cellos/DomesticNames_AllStates_Text huggingface dataset:
Ohio Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.5719444, -164.5744444)
Description: flows SE to Jackson Creek which flows to Bonanza River, 4 mi.  NW of Solomon, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1900 by E. C. Barnard (in Brooks, 1901, pl. 17), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Mount O'Neel (Summit), Chugach County, Alaska (60.7033333, -144.8313889)
Description: at head of Grinnell Glacier, 37 mi. N of Katalla, Chugach Mts.
History: Named about 1910 by Lawrence Martin, for A. C. O'Neel,  "Chief Bridge Engineer, Copper River and Northwestern Railroad, who built a $1,500,000 steel bridge near the base of this mountain in 1909-1910 across  the Copper River, which is as large as the Mississippi at New Orleans, and  never lost a man."
Kanunuk Slough (Stream), Kusilvak (CA) County, Alaska (63.0361111, -163.5725)
Description: in Yukon Delta, flows NE to Apoon Pass, 1.5 mi. W of Kotlik and  35 mi. NE of Kwiguk, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
History: Eskimo name reported in 1899 by R. L. Faris, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), as "Kanuhnuktaili."
Lava Island (Island), Sitka County, Alaska (57.0061111, -135.7036111)
Description: off S coast of Kruzof I., 14 mi. W of Sitka, Alex. Arch.
History: Russian name meaning "lava" given in 1809 by the navigator  Ivan Vasiliev the first Imperial Russian Navy (IRN); published by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 19), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN)  as "O(strov) Lava."
Cobblestone Creek (Stream), North Slope County, Alaska (68.6122222, -150.5541667)
Description: flows NW to Nanushuk River, SW of Arc Mtn., 12 mi. E of Table Top and 45 mi. NE of Anaktuvuk Pass, Arctic Slope. 23 miles long.
History: So named by W. W. Patton, Jr., U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), about 1950, "because the creek bottom is filled with cobblestones."
Holikachuk Slough (Gut), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (62.9458333, -159.5488889)
Description: Flows E between Shageluk Slough and Innoko River, 1.4 mi. E of Holikachuk and 50 mi. N of Holy Cross, Innoko Low. 16 miles long.
History: Local name obtained in 1952 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Hannum Creek (Stream), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (65.8838889, -163.1563889)
Description: Heading 10.5 mi NW of the Asses Ears and flowing NE 5 mi. then SE to the Inmachuk River, 2.5 mi upstream from the mouth of Pinnell River, 20 mi. N of Imuruk Lake, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1901 by D. L. Reaburn (in Mendenhall, 1902, pl. 4a), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Arey Lagoon (Bay), North Slope County, Alaska (70.0897222, -143.8788889)
Description: on Beaufort Sea coast, between Arey I. and mainland, Arctic Plain. 7 miles long.
History: Named in 1948 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), "based on the established name of the island enclosing the lagoon (Arey Island)."
Triangle Island (Island), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (58.9572222, -136.5344444)
Description: at N end of Queen Inlet, on Glacier Bay, in Glacier Bay  National Monument, 1.7 mi. S of terminus of Carroll Glacier and 71 mi. NW of  Hoonah , St. Elias Mts.
History: Named in 1892 by Reid (1896, pl. 86), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "because of the shape of the island."
Lighthouse Point (Cape), Cheboygan County, Michigan (45.6689008, -84.4208648)
Description: Located in sec 22,T38N,R1W, Michigan Meridian. A point of land on the S shore of the South Channel in the Straits of Mackinac, 0.7 mile NE of Cheboygan Point and 3 mi NE of Cheboygan. (US-T121)
Mahoning County (Civil), Mahoning County, Ohio (41.0146379, -80.7762994)
Description: Located in eastern Ohio along the boundary with Pennsylvania, 64 km (40 mi) east of Akron; County Seat:  Youngstown.
History: Created in 1846; "mahoning" is an Indian term believed to mean "salt like".  (US-T131/1953/This is Ohio,p37)
Coho Creek (Stream), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (56.8122222, -133.0030556)
Description: flows NE to Petersburg Creek, 1.5 mi. W of Petersburg, on E coast of Lindenberg Peninsula, Kupreanof I., Alex. Arch. 5 miles long.
History: Local name recorded in 1951 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Deepwater Point (Cape), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.1722222, -134.2277778)
Description: E point of entrance to Woewodski Harbor, on SE coast of  Admiralty I., Alex. Arch.
