cellos/DomesticNames_AllStates_Text huggingface dataset:
Kawanak Channel (Channel), Kusilvak (CA) County, Alaska (63.0380556, -164.71)
Description: in Yukon Delta on Norton Sound, extends W from mouth of Kawanak  Pass, 20 mi. N of Kwiguk, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta
History: Eskimo name reported in 1899 by G. R. Putnam, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS); published in 1901 on Chart 9372.
Hagemeister Strait (Channel), Dillingham (CA) County, Alaska (58.7691667, -161.0313889)
Description: trends SW from Rocky Point to Calm Point, between Hagemeister I. and the mainland, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts. 25 miles long.
History: Named for Hagemeister Island by the Russians; published as "Prol(iv) Gagemeystera" by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 3), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). It was called "Hagmeister Channel" in 1890 by U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF).
Lower Fork Twelvemile Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (67.19, -150.4058333)
Description: flows S to Twelvemile Creek, 3 mi. NNE of Twelvemile Mtn. and  17 mi. SW of Wiseman, Brooks Range
History: Local name reported in 1956 by T. E. Taylor, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Coffee Cove (Bay), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.7788889, -135.0425)
Description: on NE shore of Tenakee Inlet, in E central Chichagof I., 6.5 mi. E of Tenakee Springs, Alex. Arch. 0.1 mile wide.
History: Local name reported in 1951 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Captain Ambrose Bear Stream (Stream), Aroostook County, Maine (46.12874, -67.84749)
Description: 16 mi. long; heads in the Town of Hammond 1.3 mi. S of Bull Ridge, 1.6 mi. NW of B Ridge, flows generally SE through the Town of Littleton into the Town of Houlton where it enters the Meduxnekeag River
History: The name honors Captain Ambrose Bear, a Maliseet Indian chief who fought in the Revolutionary War
Tenass Island (Island), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.9983333, -133.2955556)
Description: in El Capitan Passage, 0.4 mi. E of Spanbery I., Alex. Arch.
History: Local "chinook name" meaning "small"; published in 1923 by  U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Coal Bay (Bay), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (59.6358333, -151.4738889)
Description: on Kenai Peninsula NE of Homer Spit, Cook Inlet Low. 2.5 miles wide.
History: An 1881 translation by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) of "Zaliv Ugolnoy," which was published by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 5), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN).
Savioyok Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (67.9433333, -151.5508333)
Description: flows SE to Tinayguk River, W of Gray Mtn. and 51 mi. NW of  Wiseman, Brooks Range
History: Eskimo name obtained in 1956 by T. E. Taylor, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Main Lake (Lake), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (58.8333333, -135.7583333)
Description: former glacier lake in Glacier Bay National Monument, extending  S from present mouth of Berg Creek, 64 mi. NW of Juneau, St. Elias Mts.
History: Named in 1890 by H. F. Reid (1892, pl. 14) for the valley in which the lake was located. Later he changed the name to Endicott Lake for the river which drained it. Reids map shows the lake at the terminus of Muir Glacier. Since 1900 the glacier has retreated 6 mi. to the N resulting in the lakes disappearance. The name Endicott Lake is now given to a small  lake 2 mi. SW of the outlet of the original Lake.
Big Fish Lake (Lake), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (67.9275895, -144.1076047)
Description: 10 mi. N of Helmet Mtn. and 50 mi. NE of Christian, Brooks Range; 2 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1956 by T. E. Taylor, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Klahangamut (historical) (Populated Place), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (59.1333333, -161.95)
Description: W of Nanvakfak Lake, 16 mi. W of Goodnews; Kilbuk-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Eskimo village first mentioned in 1880 by Ivan Petroff in the 10th Census in 1880 as "Klchangamute," meaning "Klchank people." Its population in 1880 was 18; in 1890, 49; it is now abandoned.
Point McIntyre (Cape), North Slope County, Alaska (70.3972222, -148.5875)
Description: W point of entrance to Prudhoe Bay, on Beaufort Sea coast, 15  mi. SE of Beechey Point, Arctic Plain
History: Named by Leffingwell (1919, p. 15, 97). "After Samuel (Scotty) McIntyre, who worked for the writer for three years."
