cellos/DomesticNames_AllStates_Text huggingface dataset:
Iliamna Point (Cape), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.0401, -152.5854)
Description: on W shore of Cook Inlet, 4 mi. S of Tuxedni Channel and 58 mi.  SW of Kenai, Aleutian Range
History: Name reported by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Brooks and others, 1922, pl. 2).
Balm of Gilead Gulch (Valley), Nome County, Alaska (65.0194284, -163.6948066)
Description: trends NE to Crooked Creek which flows to Ophir Creek, 8 mi. N of Council and 16 mi. SE of Mount Bendeleben, Seward Peninsula Highlands. 1 mile long.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1906 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists (in Collier and others, 1908, p.254), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Reported as "Balm" on a map of Cape Nome gold fields by David Fox, Jr., dated 1901.
Kamishak Bay (Bay), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (59.1697222, -153.9163889)
Description: on E coast of Alaska Peninsula, 88 mi. SW of Homer, Aleutian Range
History: Native name published by the early Russians as "Guba  Kamyshatskaya," meaning "Kamyshatskaya Bay" (Sarichev, 1826, map 3). The  name "Bourdieus Bay" appears on Captain George Vancouver's map, but since the name is not mentioned in the text, it may have been given in 1787 by Captain  George Dixon (Wagner, 1937, p. 434).
Shipyard Cove (Bay), Yakutat County, Alaska (59.5641667, -139.74)
Description: on E shore of Yakutat Roads, 0.7 mi. W of Puget Cove and 1 mi. N of Yakutat, Malaspina Coastal Plain.
History: Local name published in 1959 by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Lange Island (Island), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.1291667, -153.1891667)
Description: in Yukon River E of Clay I., 11 mi. E of Birches, Nowitna Low.
History: Riverboat pilots' name shown on a 1940 "Navigation Chart  of the Tanana- Yukon Rivers" published by the Department of the Interior.
Big Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.9530556, -164.7433333)
Description: flows SE to Grouse Creek, 0.1 mi. N of Pilgrim River 29 mi. NW of Solomon, Seward Peninsula High.; 6.5 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1900 by E. C. Barnard (in Brooks, 1901, pl. 17), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Keg Creek (Stream), Copper River County, Alaska (62.7255556, -146.4338889)
Description: flows SW to West Fork Gulkana River 28 mi. NW of its junction with  Gulkana River, Alaska Range
History: Local name reported by F. H. Moffit (in Brooks and others,  1911, p. 114), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Engineer Creek (Stream), Kusilvak (CA) County, Alaska (61.7208333, -161.9555556)
Description: flows SW through Engineer Lake, to Yukon River, 12 mi. SE of Marshall, Nulato Hills. 15 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name reported by Harrington (1918, map), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1916.
Island Point (Cape), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (56.6655556, -132.9313889)
Description: on E coast of Lindenberg Peninsula, ofKupreanof I., 10 mi. S of Petersburg, Alex. Arch.
History: So named in 1884 by Commander J. B. Coghlan, U.S. Navy (USN), "because there is an island off the point."
Bahama (Populated Place), Durham County, North Carolina (36.1659763, -78.8766738)
Description: Located in northern Durham County, 21 km (13 mi) north of Durham.
History: Settled about 1880 and named Balltown.  Current name (pronounced ba-hay-ma) is derived from the first two letters of 3 prominent local families:  Ball, Harris, and Magnum.  (NC-T11/p19)
Kolomak River (Stream), Kusilvak (CA) County, Alaska (61.6858333, -165.7627778)
Description: flows SW to Kokechik River, 3.2 mi. E of Igiak Bay and 12 mi.  SE of Cape Romanzof, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
History: Eskimo name reported by US@C&GS in 1951.
Bonnie (not official) (Populated Place), Utah County, Utah (0, 0)
Description: As a result of research conducted in 2006, it was determined that this feature never existed.  Therefore, the feature name is considered not official for usage on Federal maps and charts, and any other product or service.  This name was originally compiled by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) Publication 55, 1981.
