cellos/DomesticNames_AllStates_Text huggingface dataset:
Kakuktahuk Pass (Gut), Kusilvak (CA) County, Alaska (63.0808333, -163.6927778)
Description: in Yukon Delta, extends NE from Apoon Pass to Pastol Bay, 38 mi. NE of Kwiguk, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
History: Eskimo name obtained in 1899 by R. L. Faris, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS);  published in 1901 on Chart 9372.
Outer Rocks (Bar), Sitka County, Alaska (57.5583333, -136.1583333)
Description: at W entrance to Khaz Bay, 7.5 mi. SW of Chichagof, on W coast of Chichagof I., Alex. Arch.
History: Descriptive name given in 1897 as "Outer Rock" by Lieutenant Commander Moore, U.S. Navy (USN), to one of the rocks. The name was applied to the group by  US@C&GS in 1908 and published in the 1908 Coast Pilot (p. 167) as "Outer  Rocks."
Washington (Populated Place), District of Columbia County, District of Columbia (38.8951118, -77.0363658)
Description: The United States Capital.
History: In 1791, city commissioners Thomas Jefferson, Daniel Carroll and David Stewart informed architect Pierre L'Enfant that the Federal City would be called "The City of Washington" for President George Washington. (DC-163/p186). The variant name, "Ranatakariáhshne", is a Mohawk name which translates to: "Place of the village destroyer".
Badger Hill (Summit), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (59.2091442, -151.5232624)
Description: on SE coast of Kenai Peninsula between Chugach and Windy Bays, 18 mi. SE of Seldovia, Chugach Mts.
History: Local name; published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1939 on Chart 8531.
Pothole Glacier (Glacier), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (61.3103741, -152.3845987)
Description: in Tordrillo Mts., trends SW to its terminus at Nagishlamina River, 49 mi. NW of Tyonek, Alaska Range
History: Descriptive name given in 1927 by S.R. Capps (in Smith and  others, 1930, p. 148), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Sal Creek (Stream), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.815, -132.5041667)
Description: On E coast of Prince of Wales Island, flowing E to Clarence Strait, 2 mi. N of Narrow Point, 20 mi NNW of Kasaan, Alex. Arch.
History: Named for the triangulation station located near its mouth; reported in 1961 by U.S. Forest Service (USFS).
Grass Valley (Valley), Nome County, Alaska (65.101431, -163.9366904)
Description: along Kingsley Creek, extends NW to mouth of Nesbit River, 7 mi. SE of Mount Bendeleben and 41 mi. SW of Imuruk Lake, Seward Peninsula Highlands. 2 miles long.
History: Prospectors name published on the 1908 "Map of Seward Peninsula" by Arthur Gibson.
Stepanutcha Cliff (Cliff), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (56.5916667, -169.4666667)
Description: S of Tolstoi Point, on E coast of St. George I., in Pribilof Islands.
History: Aleut name listed by Putnam (1903, p. 1015), U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), as "Ste'pan-utch'a"meaning "Stepan's shelf *** so called because here Stepan, a  native, gathered eggs, this ridge being reserved for him."
Point Couverden (Cape), Haines County, Alaska (58.1905556, -135.0555556)
Description: on SE end of Couverden I., at mouth of Lynn Canal, 7 mi. SW of Funter and 24 mi. SW of Juneau; St. Elias Mts.
History: observed by Josph Whidbey, July 13, 1794, and named by  Captain Vancouver (1789, v. 3, p. 245), RN, for Couverden, England, the home  of his ancestors. map 8), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), transliterated the English anme as "M(ys)  Kouverden."
Eek River (Stream), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (60.0852778, -162.3077778)
Description: Heads at 595515N, 1600000W at a small lake 0.5 mi. NE of Mount Oratia. Flows NW 108 mi, joins Eenayarak River to form Eek Channel Kuskokwim River, 45 mi SW of Bethel, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
History: Eskimo name published as "Ik" by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, m 3).  It has been spelled "Eek" since 1880.