Nightmute (Populated Place), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (60.4794444, -164.7238889)
Description: population 127, on Nelson I.; Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
History: Eskimo village listed in the 1939 Census with a population of 78; 27 in 1950; and 237 in 1960. moved west to a new location named Toksook Bay.
Kamina (Cliff), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (56.6069444, -169.5055556)
Description: between Great East and Little East Rookeries, along NE coast of  Saint George I., in Pribilof Islands.
History: Putnam (1903), U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), listed two names for this feature. The Aleut name, "Chunung'um-al'gera," means "seal hollow" (p. 1014), and the  Russian name, "Kam'ina," means "rocky place" (p. 1015).
Harlan Ridge (Ridge), Johnson County, Wyoming (43.627454, -106.8059202)
Description: Located in an area partially administered by the Bureau of Land Management, along the south side of the Middle Fork Powder River, east of Arminto Draw, 16 km (10 mi) southwest of Kaycee
History: Named for James S. Harlan (1921-2002), longtime area rancher, 4-H leader, and school board member.
Kilokuyak Creek (Stream), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (59.6972222, -161.0047222)
Description: flows NE 4 mi. to Takshilik Creek, 50 mi. NE of Goodnews;  Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Eskimo name published in 1951 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Jacob Island (Island), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (55.7608333, -159.3572222)
Description: 12 mi. E of Stepovak Bay, Aleutian Range. 4.5 miles long.
History: Named by Lieutenant Woronkofski in 1837; published as "O(strov) Sv(yatoy) Iakova," or "St. Jacob Island," on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1379 (1847). "Jacob Island" was shown in 1888 on U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) Chart 806.
Sapphire Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.675, -164.3583333)
Description: flows SE to Minnesota Creek which flows to Penny Creek, 0.1 mi.  SW of Meddler Creek and 8 mi. N of Solomon, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1907 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists (Smith, P.S., 1910, pl. 3).
Symonds Bay (Bay), Sitka County, Alaska (56.8597222, -135.5155556)
Description: on N coast of Biorka I., W of Baranof I.; Alex. Arch.
History: named in 1879 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) for Lieutenant Frederick Martin Symonds, U.S. Navy (USN), who surveyed the bay in 1879 with Master G. C. Hanus, U.S. Navy (USN).
Chernofski Point (Cape), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (53.4147222, -167.5513889)
Description: at entrance of Chernofski Harbor, on SW coast of Unalaska I.,  Aleutian Islands.
History: Named by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1938 because of its association with the bay. It was called "East Point" by U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) in 1888.
Twelve Fathom Strait (Channel), Aleutians East County, Alaska (54.9444444, -159.3436111)
Description: between Simeonof and Little Koniuji Is., in Shumagin Is., Aleutian Range
History: Named by fishermen for its depth; surveyed in 1872 by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Spa Creek (Stream), Anne Arundel County, Maryland (38.9792787, -76.4749602)
Description: Flows east to the Severn River and the Chesapeake Bay at Annapolis.
History: One theory suggests that this stream was named to promote the popular bathhouses along the stream in the late 1700s and early 1800s.  Another theory suggests that the stream was named for the proclaimed medicinal qualities in the waters.  (US-T121)
Staffel Island (Island), Bonneville County, Idaho (43.4658153, -111.4265156)
Description: 45 acres; located in the South Fork Snake River Islands Wilderness Study Area, in the Snake River, 4.5 mi WNW of the community of Swan Valley; Sec. 32, T2N, R43E Boise Meridian
History: Named for Herman “Skip” Staffel (1947-2006), longtime Bureau of Land Management employee
Salmon Creek (Stream), Juneau County, Alaska (58.3302778, -134.4711111)
Description: heads in Salmon Creek Reservoir, flows SW to Gastineau Channel,  3 mi. NW of Juneau, Coast Mts.