Mordaunt Creek (Stream), Denali County, Alaska (0, 0)
Description: flows NE to Niukluk River, between Alice Creek and Casadepaga  River, 31 mi. NE of Solomon, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors' name reported on a prospector's manuscript map dated 1902. This stream cannot be precisely located on current maps.  Probably named for A. P. Mordaunt, one of the party that found gold along Melsing and Ophir Creeks in early 1898. (Collier and others, 1908. p. 15).
Bear Glacier (Glacier), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.054214, -149.675674)
Description: trends SE to its terminus in Resurrection Bay, 15 mi. S of Seward, Chugach Mts. 21 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1909 by U. S. Grant and D. F. Higgins, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Woodyard Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.0408333, -157.6491667)
Description: flows NE to Koyukuk River, 47 mi. SW of Roundabout Mt., Koyukuk  Low.
History: Local name obtained at Koyukuk by Orth in 1956. The name  probably originated during the period of steamboat river transportation when  a woodyard for the boats was located at the stream's mouth.
Walter Island (Island), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.3069444, -133.2838889)
Description: in Port Houghton, 1 mi. NW of Sandborn Canal and 83 mi. E. of  Sitka, Coast Mts.
History: Named in 1882 by Lieutenant Commander H. E. Nichols, U.S. Navy (USN); name  published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p.128).
Brant Island (Island), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.1566667, -153.0508333)
Description: in Yukon River, opposite the mouth of Illinois Creek at  Kallands, 13 mi. upstream from Birches, Nowitna Low.
History: Riverboat pilots' name shown on a 1940 "Navigation Chart  of the Tanana-Yukon Rivers" published by the Department of the Interior.
McLane Peak (Summit), Pershing County, Nevada (40.1537194, -119.2593556)
Description: Located on Bureau of Land Management land in the Nightingale Mountains, 52 mi. NE of Reno overlooking Winnemucca Lake; Sec 2, T26N, R24E, Mount Diablo Meridian
History: The name honors Alvin McLane (1934-2006), Nevada outdoorsman and expert on State archaeology and mountain ranges
Abeyta Canyon (Valley), Archuleta County, Colorado (37.0068022, -106.8947887)
Description: Heads on the NW slope of Reed Escarpment, trends NW into Colorado to the Navajo River, 1.1 km (0.7 mi) E of Edith.
History: Reportedly named for the Abeyta Ranch formerly located along the canyon (US-T121)
Walton Creek (Stream), Denali County, Alaska (0, 0)
Description: flows SE to Kigezruk Creek, about 12 mi. SE of Cape Prince of  Wales, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors' name shown on the 1900 "Map of Nome  Peninsula" by J. M. Davidson and B. D. Blakeslee. This feature cannot be  precisely identified on current maps.
Kachiksuk Bluffs (Cliff), North Slope County, Alaska (71.1822222, -155.6594444)
Description: on S shore of Elson Lagoon, 2 mi. W of Christie Point, 26 mi.  SE of Barrow, Arctic Plain.
History: Eskimo name recorded at Barrow in 1951 by US@C&GS and reported to mean "high bluffs."
Middle Bay (Bay), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.6758333, -152.4519444)
Description: extends SW off Chiniak Bay between Broad and Cliff Points, 8 mi. S of Kodiak, Kodiak I.
History: Translation by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1881 of the name "Guba Srednyaya," published by Sarichev (1826, map 16).
Entrance Island (Island), Chugach County, Alaska (61.0852778, -146.6091667)
Description: on S shore of Port Valdez, SW of Valdez, Chugach Mts. 0.2 mile long.
History: Name reported in 1901 by H. P. Ritter, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); so called because it lies near the entrance to Port Valdez.
Salish Mountains (Range), Lincoln County, Montana (48.2666286, -114.7343077)
Description: A mountain mass that lies W of Flathead Lake, Stillwater & Tabacco Rivers, E of Kootenai, Fisher & Little Bitterroot Rivers and extends SE from near the confluence of Tobacco River with Kootenai River to near the confluence of Little Bitterroot River with Flathead River; 484800N1151299W (N end), 473200N1142400W (S end), incomplete record.