Nolan (Populated Place), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (67.4766667, -150.2297222)
Description: population 5, at junction of Nolan and Wiseman Creeks, W of Midnight and  Smith Creek Domes and 5.5 mi. NW of Wiseman, Brooks Range
History: This mining camp was named for the creek on which it is located; reported in 1928 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). See Wiseman.
Hunt Island (Island), Aleutians East County, Alaska (54.7563889, -162.2463889)
Description: part of Sandman Reefs, 6 mi. S of Deer I., Aleutian Range. 0.5 mile long.
History: Name published in 1888 by U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF). This may be the Egg (Yachnoy) Island of Captain M. D. Tebenkov, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), 1849
Tupik Creek (Stream), North Slope County, Alaska (68.5572222, -161.1072222)
Description: In the De Long Mountains, flowing SE on the S side of Tupik Mountain and then NE to join Kogruk Creek to form the Utukok River, Brooks Range
History: Named by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists in 1950 for Tupik Mountain on the north side of the stream, an Eskimo word meaning "tent."
Tanque Aloma (Populated Place), Yuma County, Arizona (32.6972694, -113.9577095)
History: The origional name of a stage station built in the area by John Kilbride about 1859 was 'Antelope Hill' or 'Antelope Hill Stage Station'.  'Tacna' was applied to the post office here when the railroad was built.  However, it disappeared in 1898 only to reappear in 1927, when Max B.Noah, the postmaster, told a story that the town was named for Tachnapolis, a Greek priest from California whose name was shortened by the Indians to 'Tacna'.  The present 'Tacna' appears to be located where 'Gael' (a watering station for trains) was maintained by a Robert Gael (AZ-T101).
Point Caution (Cape), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.2438889, -134.6330556)
Description: S point of entrance to Whitewater Bay, on Admiralty I., 17 mi. S of Angoon, Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1869 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), (U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), 1883,  p. 174).
Kobuk Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.6122222, -151.3272222)
Description: in Ray Mts., flows SSW to Gishna Creek, 38 mi. NE of Tanana, Kokrines-Hodzana High.
History: Local name obtained in 1956 at Tanana by Orth; so named because Kobuk Eskimo herded reindeer here about 50 years ago.
Grizzly Creek (Stream), Denali County, Alaska (63.7675, -147.9877778)
Description: flows NE to Wood River, 30 mi. SE of Healy, Alaska Range. 6 miles long.
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).
Indian Mike Spring (Spring), Yolo County, California (38.8604555, -122.1469173)
Description: Located in sec 25,T12N,R3W, Mount Diablo Meridian. Along the course of Wildcat Creek, 0.8 km (0.5 mi) east of Du Boise Spring and 5.3 km (3.3 mi) northeast of Guinda. (US-T121)
Chris LeDoux Point (Summit), Johnson County, Wyoming (43.7784596, -106.6089308)
Description: Located on the N side of North Fork Powder River, E of I-25, 11 mi. SE of Horn Creek Reservoir, 4.7 mi. N of Kaycee; Sec. 17, T44N, R81W, Sixth Principal Meridian
History: The name honors Chris Lee LeDoux (1948-2005), rodeo star, singer, and songwriter.
Iliuk Arm Naknek Lake (Lake), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (58.515, -155.5297222)
Description: Extends E 13 mi off Naknek lake, on Alaska Peninsula, in Katmai National Monument, 23 mi NW of Mount Katmai, Aleutian Range.
History: Eskimo name published in 1922 by R.F. Griggs, National Geographic Society, for this very deep lake.  On some Russian maps the name "Iliuk" is applied to Naknek Lake.  In 1923, R.H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), reported another native name as "Nanva-Nelhook," meaning "very bad lake."