History: Named by Richard Harris and Joe Juneau in 1880. The name  probably derived from the Indian name "Tilhini," meaning "dog salmon," which  appears on some early maps (DeArmond, 1957, p. 37).
Takeena Peninsula (Cape), Sitka County, Alaska (57.5727778, -136.0011111)
Description: 6 mi. S of Chichagof, on W coast of Chichagof I., Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1933 byU.S. Forest Service (USFS)"for Jacob Takeena, a Tlingit Indian  who was friendly to both the Russian and American settlers, who hunted on this peninsula."
Long Lake (Lake), Denali County, Alaska (63.5424702, -152.6458665)
Description: 1 mi. SE of Sprucefish Lake, 26 mi. SSW of village of Lake Minchumina, Kuskokwim Low.
History: Local name obtained in 1958 from Fabian Carey and "Val" Blackburn by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Big Hole Divide (Ridge), Beaverhead County, Montana (45.1530952, -113.3231085)
Description: From Black Montain at the SE end, 8.9 km (5.5 mi) E of the Montana-Idaho border, trends E 20.9 km (13 mi), then N to Maverick Mountain, 4.3 km (2.7 mi) W of the community of Elkhorn Hot Springs.
Bonham Hollow (Valley), Rhea County, Tennessee (35.7041751, -84.8981721)
Description: 1 mi. long; heads on the E side of Walden Ridge, 0.9 mi. SW of Bonham, trends SE to open onto the Piney River 2.2 mi. WNW of Spring City
History: Named for the nearby unincorporated community of Bonham.
Hidalgo Beach (Beach), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (52.8308333, 173.3322222)
Description: On the N side of Bedard Cove, SE coast of Attu Island, Aleutian Islands. 0.3 mile long.
History: Tactical name used by the U.S. Army and Navy during and subsequent to the Battle of Attu in 1942.
Whitman Creek (Stream), Jasper County, Mississippi (32.20674, -88.94435)
Description: 4.1 mi. long; heads 9 mi. ESE of Wickware Pond, flows generally S then SW to enter Algood Creek; Tps4&5N, R13E, Choctaw Meridian
History: The name commemorates the Whitman family, who lived and farmed in this area since the 1850s, specifically William Whitman (1817-1900) and Harriett Whitman (1820-1900).
Faro Creek (Stream), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (59.5555556, -161.4763889)
Description: flows N to Arolik River, 32 mi. N of Goodnews, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts. 14 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1914 by P. S. Smith and A. G. Maddren (in Brooks and others, 1915, p. 358), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Passage Point (Cape), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.5272222, -134.4394444)
Description: on W central Admiralty I. between Mitchell Bay and NW point of entrance to Davis Creek, 5.8 mi. NE of Angoon, Alex. Arch.
History: Local descriptive name reported in 1869 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN).
Port Caldera (Bay), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.3719444, -133.1608333)
Description: extends S off Bucarcli Bay, on W coast of Prince of Wales I., 6.5 mi. S of Craig, Alex. Arch. 1 mile long.
History: Named "Puerto de Caldera" on June 1, 1779, by F. A. Maurelle. Caldera means "caldron," the reference probably being the shape of the estuary .
Tanner Mountain (Summit), Josephine County, Oregon (42.0056892, -123.4011999)
Description: Located 0.8 km (0.5 mi) north of the Oregon-California boundary, 48 km (30 mi) south of Grants Pass, within the Red Buttes Wilderness.
History: Named for Ezra Sherman Tanner (ca. 1820-1877), who received a donation land claim in the area in 1854.
Walrus Islands (Island), Dillingham (CA) County, Alaska (58.68, -160.2969444)
Description: extend SE in Bristol Bay, include High I., Crooked I., Black Rock I., and Round I., 15 mi. E of Hagemeister I., Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: The Russian name "Morzh," meaning "walrus," was applied to an island by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 3), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), which Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 4), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), identified with the Ound Island of Captain Cook (1785, v. 28 p. 431), RN. Tebenkov applied the name "Ostrova Morzhovyya," or "Walrus Islands" to the whole group of islands east of Hagemeister Island. Designated a National Natural Landmark in 1968.