Amlia Pass (Channel), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (52.1336111, -174.0702778)
Description: in Andreanof Is., between Amlia and Atka Island Aleutian Is.; 1.2 miles wide.
History: Published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1944 Aleutian Coast Pilot (p. 90).
Whitney Portal (Gap), Inyo County, California (36.5888232, -118.2259237)
Description: On Lone Pine Creek, 4.8 km (3 mi)  east of Mount Whitney. (US-T121)
History: Former name of Hunter Flat, for William L Hunter, one of the early pioneers of Owens Valley, who made the first ascent of Mount Williams in 1884.  This feature was called Whitney Portal at the official opening of the automobile road to the flat in June 1936.
South Passage (Channel), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.1597222, -134.2777778)
Description: in Eliza Harbor, between Liesnoi I. and SE coast of Admiralty  I., 27 mi. SE of Angoon, Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1889 by Lieutenant Commander H. B. Mansfield, U.S. Navy (USN); published in 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 142).
Sawyer Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.2666667, -142.95)
Description: tributary of Sam Creek, about 4 mi. SW of that stream's junction  with Yukon River, Porcupine Plateau
History: Mentioned by Mertie (1942, p. 250), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); this feature has  not been positively identified.
Round Island (Island), Sitka County, Alaska (56.9147222, -135.3786111)
Description: in Redoubt Bay, 10 mi. S of Sitka, Alex. Arch.
History: This is a translation by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) of the name given in 1809 by the navigator Ivan Vasiliev the first, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 19), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), published it as "O(strov) Krugloy."
Taku Harbor (Bay), Juneau County, Alaska (58.0666667, -134.0191667)
Description: on E shore of Stephens Passage, 2.4 mi. NW of Limestone Inlet  and 22 mi. SE of Juneau, Coast Mts.
History: Named after the Taku division of the Tlingit Indians  living in the vicinity, and first applied to the cove in 1848 by Captain Lieutenant  M. N. Vasilief, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). This harbor was, through a treaty with the Russians, the site of a former Hudson's Bay Company trading post, which was established in 1840 (1883 Coast Pilot, &. 169). It was called "Tacou" and "Takou" by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), in 1868 and "Taco" by Sir George Simpson  in 1841.
Eightmile Slough (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (66.6219444, -145.1116667)
Description: heads at Seventeenmile Slough, flows NW to Porcupine River, 6 mi. NE of Fort Yukon. 12 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1956 by T. E. Taylor, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), so called because the stream is 8 miles from Fort Yukon along the Yukon and Porcupine Rivers.
Meusebach Ridge (Ridge), Mason County, Texas (30.5947042, -99.0102445)
Description: 17 mi SW of Llano; 303815N0985600W (NE end), 303440N0990045W (SW end)
History: Named for Otfried Hans Freiherr (1812-1897) founder of Fredericksburg and responsible for a treaty with the chiefs of  the Comanche Nation that was never broken.
Boot Lake (Lake), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (59.5737529, -154.0848159)
Description: E of Iliamna Lake, at SW end of Chigmit Mts., between Kakhonak and Upper Copper Lakes, Aleutian Range; 2 miles long.
History: Locally named because its shape resembles a boot; published in 1954 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Fin Creek (Stream), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (51.8758333, 177.2361111)
Description: flows SW to Pacific Ocean, 1.5 mi. SE of Cape St. Stephen, on S coast of Kiska I., Aleutian Islands. 1.1 miles 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.
Cathedral Bluffs (Cliff), Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska (63.3944444, -143.7372222)
Description: extend on N bank of Tanana River at Cathedral Rapids, 12 mi. W of Tanacross, Yukon-Tanana High. 1.2 miles long.
History: Descriptive name reported in 1885 by L. Allen (1887, p. 80), USA.
