi. NE of Teller, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors' name reported on a map of Cape Nome  goldfields by David Fox, Jr., dated 1901.
Imuya Bay (Bay), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.2272222, -156.3486111)
Description: 4 mi. S of Cape Kayakliut, on SE coast of Alaska Peninsula, 43 mi. SE of Ugashik, Aleutian Range. 4 miles wide.
History: Eskimo name published in 1835 as "Baie Imoviao" and "Baie Imov-iack" by Admiral A. J. von Krusenstern, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN).
Point Retreat (Cape), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (58.4111111, -134.9527778)
Description: on N tip of Mansfield Peninsula, in Lynn Canal, 2.9 mi. N of False  Point Retreat and 20 mi. NW of Juneau, Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1794 by Joseph Whidbey, Royal Navy (RN), because he was forced  to seek safety here from hostile Indians (Wagner, 1937, p. 405).
Barnette Creek (Stream), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (61.8225, -147.0063889)
Description: flows W to Nelchina River, 6 mi. N of Nelchina Glacier, 100 mi. NE of Anchorage, Chugach Mts. 10 miles long.
History: Named for Paul Barnet, prospector whose home was on this stream; name reported in 1947 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Town of Montgomery (Civil), Hampden County, Massachusetts (42.2090561, -72.8203292)
Description: Located in Berkshire Hills, 15 mi NW of Springfield, Hampden County (US-T121).
History: Settled before 1767, incorporated as a town in 1775. Named in honor of General Richard Montgomery, who was killed at Quebec, 1775 (MA-T1/p32).
Hunters Peak (Summit), Shoshone County, Idaho (47.3193945, -115.983043)
Description: Located in St. Joe National Forest, 2.3 km (1.4 mi) W of Slate Peak, 4.2 km (2.6 mi) SW of Mastodon Mountain; Sec 20, T46N, R4E, Boise Meridian.
History: The name refers to the summit’s prominence as a landmark for hunters and outdoorsmen.
Conquer Point (Cape), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (52.0030556, 177.4833333)
Description: backed by 933-ft. Lady Hill, on W coast of Kiska I., Aleutian  Islands.
History: One of many arbitrary names applied to features on Kiska  I. by U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) for tactical purposes during World War II.
Rickgauer Spring (Spring), Lawrence County, South Dakota (44.1566496, -103.8540909)
Description: Located at the head of an unnamed tributary of South Fork Rapid Creek, 5.1 km (3.2 mi) east of Crooks Tower, and 8.2 km (5.1 mi) west-southwest of Nahant.
History: Named for Henry Rickgauer (1872-1936), a rancher who lived for much of his life in a one-room cabin near the spring.
Durney Key (Island), Pasco County, Florida (28.2827778, -82.7516667)
Description: Located 1.6 km (1 mi) NW of the mouth of the Pithlachascotee River, 3.2 km (2 mi) NW of Port Richey.
History: Named for John Durney (1917-2001), local businessman, citizens' advocate, and mayor of Port Richey.
Twin Bluffs (Cliff), North Slope County, Alaska (68.9872222, -150.7669444)
Description: on E side of Nanushuk River, 8 mi. NE of Rooftop Ridge and 64  mi. NE of Anaktuvuk Pass, Arctic Slope.
History: Descriptive name given by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists during the  exploration of Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4; name given in 1944.
Steinberg Creek (Stream), Ravalli County, Montana (45.6543624, -114.2036945)
Description: 1.6 mi. long; in Bitterroot National Forest, heads 0.9 mi. E of Jew Mountain, flows S into Overwhich Creek 3.1 mi. NW of Quartzite Mountain; Secs 21,16&9, T2S, R21W, Montana Principal Meridian
History: Named for Milton Steinberg, prospector and mine promoter, who with his wife Raychel had several claims in the area.
Pleasant Valley Creek (Stream), Dane County, Wisconsin (43.107569, -89.816531)
Description: 3 mi. long; in the Town of Vermont, heads 3.9 mi. SSW of Black Earth at 43°05’07”N, 89°46’21”W, flows NW through Pleasant Valley to enter East Branch Blue Mounds Creek 4 mi. SW of Black Earth
History: named for Pleasant Valley through which the stream flows
Orphan Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.3666667, -149.7313889)
Description: flows W to Troublesome Creek, 15 mi. SE of Rampart,  Yukon=Tanana High.