Menlo Park (Populated Place), San Mateo County, California (37.4538274, -122.1821871)
History: In August, 1854, D. J. Oliver and D. C. McGlynn, brothers-in-low, from Menlough, county Galway, Ireland, erected an arched gate at the joint entrance to their ranches with the inscription "Menlo Park" and the date.  When the San Francisco and San Jose Railroad reached the place in 1863, it adopted the name for the station.  The gate stood until July 7, 1922, when an automobile struck and destroyed the landmark, (Gudde's California Place Names,Stanger, p.152).  (US-T121)
Wapoo Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (63.6594444, -157.4491667)
Description: flows SW to Innoko River 6.4 mi. NW of its junction with Dishna River, 46 mi. NW of Ophir and 74 mi. NW of McGrath, Innoko Low.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1913 by H. M. Eakin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Klukwah Mountain (Summit), Haines County, Alaska (59.5885953, -135.8673295)
Description: 5.3 mi. NE of Klutshah Mtn. and 21 mi. NW of Skagway, Coast Mts.
History: Tlingit Indian name that appears to be similar to the village name Klukwan. It was published in 1954 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Batza Slough (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.885, -155.1669444)
Description: anabranch of Koyukuk River, flows S on S side of Deniktaw Ridge, 23 mi. NNW of Hochandochtla Mtn., Kokrines-Hodzana High. 10.5 miles long.
History: Local name shown on a 1932 sketch map of the area; author unknown.
East Twin Glacier (Glacier), Juneau County, Alaska (58.6525091, -133.8888435)
Description: Heads in Hades Highway, trends S to Twin Glacier Lake, 6 mi W of Kluchman Mountain, Coast Mts. 5 miles long.
History: Named relative to West Twin Glacier, published by Lawrence (1950, p. 195). East and West Twin Glaciers were at one time joined and the resultant feature was reported as "Twin Glacier" by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1895. Subsequent recession of the glacial front has resulted in two separate glaciers.
Mount Romig (Summit), Bethel County, Alaska (60.6151028, -159.7384064)
Description: In Kilbuck Mountain Range, W of Cripple mts, N of the Kisaralik River, and 25 mi W of Gemuk Mountian, 15 mi S of Fisher Dome, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts..
History: Named in 1898 by W. S. Post and J. E. Spurr, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for Dr. Joseph Herman Romig, Moravian missionary  from 1896 to 1905, who spent over 40 years in pioneer medical work in Alaska.
Kwikpak (historical) (Populated Place), Kusilvak (CA) County, Alaska (63.0708333, -164.4111111)
Description: on N bank of Kwikpak Pass, 22 mi. N of Kwiguk, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
History: Eskimo village, now abandoned, reported in 1879 by US@C&GS  as "Kwikpakamiut," meaning "Kwikpak people." "Kwikpak" is the Eskimo name for one of the major distributary channels of the Yukon River; it is a name often applied to the Yukon itself. This may be the same as the village of Kwikpuk reported in 1899 by US@C&GS at about 624000N1635500W.
McCabe Lakes (Lake), Tuolumne County, California (37.9915719, -119.3355061)
Description: In Yosemite National Park, six lakes, the largest lake, Upper McCabe Lake, is 0.8 km (long and 0.32 km (0.2 mi) wide, 1.3 km (0.8 mi) north-northwest of North Peak and 17.9 km (11.2 mi) west-northwest of Lee Vining.  (US-T121)
History: Named for Edward R W McCabe, Second Lieutenant, United States Army, 1900.  (US-T121)
Alder Creek (Stream), Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska (65.0722222, -147.2058333)
Description: flows SE to Fairbanks Creek, 21 mi. NE of Fairbanks, Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Named by prospectors; reported in 1903 by T. G. Gerdine,  (in Prindle, 1905, pl. 13), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Altamont (Populated Place), Deuel County, South Dakota (44.8396869, -96.6895039)
History: Named by the surveyor who laid out the town site, because of the hilly country surrounding it. (SD-T83/p. 36) Another theory states that this community was named for the person whose farm the town was established on, Ed Altamont. The town was platted in 1880 by the Western Town Lot Company. (SD-T17/p46) Incorporated in 1903.
El Despoblado (historical) (Plain), Maricopa County, Arizona (0, 0)
Description: Unable to locate.
History: Named for the region extending from Highland Canal to the Superstition Mountains.  The name means 'a wilderness, unpopulated region' and was applied by Vasquez de Coronado in 1540 to the area between the Gila River settlements and the mountains to the north.  The region remained unpopulated for centuries because of the continual wars between the Pima and Apache Indians (US-T121).