Cape Suckling (Cape), Yakutat County, Alaska (59.9897222, -143.8833333)
Description: on Gulf of Alaska, 6 mi. SE of Controller Bay and 75 mi. SE of Cordova, Malaspina Coastal Plain
History: Named by Captain Cook (1785, v.2, p.349), Royal Navy (RN), May 10, 1778,  for Maurice Suckling, Comptroller of the Royal Navy when Cook left England. Malaspina's manuscript chart of 1791 shows Cabo Chupador meaning "sucking"  or "suckling." The name Cabo de San Elias appears on Camacho's chart showing  results of the Don Ignacio Arteaga expedition in 1779 with Francisco Antonio  Maurelle as pilot (Wagner, 1937, p.498).
River Point (Cape), Juneau County, Alaska (57.9977778, -133.7111111)
Description: on E shore of Gilbert Bay at mouth of Whiting River, 2 mi. E of  Sentinel Point and 33 mi. SE of Juneau, Coast Mts.
History: Descriptive name given in 1888 by Lieutenant Commander C. M. Thomas,  U.S. Navy (USN).
Big Waterfall Bay (Bay), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (58.4155556, -152.5152778)
Description: extends SW off Perenosa Bay, on N coast of Afognak I., Kodiak I.; 1.3 miles long.
History: Local descriptive name reported in 1952 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). This feature was named "West Arm Perenosa Bay" byU.S. Forest Service (USFS)in 1925.
Summit Island (Island), Dillingham (CA) County, Alaska (58.8405556, -160.2069444)
Description: 3 mi. S of Rocky Point and 17 mi. NE of Hagemeister I.,  Kilbuck- Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Local descriptive name published in 1943 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) on Chart 8802.
Sifford Mountain (Summit), Plumas County, California (40.4156292, -121.4123557)
Description: Located in sec 34,T30N,R5E, Mount Diablo Meridian. In Lassen Volcanic National Park, 5.1 km (3.2 mi) west of Kelly Mountain and 11.2 km (7 mi) southeast of Lassen Peak. (US-T121)
History: Named for Alexander Sifford, who participated in the early scientific investigation and exploration of the region and whose personal efforts aided in preserving the area in its natural state. (US-T121)
Yelovoi (historical) (Populated Place), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.9, -152.4)
Description: on SW coast of Spruce I. in Narrow Strait, 7.5 mi. N of Kodiak, Kodiak I.
History: Russian name for a former Eskimo village or camp, reported in the 1880 Census, with a population of 78, by Petroff (1884, p. 28).
Mad River (Populated Place), Trinity County, California (40.4523655, -123.509756)
History: The name, Mad River, was acquired in Dec 1849, after an incident where Dr. Josiah Gregg, the leader of an exploration party in which he was taking notes of all landmarks, became angry when his party did not wait for him, barely giving him enough time to determine the stream's latitude. He was forced to wade to the canoe with his instruments and upon reaching the other shore told his party exactly what he thought of them. (US-T131/1965/CA Place Names/Gudde/p179)
Katakturuk River (Stream), North Slope County, Alaska (69.9758333, -144.9975)
Description: heads on S slope of Sadlerochit Mts., flows W in valley thence N through mountain passes and 30 mi. NE to Camden Bay, 3 mi. W of Collinson Point and 25 mi. SE of Flaxman I., Arctic Plain
History: Eskimo name reported by Leffingwell (1919, p. 96) to  possibly mean "a narrow place," presumably referring to the canyon it has cut through the range . Orth was told in 1956 that the name means "many falls." U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1948 reported another version of the meaning, "looks  open," referring to the appearance of the stream from the sea.
Naukati Bay (Bay), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.8761111, -133.1575)
Description: off Tuxekan Passage, W coast of Prince of Wales I. Alex. Arch.
History: Named "Naukatee Bay" in 1904 by E. F. Dickins, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), who  wrote "Indian name for this inlet from information given by Captain Cyrus Orr."
Hutchinson Creek (Stream), Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska (64.3991667, -142.0175)
Description: flows NE to North Fork Fortymile River, 37 mi. SW of Eagle, Yukon-Tanana High. 17 miles long.