History: An 1882 translation by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) of name given in 1838 by  Captain Lieutenant D. F. Zarembo; published in 1848 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1396 as "M(ys) Glubokiy," meaning "deep cape."
Sargent Icefield (Glacier), Chugach County, Alaska (60.385, -148.4344444)
Description: On the E coast of the Kenai Peninsula, trends NE-SW, S of Port Nellie Juan and 25 mi NE of the Harding Icefield, Chugach Mts.
History: Named in 1952 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for Rufus Harvey Sargent, 1875-1951, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographer who did extensive exploration and mapping on Kenai Peninsula.
Smallwood Creek (Stream), Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska (64.015, -147.25)
Description: heads at junction of Johnson and Victoria Creeks, flows SE to Little Chena River, 15 mi. NE of Fairbanks, Tanana Low.
History: Local name reported in 1903 by T. G. Gerdine in (Prindle, 1905, pl. 16), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The stream was shown flowing to Nugget Creek but, in 1907, C. C. Covert, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), reported the stream flowing to the Little Chena River (Henshaw and Covert, 1908, pl. 9).
Liljegren Passage (Channel), Chugach County, Alaska (60.7152778, -147.4030556)
Description: in Prince William Sound, extends E-W between Storey I. and Peak  and Naked Is., 39 mi. NE of Chenega, Chugach Mts.
History: Local name reported in 1910 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Nugget Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.4666667, -165.1)
Description: flows E to Hastings Creek about 9 mi. E of Nome, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors name shown as Nugget or Taylor Cr. on the 1904 "Map of Cape Nome Precinct" by Authur Gibson. This feature cannot be  precisely identified on current maps.
Gilmore (historical) (Populated Place), Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska (64.9891667, -147.5361111)
Description: on right bank of Pedro Creek, 11 mi. NE of Fairbanks, Yukon-Tanana High. sec 22,T2N,R1E,Fairbanks Meridian
History: This mining camp was named for Tom Gilmore, Felix Pedro's partner, and was first shown on a manuscript map by C. W. Joint in 1905. The camp is now abandoned.
Chikuminuk Lake (Lake), Dillingham County, Alaska (60.2184975, -158.9429222)
Description: Among the Tikchik Lakes, 8 mi N of Lake Chauekuktuli and 120 mi SW of Sleetmute, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mountains. 16 miles long.
History: Eskimo name spelled "Chikoominuk" in 1915 by U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF).
Tannery Run (Stream), Chester County, Pennsylvania (39.7797222, -75.7433333)
Description: 1.8 km (1.1 mi) long; heads in New Castle County, flows W to its confluence with Broad Run 2.6 km (1.6 mi) SW of Kaolin, and 0.5 km (0.3 mi) SSW of Somerset Lake.
History: This stream was the source of water for a tannery built in 1765.
Point Elrington (Cape), Chugach County, Alaska (59.9358333, -148.2486111)
Description: at SW tip of Elrington I., 45 mi. SE of Seward, Chugach Mts.
History: Named by Joseph Whidbey, Royal Navy (RN), about May 27, 1794 (Vancouver, 1798, v. 3, p. 176).
Dome Point (Cape), Aleutians East County, Alaska (55.6605556, -159.7044444)
Description: on S coast of Alaska Peninsula, E shore of Stepovak Bay, Aleutian Range
History: Named by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1880; published in 1888 by U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF).
Grouse Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.9505556, -164.7413889)
Description: flows SE to Pilgrim River, 28 mi. NW of Solomon, Seward Peninsula High. 6.2 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1900 by E. C. Barnard (in Brooks, 1901, pl. 17), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
East Branch Lost River (Stream), Modoc County, California (41.9898804, -121.1755405)
Description: Heads in the State of Oregon at Willow Valley Reservoir, flows southwest into California to Lost River, 3.7 km (2.3 mi) north of Carr Butte and 26.4 km (16.5 mi) east-northeast of the city of Tulelake.  (US-T121)
Mosheim Dome (Summit), Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska (56.3704886, -130.8141493)
Description: on Alaska=Canada boundary, 23 mi. NE of mouth of Unuk River at Burroughs Bay, Coast Mts.
History: Named by International Boundary Commission (IBC) for Adolph Mosheim, one of the U.S. Boundary Commission surveyors who worked in this area in 1905. The name was published  in 1927 on International Boundary Commission (IBC) sheet 3.
Oimathluk Point (Cape), Dillingham (CA) County, Alaska (59.6833333, -158.8333333)
Description: in Lake Beverly at entrance to Silver Horn, 46 mi. NW of Dillingham, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Eskimo name shown on a 1910 manuscript map as "Oi-na-thluk  Point" by H. C. Fasset, U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF).