Devils Desk (Summit), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (58.4749486, -154.2999227)
Description: on ridge at head of Hook Glacier, on Alaska Peninsula, in Katmai  National Monument, 28 mi. NE of Mount Katmai; Aleutian Range
History: descriptive name given in 1924 by R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Rubey Point (Ridge), Lincoln County, Wyoming (41.8852145, -110.7979461)
Description: On Dempsey Ridge in the Tunp Range, 4 mi N of Nugget; 415300N1104840W (W end), 41115314N1104700W (E end)
History: Named for William Walden Rubey (1898-1974), geologist U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), who did geological work in this area; he received the Presidential Medal of Science in 1965
Chicken Island (Island), Chugach County, Alaska (60.0397222, -147.9327778)
Description: in Latouche Passage, off NW coast of Latouche I., 18 mi. SE of Chenega, Chugach Mts. 0.3 mile long.
History: Local name reported in 1908 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Psalm Lake (Lake), Anchorage County, Alaska (61.3817057, -149.5636622)
Description: 2.5 mi SW of the center of Birchwood, 1.2 mi S of Beach Lake, and 16 mi NE of Anchorage, Cook Inlet Low.
History: Biblical name given in 1962 by the Western Area Alaska Camp Committee of the Methodist Church. The area is used as a church retreat.
Mike Creek (Stream), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (51.9388889, 177.5038889)
Description: heads at Leak Hill, flows SE to Mutt Cove, center of Kiska I., Aleutian Islands.
History: An arbitrary name beginning with "M" to correspond to "M" grid used by U.S. Army for tactical purposes during World War 22; published on a 1953 Army Map Service (AMS) map. Variant published on a 1943 U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) map.
The String (Populated Place), Teton County, Idaho (43.5846429, -111.0885532)
Description: An early colony 2 mi S of Victor and 9 mi S of Driggs along Trail Creek.
History: Named because the emigrants to Teton County from Cache Valley, Utah, located on the S banks of Trail Creek 1889, strung their farms out from the mouth of Trail Creek to near Piney Pass.
Tuxedni Glacier (Glacier), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.1241582, -153.1032188)
Description: trends N from Llianma Volcano to its terminus 2.5 mi. S of the Tuxedni River, 65 mi. NE of Nondalton, Aleutian Range
History: Local name reported in 1958 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); derived from Tuxedni River.
Black Canyon (Valley), Eddy County, New Mexico (32.0342876, -104.6906114)
Description: Located in the Guadalupe Mountains, heads at Black River Spring, trends southeast along the course of the Black River to open out at Mescal Wash, 61 km (38 miles) southwest of Carlsbad; 10 km (6.2 miles) long; sec 15,T26S,R22E,New Mexico Meridian.
Mount Riggs (Summit), Copper River County, Alaska (61.511342, -141.0350281)
Description: between Mount Natazhat and Alaska-Canada boundary, N of Klutlan  Glacier, 60 mi. NE of McCarthy, St. Elias Mts.
History: Named by the Alaska-Canada boundary surveyors, 1909-13, for Thomas Riggs, Jr., surveyor in charge for the United States.
Robert Ridge (Ridge), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (52.0208333, 177.5097222)
Description: 1.3 mi. NE of Conquer Point, Kiska I., Aleutian Islands.
History: An arbitrary name beginning with "R" to correspond to "R" grid used by the U.S. Army for tactical purposes during World War II; published on a 1953 Army Map Service (AMS) map.
Little Franks Tract (Swamp), Contra Costa County, California (38.0499204, -121.6510646)
Description: In Franks Tract State Recreation Area, bound by Piper Slough on the south and west, and False River on the north, 4 km (2.5 mi) north of the community of Bethel Island.  (US-T121)
History: The feature was formerly an artificial island created for agricultural use in the late 1800s; in 1986 the surrounding levees broke and the land flooded creating the current feature.  (US-T121)
Third Pup (Stream), Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska (65.2022222, -146.6852778)
Description: flows NW to Flat Creek, 41 mi. NE of Fairbanks, Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Named "3rd Pup" by prospectors; reported in 1907 by Covert  (Henshaw and Covert, 1908, pl. 9). See First Pup and Second Pup.