History: Named by prospectors and reported in 1902 by Lieutenant Hjalmar Erickson, USA, as "Hutchison Creek"; in 1905 the name was published by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as "Hutchinson Creek."
Babe Islands (Island), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.2102778, -132.1319444)
Description: On SE coast of Prince of Wales Island, in Cholmonceley Sound, 8 mi ESE of Chomy, Alex. Arch. 1.3 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1904 by H. C. Fassett, U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF).
North Flat (Flat), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (56.6938889, -132.9402778)
Description: in Wrangell Narrows, on W coast of Mitkof I., 8 mi. S of Petersburg, Alex. Arch.
History: This feature was originally caloed "Wrangell North Flat"  in 1869 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN). Local usage shortened the name.
Grouse Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.0355556, -162.2205556)
Description: flows SW to Boulder Creek which flows to Tubutulik River, 29 mi. N of Elim and 46 mi. SE of Imuruk Lake, Seward Peninsula High. 2 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1900 by W. J. Peters (in Mendenhall, 1901, pl. 20), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Sedanka (historical) (Populated Place), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (53.4791667, -167.2916667)
Description: on Sedanka Point, at mouth of Kismaliuk Bay, on SW coast of Unalaska I., Aleutian Islands.
History: Former Aleut village reported by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 14, dated 1792) as "S(elenie) Sedanka" i.e. "Sedanka Village."
Soda Lake (Lake), Shasta County, California (40.4735714, -121.5385856)
Description: Located in sec 9,T30N,R4E, Mount Diablo Meridian. In Lassen Volcanic National Park, at the head of North Fork Bailey Creek, 1.1 km (0.7 mi) north-northeast of Mount Diller and 1.6 km (1 mi) south-southeast of Loomis Peak. (US-T121)
Ikroavik Lake (Lake), North Slope County, Alaska (71.2300809, -156.6348898)
Description: on Chukchi Sea coast, 4.5 mi. SE of Barrow, Arctic Plain. 2.5 miles long.
History: Eskimo name recorded by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) about 1950 and reported to refer in meaning to "a place where one gets in a boat to travel."
Skerrett Point (Cape), Iberia County, Louisiana (29.9801718, -91.526382)
Description: Approx. 8 acres; on Round Island 7.8 mi. NNW of Charenton; Sec. 23, T12S, R9E, Louisiana Meridian
History: The name honors B.E.M. “Ben” Skerrett, III (1920-2005), Lafayette businessman, avid sportsman, and member of the 1971 Commission on the Atchafalaya Basin
Elfin Cove (Populated Place), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (58.1944444, -136.3433333)
Description: population 20, on E shore of Elfin Cove, N part of Chichagof I., 2 mi. S of Point Lavinia and 33 mi. NW of Hoonah, Alex. Arch.
History: Village shown on maps since 1930. The Elfin Cove post office was established in 1935 (Ricks, 1965, p. 19). Its 1958 population was  48.
Chickaloon (Populated Place), Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska (64.7958333, -148.4666667)
Description: on Chickaloon River, 26 mi. NE of Palmer, Talkeetna Mts.
History: Village, named for the Chickaloon River, was established  about 1916 as terminus of the Matanuska Branch of The Alaska Railroad in  this coal-rich region. The Chickaloon post office operated from 1918 to 1922  and 1931 to 1933 (Ricks, 1965, p. 11). Its population was 28 in 1930.
Olga Rock (Bar), Sitka County, Alaska (57.4113889, -135.9436111)
Description: 2 mi. W of Klokachef I., 3 mi. N of Salisbury Sound, off SW coast of Chichagof I., 18 mi. S of Chichagof, Alex. Arch.
History: Named by US@C&GS and published in 1899 on Chart 8050.
Katmai River (Stream), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (58.0302778, -154.9394444)
Description: heads at glacier terminus on Alaska Peninsula, in Katmai National Monument, flows SW to Katmai Bay, 16 mi. S of Mount Katmai, Aleutian Range
History: Eskimo name reported as "R(eka) Katmay" by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 22) Imperial Russian Navy (IRN) and as "Katmai River" in 1917 by R. F. Griggs, National  Geographic Society.