History: Named by Prospectors; reported in 1904 by L. M. Prindle and F. L. Hess (in Brooks and others, 1905, fig. 6), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Novatak Glacier (Glacier), Yakutat County, Alaska (59.5054385, -138.4420813)
Description: Heads at 5933N,13840W, trends southeast to its erminus, 3 miles west of Alsek River and 50 miles southeast of Yakutat; St Elias Mountains. (AK-T1)
History: Name given by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1962. With the retreat of Nunatak Glacier during the 1950-60s, a new nunatak, or glacier island, appeared at 593830N1384100W. For this reason this glacier, which heads near the nunatak, was named Novatak (new nunatak) Glacier. (AK-T1)
Rock of Ages (Island), Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska (65.2241667, -141.8877778)
Description: projects into Yukon River, below mouth of Fourth of July Creek and 34 mi. NW of Eagle, Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Local name reported in 1937 by J. B. Mertie, Jr., U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).  This name may refer to the same feature shown on recent maps as "Nation Reef." Although the latter name seems to be applied to an island, the generic "Reef" implies that the application should be narrower.
Egegik River (Stream), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (58.2052778, -157.4186111)
Description: heads in Becharof Lake, flows NW to Egegik Bay, on N coast of Alaska Peninsula, 38 mi. SW of Naknek, Bristol Bay Low. 28 miles long.
History: heads in Becharof Lake, flows NW to Egegik Bay, on N coast of Alaska Peninsula, 38 mi. SW of Naknek, Bristol Bay Low.
Gold and Galligan Lagoon (Bay), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.9899233, -132.9751735)
Description: between Barnes and Sweetwater Lakes, NE coast of Prince of Wales I., Alex. Arch. 2 miles long.
History: The name was recorded in 1914 by E. L. Jones, U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF). According the Alaska Historical Commission, the feature is named for Fred H. Gold and J.H Galligan, two men who had a fish trap near the rapids leading to the lagoon. This trap was there from around 1902 to at least through 1918. Gold was still living in Lake Bay (q.v.) in 1919 with his family including a son he named "Weight Gold."
Kanyak River (Stream), Kusilvak (CA) County, Alaska (62.5280556, -164.9566667)
Description: flows NW to Nagosakchowik Slough, 3.2 mi. W of Sheldon Point and 21 mi. SW of Kwiguk, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
History: Eskimo name obtained in 1952 by U.S. Army Corps of  Engineers.
Milroy Creek (Stream), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (65.9227778, -163.2747222)
Description: flows SE to Hannum Creek which flows to Inmachuk River, 22 mi. N of Imuruk Lake, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1903 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Collier, 1902,  pl. 12).
Antler River (Stream), Juneau County, Alaska (58.805, -134.9625)
Description: heads in lake at 1962 terminus of Antler Glacier and flows SW to Berners Bay, 40 mi. NW of Juneau, Coast Mts.; 11 miles long.
History: Name published in 1924 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) on Chart 8302.
Hess Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.6722222, -149.8102778)
Description: heads at junction of its North and South Forks, flows W to Yukon River, 18 mi. NE of Rampart, Yukon-Tanana High. 50 miles long.
History: Named by prospectors for "Mike" Hess, who discovered gold on this stream in 1892. The Indian name, according to Captain C. W. Raymond, USA, in 1869, was "Yokuchargut" (spelled by W. H. Dall, "Yukutzcharkat" (Yukokakat), meaning "mouth of the Yuko." Dall says that in 1866 Captain F. E. Ketchum called the stream "Whymper River" after his friend and companion "Frederick Whymper, artist of the (Western Union Telegraph) Expedition" (Dall, 1870, p. 25, 281).
Ushk Point (Cape), Sitka County, Alaska (57.5708333, -135.5833333)
Description: on Chichagof I., N point of entrance to Ushk Bay, 4 mi. S of Hoonah Sound, 20 mi. SE of Chichagof, Alex. Arch
History: Named in 1895 by Lieutenant Commander E. K. Moore, U.S. Navy (USN); published in  1900 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) on Chart 8282.
Defiance Plateau (Plain), Apache County, Arizona (35.8333457, -109.242321)
Description: Extends S from the Chuska Mountains and Tsaile Creek to Black Creek about 25 mi WSW of Gallup NM; 361500N1091500W (N end), 352500N1091500W (S end).
History: Named by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1916 for the military post, Fort Defiance, established in 1851. (US-T121)
Hodzana River (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (66.2916667, -147.7730556)
Description: heads at 6630N,14958W, flows SE to Hodzana Slough, Yukon River, 12 mi. SW of Beaver, Yukon Flats. 125 miles long.
History: Indian name meaning male beaver published on Edwards Track Chart of the Yukon, 1899, as He Beaver (Hosiana). The name was also applied to what is now called Hodzana Slough. The present spelling was recommended to Board on Geographic Names (BGN) by Archdeacon Hudson Stuck in 1907, as best representing local pronunciation.