Beards Creek (Bay), Anne Arundel County, Maryland (38.9515012, -76.5710737)
Description: Trends north northeast to the South River at Cedar Point, 0.48 km (0.3 mi) southwest of Boyd Point and 6.4 km (4 mi) southwest of Annapolis. (US-T121)
History: Possibly named for Richard Beard who owned a fleet of ships that traded between the Chesapeake Bay and England.  Legend has it the bay was home to pirate Richard Clark, and others. (US-T121)
Boundary Creek (Stream), Bottineau County, North Dakota (48.84433, -100.91852)
Description: Heads at 49.0312600, -100.4412000 in the Province of Manitoba; flows generally W then WSW to enter North Dakota in Sec. 25, T164N, R77W, where it continues to the S then SW, passing N of the community of Souris, to enter the Souris River 3.6 mi. S of Landa.
Tsaritsa Rock (Bar), Sitka County, Alaska (57.0213889, -135.3244444)
Description: in Galankin Is., off W coast of Baranof I., 2 mi. S of Sitka;  Alex. Arch.
History: named by the Russians for one of their vessels, which struck the rock (U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1883, p. 143).
Chance Creek (Stream), Tillamook County, Oregon (45.453768, -123.666626)
Description: 0.6 mi. long; heads on Bureau of Land Management land, 1.8 mi. SW of Fish Corner, flows S onto Tillamook State Forest land to enter the Trask River 8.6 mi. E of Tillamook; Secs. 21&28, T1S, R8W,Willamette Meridian
History: Named in honor of William Hutton Chance (1873-1958), who owned and farmed property along the stream in the first half of the twentieth century
Skookum Creek (Stream), Copper River County, Alaska (62.1088889, -141.8352778)
Description: heads at Caribou Pass, in Nutzotin Mts., flows SE to Little  Eldorado Creek 0.4 mi. N of its junction with Bonanza Creek, 4.6 mi. N of  Beaver Lake, Alaska Range
History: Local name reported by S. R. Capps ( in Brooks and others,  1915, p. 219), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). See Salt Chuck, village.
Ebey Slough (Stream), Snohomish County, Washington (48.0395406, -122.2190274)
Description: 8 mi. long; flows NNW to enter the Snohomish River 1 mi. E of Marysville
History: Named for western Washington pioneer Colonel Isaac N. Ebey (1818-1857); a proposal to change the name Ebey Slough to Ebey Estuary was rejected by the BGN in 2012
Globemaster Peak (Summit), Chugach County, Alaska (61.2143404, -148.2026775)
Description: Located approximately 55 mi. E of Anchorage, on land administered by the Bureau of Land Management; Sec 16, T13N, R7E, Seward Meridian
History: The name honors the victims of a recently-recovered C-124 Globemaster plane which crashed on the summit in 1952.
Skiff Island (Island), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (56.5166667, -133.6819444)
Description: in Keku Strait, 12 mi. N of Point Baker, off SW coast of Kupreanof I., Alex. Arch.
History: Named by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) for charting purposes; name published in  1932 Coast Pilot (p. 257).
Poston Draw (Valley), Sublette County, Wyoming (42.4079196, -109.492318)
Description: Heads 1.6 km (1 mi) east of Stud Horse Butte, flows east, then southeast to enter the Big Sandy River, 4.5 km (2.8 mi) northwest of the Poston Reservoir.
History: Named for the hisorical Poston Ranch, which was homesteaded in the early 1900s by brothers Frank J and Loni J Poston.
Avenak Mountain (Summit), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (67.8086611, -164.1746155)
Description: Located on N bank of Wulik River, 17.7 km (11 mi) NE of Kivalina, Arctic Slope.
History: Eskimo name meaning "black whale," according to a report  by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1950.
Outer Banks (Island), Dare County, North Carolina (35.5668467, -75.4684908)
Description: An archipelago (series of islands) and complex barrier island system extending generally southward from the North Carolina-Virginia boundary area to Cape Lookout and then generally westward to Bogue Inlet (q.v.).  Some consider the Outer Banks to extend further, but beyond Bogue Inlet, they are mostly offshore marsh islands although barrier isalnds exist further south in Brunswick County, North Carolina.