Chocolate Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.365, -149.3783333)
Description: flows SE to Goose Creek, 25 mi. SE of Rampart, Yukon-Tanana High. 3 miles long.
History: Named by prospectors; reported in 1908 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Covert and Ellsworth, 1909, pl. 5).
Round Hill (Summit), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (56.9246142, -154.1634011)
Description: on Akhiok I., in Alitak Bay, at S end of Kodiak I.
History: Descriptive name reported in 1900 by Lieutenant Commander J. F. Moser, U.S. Navy (USN), commander of the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) steamer Albatross.
Point Incarnation (Cape), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.5530556, -133.62)
Description: N tip of an island, at the mouth of Steamboat Bay, NE coast of Noyes Island; Alexandria Archipeligo.
History: The Spanich name "Punta de Jesus Maria" was given to this feature in 1775 by Don Juan de la Bodega y Quadra and Francisco Antonio Maurelle; changed to "Incarnation Point" in June 1922 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), to avoid names implying irreverence.  Wagner (1937, p464) applies the Spanish name to Cape Ulitka, on the NW coast of Noyes Island.
Momyer Creek (Stream), San Bernardino County, California (34.0894561, -116.9297497)
Description: Flows south-southwest for 2 miles to Mill Creek, 2.1 km (1.3 mi) west of Forest Falls. (US-T121)
History: Named for Joseph R Momyer (1910-1973), who was an active conservationist and President of the Defenders of the San Gorgonie Wilderness. (US-T121)
Kanuti Lake (Lake), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (66.1745125, -151.7498721)
Description: 1.7 mi. NE of Old Dummy Lake, 37 mi. SE of Allakaket, Kanuti Flats.
History: Koyukuk Indian name obtained in 1956 at Allakaket by T. E.  Taylor, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Pike Lake (Lake), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.4693994, -154.0696621)
Description: 0.5 mi. S of Beaver Lake, between Dome and Wolf Creeks, 28 mi. NNW of Birches, Kokrines-Hodzana High.
History: Local name obtained in 1952 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographers.
Reds Lake (Lake), Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska (67.8378223, -148.5957629)
Description: N of North Fork Chandalar River, 7 mi. WNW of Bend Mtn. and 24 mi. N of Chandalar, Brooks Range
History: Local name reported in 1956 by T. E. Taylor, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Portage Creek (Stream), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (65.9063889, -162.4755556)
Description: flows SE to Kugruk River, 30 mi. NE of Imuruk Lake, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors name reported in 1908 by F.F. Henshaw (in Brooks and others 1909, fig. 21), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Channel Rock (Bar), Sitka County, Alaska (57.0611111, -135.3658333)
Description: 1 mi. NW of Sitka, off NW coast of Baranof I., Alex. Arch.
History: Descriptive name given in 1880 by Captain Beardslee, U.S. Navy (USN), and published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 149).
Etienne Bay (Bay), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (52.8980556, 172.5822222)
Description: on SW coast of Attu I., extends E from Etienne Head, Aleutian Islands. 5.5 miles long.
History: Name was proposed in 1938 by U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office; shown as Portage Bay on a manuscript map by L. M. Turner in the 1880's. "Saint Etienne" was possibly a former name for Attu Island (Baker, 1906, p. 108).
Scantic River (Stream), Capitol County, Connecticut (41.867864, -72.616668)
Description: 40.6 miles long. Heads in Connecticut, flows northwest then southwest through Massachusetts and into Connecticut to the Connecticut River 1.5 km (0.9 mi) northwest of East Windsor Hill; Towns of South Windsor, East Windsor, Enfield, Somers and Staffard, CT and Hampden and Monson, MA.
History: Name probably originates from "Scantuck," an Indian word, or possibly from "scantiness," as in summer the water is scanty (Bagg 1922) (Steele). Name recorded as River Skentooke on 1636 Indian deed. Possibly Nipmuck dialect for "branch of the river" (CT-T123)