Cape Addington (Cape), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.4386111, -133.8216667)
Description: At the southweat tip of Noyes Island, Alex. Arch.
History: Named on August 24, 1794, by Captain George Vancouver, RN,  for Henry Addington, 1757-1844, Speaker of the House of Commons (Wagner,  1937, p. 371); named "Cape Barnett" by Captain John Meares in 1788 (U S Russian transliterations of this name were published by Captain Tebenkov  (1852, map 9), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "Mys Adington," and by the Russian Hydrographic Dept. in  1853 on Chart 1493 as "Mys Eddington."
Bear Harbor (Bay), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (56.2466667, -134.1116667)
Description: 15 mi. NE of Cape Decision, in Affleck Canal, on S coast of Kuiu I., Alex. Arch. 0.5 mile wide.
History: Named in 1886 by Lieutenant J. M. Helm, U.S. Navy (USN), for charting purposes and published in 1887 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) on Chart 706.
Iniakuk Lake (Lake), Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska (67.1343025, -153.2260182)
Description: 40 mi. NW of Allakaket, Brooks Range. 5 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1956 by Orth, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). This lake drains into the Iniakuk River from which the lake received its name.
Copper Creek (Stream), Amador County, California (38.3518579, -120.9096614)
Description: Heads 8.8 km (5.5 mi) west of Jackson, flows west-southwest 1.9 km (1.2 mi) then northwest 2.4 km (1.5 mi) to Sutter Creek 1.9 km (1.2 mi) east of Ione.  (US-T121)
Amatignak Island (Island), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (51.2622222, -179.1086111)
Description: in Delarof Is., southernmost of Aleutian Is.; 6 miles long.
History: Aleut name reported by Commodore Joseph Billings about 1792, as "Amatignas". Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 29) shows "3(strov) Amatignak", Captain Lutke (1836, p. 323) gave "Amatignak and Amatygnak 'qui en Aleoute signifie copeau (wood chip)'.
Miller Gulch (Valley), Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska (63.1672266, -144.8291666)
Description: extends NE to Slate Creek 1.5 mi. E of its junction with Chistochina River, 23 mi. NE of Paxson, Alaska Range
History: Named about 1900 by prospectors for Jack Miller, who first found gold here; reported by W. C. Mendenhall, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Big Hurrah Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.6555556, -164.3183333)
Description: flows NW to Solomon River, 7 mi. NE of Solomon, Seward Peninsula High. 6 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1900 by E. C. Barnard (in Brooks, 1901, pl. 17), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Garry Creek (Stream), North Slope County, Alaska (70.6397222, -152.4597222)
Description: heads in a lake, flows E to Harrison Bay, 13 mi. S of Cape Halkett, Arctic Plain. 12 miles long.
History: First recorded July 25, 1837 as "River Garry" on Dease and Simpson's (Thomas Simpson, 1843, p. 132) map and named "after Nicholas Garry, Esquire whose name has long been associated with Arctic research."
Kennon Island (Island), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (52.9413889, 173.2525)
Description: in mouth of Chichagof Harbor, 0.5 mi. E of Attu. on E coast of Attu I. Aleutian Islands.
History: Named by Lieutenant William Gibson, July 1855, for Lieutenant Beverley  Kennon, U.S. Navy (USN). Lieutenant Kennon served with Lieutenant Gibson on the US. schooner Fenimore Cooper during the North Pacific Exploring Expedition, 1854-55, under the  command of Captain Caldwalader Ringgold and Captain John Rodgers.
Tahneta Pass (Gap), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (61.8866667, -147.3322222)
Description: on Glenn Highway, 60 mi. SW of Glennallen and 62 mi. NE of Palmer, Talkeetna Mts.
History: Tanaina Indian name reported by Mendenhall (1900, p. 316),  U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Holikachuk (Populated Place), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (62.9097222, -159.5175)
Description: population 122, on W bank of Innoko River, 27 mi. NE of Anvik and 49 mi. N of Holy Cross; Innoko Low.
History: there were several Ingalik Indian villages recorded in this low wetland by the Russians (see Shageluk): Holikachuk may be the one mentioned in 1861 by P. Tikhmeniev as "Sel(o) Khulishganat" or "Khuligishgat ' "Holikitsak" with a population of 114. maintained here from 1941 to 1964 (Ricks, 1965, p. 26).
Mystic Creek (Stream), Denali County, Alaska (63.9563889, -147.8113889)
Description: flows E to Wood River, 36 mi. NE of Healy, Alaska Range
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1906 by L. M. Prindle, (in  Brooks and others, 1907, pl. 4), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).