Kanulik (historical) (Populated Place), Dillingham (CA) County, Alaska (58.9666667, -158.4666667)
Description: at head of Nushagak Bay, 2 mi. NE of Nushagak and 6 mi. SE of Dillingham, Bristol Bay. Low.
History: Eskimo village reported by Ivan Petroff in 1880 Census. Its population in 1880 was 142; in 1890, 54; it is now abandoned.
Camp Creek (Stream), Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska (64.5913889, -145.3883333)
Description: flows W to South Fork Salcha River 4.4 mi. S of that stream's  junction with Salcha River and 34 mi. NE of Big Delta, Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Local name reported in 1958 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Lump Mountain (Summit), Bethel County, Alaska (59.1534983, -161.7103605)
Description: 3 mi. NE of Beluga Hill, and 10 mi. NW of Goodnews,  Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Descriptive name given in 1914 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS); published in  1915 on Chart 9103.
Kodachrome Flat (Flat), Kane County, Utah (37.5280404, -111.9921306)
History: Kodachrome Flat was named by members of a 1948 National Geographic Society expedition to southern Utah, in recognition of the new Kodak film. The State of Utah renamed it Kodachrome Basin after the area became a state park in 1962; however, the name Kodachrome Flat remains official for Federal use. Prior to the designation of the area as a State Park, it was known informally as Thorley's Pasture for a rancher named Tom Thorley who ran cattle in the basin.
Station Point (Cape), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.9988889, -134.0972222)
Description: on E coast of Glass Peninsula on Admiralty I., 39 mi. NE of Angoon, Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1886 by Lieutenant Commander A. S. Snow, U.S. Navy (USN), who had an astronomical station here, The name was published in 1888 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) on Chart  729.
Crooked Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.0086111, -163.6525)
Description: flows SE to Ophir Creek, 8 mi. N of Council and 44 mi. SW of Imuruk Lake, Seward Peninsula High. 2.4 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1900 E. C. Barnard (in Brooks, 1901, pl. 17), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Squannacook River (Stream), Middlesex County, Massachusetts (42.5814795, -71.6092349)
Description: Heads at the junction of Walker and Mason Brooks at 424117N0714520W, flows SE for 16.4 miles to the Nashua River 1.8 mi NW of Ayer; Towns of Groton, Shirley and Townsend.
History: Indian word probably meaning "place for taking salmon". (Douglas-Lithgow 1909)
Chathenda Creek (Stream), Copper River County, Alaska (62.0730556, -142.0941667)
Description: In the Nutzotin Range, flowing WSW to the Chisana River W of Chisana, 3 mi. NE of Euchre Mountain and 40 mi. SE of Nabesna, Alaska Range. 17 miles long.
History: Indian name obtained in 1902 by D. C. Witherspoon, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). In 1910, Prospectors called the stream "Johnson Creek."
Monument Creek (Stream), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.4366667, -132.3944444)
Description: On Prince of Wales Island, flowing S to Skowl Arm on Kasaan Bay, 0.6 mi NW of Old Kasaan National Monument and 31 mi WNW of Ketchikan, Alex. Arch.
History: Local name reported in 1961 by U.S. Forest Service (USFS); given because of its  proximity to Old Kasaan National Monument.
Moose Creek (Stream), Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska (65.2238889, -146.9397222)
Description: flows SW to Chatanika River, 4.5 mi. N of Twin Buttes and 40 mi. NE of Fairbanks, Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1954 or 1955 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)  topographers.
Leffingwell Glacier (Glacier), North Slope County, Alaska (69.2911661, -144.1922914)
Description: trends from S side to E side of Mount Michelson at head of Leffingwell Creek in Romanzof Mts., Brooks Range
History: Named for Ernest de Koven Leffingwell who for several years, between 1906 and 1914, explored and studied the geology and geography  of northeast Alaska, culminating with his report on "The Canning River  Region." The name "Leffingwell Glacier" was published in U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) open File Report 810, 1965, by E. G. Sable.