Osier Island (Island), Yakutat County, Alaska (59.9966667, -139.4708333)
Description: in Disenchantment Bay, at mouth of Russell Fiord, 32 mi. NE of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts.
History: Named in 1891 by Russell (1892, p. 84) because "it is covered with a dense growth of willows." Osier is a name for various willos.
Steller River (Stream), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (52.978312, 172.903175)
Description: heads at 525607N 1724910E, flows NE through West Steller Valley to Auburn Cove, in Steller Cove, on N coast of Attu I., Aleutian Islands. 5.5 miles long.
History: Name derived from Steller Cove and shown on an Army Map Service (AMS) map published in 1948.
Noyes Brook (Stream), Windham County, Vermont (43.1331201, -72.4816939)
Description: 1.3 mi. long; heads in the Town of Rockingham at 43°07’33”N, 72°29’41”W, flows ENE to join Saxtons River 1.5 mi. NW of North Westminster
History: named for the Noyes family who owned a farm within the stream’s watershed
Nililak Point (Cape), Kusilvak (CA) County, Alaska (62.5444444, -164.8427778)
Description: in Yukon Delta between Kwemuluk Pass and Kwiklokchum Channel,  0.5 mi. N of Sheldon Point, and 18 mi. SW of Kwiguk, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta
History: Eskimo name obtained in 1948 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Moose Creek (Stream), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (62.1388889, -152.7383333)
Description: Heading in Moose Creek Lake, flowing SSW to the Happy River, 3.5 mi N of Puntilla Lake, 86 mi. W of Talkeetna, Alaska Range
History: Named in 1902 by A. H. Brooks, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Kaluvarawluk Mountain (Summit), Bethel County, Alaska (61.4401163, -158.2936382)
Description: on E bank of Holokuk River, 40 mi. SE of Aniak and 40 mi. SW of  Sleetmute, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Eskimo name obtained in 1948 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Mount Ickes (Summit), Fresno County, California (36.9329739, -118.4391679)
Description: In Kings Canyon National Park, in the Sierra Nevada, 1.3 km (0.8 mi) south-southwest of Lake Marjorie and 2.4 km (1.5 mi) west of Pinchot Pass.  (US-T121)
History: Named in honor of Harold L Ickes (1874-1952), Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior from 1933 to 1946.  (US-T121)
Windy Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (62.9055556, -157.5161111)
Description: heads in Beaver Mts., flows W to Dishna River, 35 mi. NE of  Flat, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Local name obtained in 1952 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographers.
Rock Mountain (Summit), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (59.2148527, -151.6396744)
Description: in Kenai Mts., at NW end of Chugach Bay, 16 mi. S of Seldovia, Chugach Mts.
History: Named by U. S. Grant, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1909, for Thomas Rock, a local prospector.
Uluruk Point (Cape), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (60.5066667, -165.3505556)
Description: on SW coast of Nelson I., 4 mi. SE of Cape Vancouver,  Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
History: Eskimo name meaning "old knife (ulu)" obtained in 1951 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). Another source gives the meaning as "tongue."
Little East Rookery (Area), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (56.6063889, -169.5111111)
Description: 1.2 mi. E of village of Saint George, on N coast of Saint George Island, in Pribilof Islands.
History: The name is reported as "Little Eastern Rookery" by Elliott (1881, p.61); this rookery has 750 ft. of sea margin for seals. It was called "Little East Rookery" by Joseph Stanley Brown, U.S. Geological Survey in 1891, and by W.W. Duffield, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, in 1897. Putnam (1903, p.1015), USC&GS, gives the Aleut name as "Kreg'lucht'en-ang'ten-algarel'ogrey," meaning "the rookery at Kregluchten."
Anita Bay (Bay), Wrangell County, Alaska (56.2002778, -132.4255556)
Description: extends SW off Zimovia Strait, on NE coast of Etolin I., Alex. Arch.; 6.5 miles long.