Upper Wapato Lake (Lake), Oconto County, Wisconsin (45.2982122, -88.6586359)
Description: 50 acres in size with a maximum depth of 10 feet. Located 1.3 km (.8 mi) W of the S end of Reservoir Pond and NW of Lower Wapato Lake, in Nicolet NF.
History: Wapato is said to be an Indian word for "duck potato".
Avila Beach (Populated Place), San Luis Obispo County, California (35.1799752, -120.7318418)
Description: At the head of San Luis Obispo Creek on the north shore of San Luis Obispo Bay, 11.2 km (7 mi) northwest of Graover City.  (US-T121)
History: The town was laid out in 1867 by the sons of Don Miquel Avila and named in his honor.  (US-T121)
Canthook Creek (Stream), Del Norte County, California (41.7173374, -123.9434064)
Description: Heads 1.6 km (1 mi) east of Canthook Mountain, flows south-southwest for 3 miles to the South Fork Smith River 4 km (2.5 mi) north-northeast of Little Rattlesnake Mountain and 21.5 km (13.4 mi) east-southeast of Crescent City. (US-T121)
History: At its August 12, 1982 meeting the Board on Geographic Names approved Cant Hook Creek. At its October 15, 1982 meeting the Board recinded its August 12 decision and changed the name back to Canthook Creek. (US-T121)
Singik Point (Cape), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (63.6377778, -171.7777778)
Description: On the W coast of Saint Lawrence Island, 10.6 mi S of Northwest Cape and 0.3 mi W of the mouth of the Kavalghak Creek.
History: Eskimo name, meaning "pointed," reported in 1949 by Major  H. B. Allen, U.S. Air Force (USAF).
Yalik (historical) (Populated Place), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (59.45, -150.6)
Description: on SE coast of Kenai Peninsula on shore of Yalik Bay, 38 mi. E of Seldovia, Chugach Mts.
History: Former Indian village reported in the 1880 Census, with a population of 32, by Ivan Petroff (1884, p. 29).
Pitt Place Prairie (Flat), Humboldt County, California (41.2470685, -123.9406235)
Description: Located in the Siskiyou Mountains, between the headwaters of Mettah and Tectah Creeks, 4.8 km (3 mi) west of Hancorne Prairie and 13 km (8 mi) southwest of Johnsons.  (US-T121)
Cañada Laguna Seca (Valley), Santa Barbara County, California (34.7492065, -120.3234569)
Description: Heads in sec 12,T7N,R33W,San Bernardino Meridian,  trends northwest then north to the Los Alamos Valley 4 km (2.5 mi) west of Los Alamos.  (US-T121)
History: Spanish name for "dry lake valley."  (US-T121)
Aspid Bay (Bay), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (53.4336111, -167.4066667)
Description: on SW coast of Unalaska I., 18 mi. NE of Fort Glenn, Aleutian Islands. 1 mile wide.
History: Reported in 1840 by Father Veniaminov. Named "Nellie Juan Bay" by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), probably in the 1920's, for "Nellie Juan Cape," which is now "Cape Aspid." See Aspid, Cape.
Kougarok River (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.2563889, -164.5658333)
Description: formed by junction of Macklin and Washington Creeks, flows S to Kuzitrin River, 47 mi. SW of Imuruk Lake, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Eskimo name reported on a map of Cape Nome goldfields by  David Fox, Jr., dated 1901. Reported in 1900 as "Kugruk River" by Brooks (1901, pl. 11), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). See Kugruk River.
Ranney Glacier (Glacier), Chugach County, Alaska (61.1814167, -147.5720292)
Description: heads E of Mount Castner, trends SE to its terminus at head of Ranney Creek, 43 mi. W of Valdez, Chugach Mts.
History: Named in 1908 by U.S. Grant and D. F. Higgins, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Nikonda Creek (Stream), Copper River County, Alaska (62.1875, -142.8597222)
Description: heads at Nikonda Glacier terminus, flows NW to Nabesna River,  11 mi. S of Devils Mtn., Wrangell Mts.
History: Indian name reported in 1902 by D. C. Witherspoon, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).