History: Named in 1886 by Lieutenant Commander A. S. Snow, U.S. Navy (USN); published in 1887 on U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) Chart 706.
Andersen Air Force Base (Military), Guam County, Guam (13.5974473, 144.897301)
History: Began operations as North Field and Northwest Field in February 1944. Was renamed North Guam Air Force Base and Northwest Guam Air Force Base in 1947. Renamed Andersen Air Force Base in 1949 in honor of Brigadier General James R. Andersen who was presumed lost at sea in a crash of his B-24 Liberator on a flight to Hawaii in 1945.
Aziak Island (Island), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (51.9505556, -176.1563889)
Description: In Andreanof Islands., S of Great Sitka Island and W of Tanaklak Island, Aleutian Islands.
History: Aleut name; published in 1852 as "O(strov) Azyak," or "azyak Island" by Capt Tebenkov (map 28), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), and in 1848 as "O(strov) Azik," or "Azik Island," on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1400.
Conns Point (Cape), Charlevoix County, Michigan (45.6980557, -85.4945291)
Description: A point of land on the E coast of Beaver Island, at the N end of Sand Bay, 5.6 km (3.5 mi) SE of Saint James. (US-T121)
History: Named for Cornelius 'Conn' McCauley, early settler and fisherman, who kept his boat in a sheltered pond at this point. (US-T121)
Boulder Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (67.56, -148.4613889)
Description: flows W to North Fork Chandalar River at N end of Chandalar  Lake, 5 mi. N of Chandalar, Brooks Range
History: Prospectors' name obtained in 1909 by A. G. Maddren (in Brooks and others, 1910, pl. 7), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Crater Lake (Lake), Prince of Wales-Hyder County, Alaska (55.0572941, -131.376893)
Description: on Annette I., 0.7 mi. SE of Tamgas Mtn. and 23 mi. SE of  Ketchikan, Alex. Arch.
History: Descriptive name given in 1917 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Tokositna River (Stream), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (62.6783333, -150.2852778)
Description: Heads in the Alaska Range at the terminus of Tokositna Glacier and flowing SE, then NE, to the Chulitna River, 25 mi NNE of Talkeetna, Cook Inlet Low.
History: Tanaina Indian name reported to mean "stream from treeless area." Reported to A. H. Brooks in 1902 by prospector George Aberhardt.
Kiliktagik Island (Island), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (56.0772222, -156.655)
Description: in Semidi Is., 1.5 mi. NE of Chowiet I.; Aleutian Range
History: Native name shown on an 1874 chart as "Keelikhtagikh" by  W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Ross Green Lake (Lake), Copper River County, Alaska (60.7262054, -142.52013)
Description: In the Granite Creek valley between Thompson Ridge and Granite Range, one mile east of Barkely Lake and 45 mi. N of Cape Yakataga, Chugach Mts.
History: Named by D. J. Miller, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1960 for Ross V. Green (1886-1959), who was founder of the Cordova Izac Walton Chapter and, because of his interest in outdoor activities, aided several U.S. Geological Survey parties based in the Cordova area. Green was born in Missouri and, after living for many years in Idaho, came to Cordova in 1942. The first known landing on this lake by airplane was made by Miller on the day of Mr. Green's funeral.
Venetie Landing (Populated Place), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (66.6105556, -145.9922222)
Description: on N bank of Yukon River, 20 mi. NW of Fort Yukon, Yukon Flats
History: Ocal name obtained in 1956 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); named for the Venetie Indian Reservation on which the landing is located.
Porterville (Populated Place), Crawford County, Illinois (39.089763, -87.8014179)
Description: Located approx. 6 mi NNW of Robinson.
History: Originally platted as East Berlin.  There was little growth until 1850 when Richard Porter established a blacksmith shop.  Both the names, Porterville and Eaton, are used to refer to the community, but Porterville is used more predominantly.  The name Eaton appears on hwy road signs and on state and county maps of the area.  The Eaton PO was established in 1852 and named after its postmaster, John Eaton.  The PO no longer exists.
Hatchet Lake (Lake), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (63.0105129, -147.2488842)
Description: 31 mi. E of Deadman Lake and 80 mi. SE of Healy, Alaska Range. 0.7 mile long.
History: Named in 1954 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) because "a member of a survey party was hospitalized as a result of cutting his knee with a hatchet while setting up a camp beside the lake."
Quitasueno Rock (Island), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.5322222, -133.465)
Description: in N Portillo Channel, Alex. Arch.
History: Spanish name given in 1775-79 by Don Juan de la Bodega y  Quadra and Francisco Antonio Maurelle as "Isla Quitasueno" or "keep awake island" (Wagner, 1937, p. 404).
Saint Paul (Populated Place), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (57.1222222, -170.275)
Description: 378 population, on S coast of St. Paul I., Pribilof Islands.
History: Locally named for the island. First occupied about 1788 by Aleuts, who were employed by the Russians in the fur seal industry. Listed in the 1880 Census, with a population of 298, by Petroff (1884 p. 23); population 244 in 1890.
Polk County (Civil), Polk County, Nebraska (41.1868969, -97.5684211)
Description: Located in the east-central portion of Nebraska, 129 km (80 mi) NW of Lincoln; County Seat;  Osceola.
History: The boundaries of Polk County were defined and established by an act of the State legislature, approved on 26 January 1856. The County was officially organized by election process on 6 August 1870. Named for the 11th President of the United States, James Knox Polk (1795-1849) who served from 1845-1849. (US-T131/1960/NE Place-Names, JT Link, p116)
American Peak (Summit), Hinsdale County, Colorado (37.8994199, -107.5124755)
Description: Located in the San Juan Mountains, 1.6 km (1 mi) south-southwest of Handies Peak, 1.3 km (0.8 mi) east of Jones Mountain, overlooking American Basin.
History: The name recognizes the American spirit and heritage, and the summit's proximity to American Basin.
Strauss Rock (Island), Juneau County, Alaska (58.3622222, -134.8108333)
Description: in Stephens Passage, 0.6 mi. S of Shelters I. and 15 mi. NW of Juneau, Alex. Arch.
History: Named by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in or prior to 1891 and published in the  1891 Coast Pilot (p. 151).
Dawes County (Civil), Dawes County, Nebraska (42.7197411, -103.1354163)
Description: Located in northwest Nebraska, 105 km (65 mi) NNE of the community of Scotts Bluff.  County Seat:  Chadron.
History: Named for James W Dawes, Governor of Nebraska from 1883-1887.  Dawes County was established 19 February 1885.  (NE-T18/p49)
Bear Cape (Cape), Chugach County, Alaska (60.2, -146.7166667)
Description: N point of entrance to Port Etches, on SW end of Hinchinbrook  I., 35 mi. SW of Cordova, Chugach Mts.
History: Named "Mys Medvyzhit", i.e. "Bear Cape," in 1830 by Ivan  Chernov; published as such on Chart 1378 by Russian Hydrographic Dept. in 1847.
Pioneer Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.1777778, -150.2069444)
Description: formed by junction of its North Fork and Deadwood Creek, flows SW to Eureka Creek at village of Eureka, 23 mi. S of Rampart, Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1904 by Prindle and Hess  (1906, p. 85), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Gold was discovered here on What Cheer Bar in 1902.
Netholzende Lake (Lake), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.5104659, -156.1064739)
Description: 5.5 mi. SE of Long Lake, 13 SE of Roundabout Mtn., Koyukuk Low.
History: Koyukuk Indian name obtained in 1955 at Huslia by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Sharps Island (historical) (Island), Talbot County, Maryland (38.6187313, -76.3635606)
Description: Near the mouth of Choptank River, 6.4 km (4 mi) west of Cook Point. (US-T121). The island reportedly slipped entirely into the bay in the late 1930s. The Sharps Island Light is still active but leans at a 15 degree angle (MD-T92/p47).