History: The Outer Banks, and specifically Roanoke Island (q.v.), is the site of the first attempted English Colony in North America in 1587.  The governor, White, left for England to re-supply the colony, but was delayed by the impending attack by the Spanish Armada.  When he finally was able to return in 1590, no trace of the colony was found, only the word CROATOAN carved in a post, which was the name of some local Indians in the area.  Rough weather made searching impossible.  Numerous attempts were made over the years to find "The Lost Colony", even by the settlers at Jamestown, but no trace was ever found.  The first English child born in the "New World", Virginia Dare, was born here.
Sayers Creek (Stream), Greene County, Missouri (37.192271, -93.1171257)
Description: Heads 1 km (0.6 mi) NE of White Oak Church, 4.2 km (2.5 mi) NE of Rogersville and flows NW 14.5 km (9 mi) to join the James River.
History: Named for the Sayers family who settled near the stream in the 1850's.
Cape Douglas (Cape), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (58.8522222, -153.2822222)
Description: South of the entrance to Sukoi Bay, on the NE coast of Alaska Peninsula, in Katmai National Monument, 33 mi SE of Augustine Island, Aleutian Range.
History: Name given by Captain Cook (1785, p385), Royal Navy (RN), on May 25, 1778. He wrote, "This promontory I named Cape Douglas in honor of my very good friend, Dr. [John] Duglas, canon of Windsor."  Wagner (1937, p384) says, "in reality he [Cook] considered the two-headed mountain to be the cape as he was at some distance from it ." Baker (1906, p. 224): "The native name is given as Kuluak, Koukhat, and Kuchat."
Canyon Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (67.5138889, -149.5536111)
Description: heads at 673020N1493650W, flows NE to Glacier Creek 0.5 mi. SSE  of Glacier Lake and 8 mi. SE of Sukakpak Mountain, Brooks Range
History: Name reported in 1971 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Faust Rock (Bar), Juneau County, Alaska (58.4180556, -134.9266667)
Description: off N end of Mansfield Peninsula, 1 mi. NE of Point Retreat and  20 mi. NW of Juneau, Alex. Arch.
History: Discovered and named in 1890 by Lieutenant Commander H. B.  Mansfield, U.S. Navy (USN), for Ensign W. H. Faust, a member of his party. Published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 198).
Grunt Point (Cape), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.4669444, -133.8633333)
Description: on E coast of Admiralty I., 2 mi. NW of Gambier I., and 63 mi. NE of Sitka, Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1889 by Lieutenant Commander H. B. Mansfield, U.S. Navy (USN); name  published in 1892 by US@C&GS.
Flat Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.9930556, -153.6438889)
Description: flows NE to Indian River, 1.3 mi. E of Utopia and 48 mi. NE of Hochandochtla Mtn., Kokrines-Hodzana High. 2.4 miles long.
History: Local name obtained in 1954 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographers.
Chapin Peak (Summit), Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska (55.199967, -131.7931215)
Description: On Gravina Island, 12 mi SW of Ketchikan, Alex. Arch.
History: Named for Theodore S. Chapin (1876-1894), who from 1915 to 1917 mapped the geology of Gravina Island while employed as a geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey.
Ernie Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (67.9122222, -150.8438889)
Description: flows S from Ernie Pass to North Fork Koyukuk River, 28 mi. SE of Anaktuvuk Pass and 39 mi. NW of Wiseman, Brooks Range. 14 miles long.
History: Named about 1930 by Marshall (1956, p. 7, 8) for "Ernie Johnson of Bettles, the most famous trapper of the North Fork * * * ."
Lion Cove (Bay), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (51.95, 177.6833333)
Description: halfway between Yug and Orient Points, S coast of Little Kiska I., Aleutian Islands.
History: This is one of the animal names arbitrarily applied to  featuers in this area in 1943 by U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) for tactical purposes during World War II.
Skanáx̱ Bay (Bay), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (56.8855556, -134.2044444)
Description: on the N side of Kuiu Island in the Alexander Archipelago 10 mi. NW of Kadake Bay; Tps57&58S, Rgs70&71E, Copper River Meridian
History: Named in 1869 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), for charting purposes, for his ship, the U.S.S. Saginaw. Skanáx? is the local historical name which references either a village on the eastern shore of the bay or the bay itself and is translated as “noisy beach,” referring to the sounds of clams in a traditional Tlingit story.
Savonoski (historical) (Populated Place), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (58.5333333, -155.3166667)
Description: site of Eskimo village, on Alaska Peninsula, near mouth of  Savonoski River, at head of Iliuk Arm Naknek Lake, 21 mi. NW of Mount Katmai, Aleutian Range
History: Name reported in 1898 by J. E. Spurr and W. S. Post, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),  who obtained it from Reverend A. Petelin. Spurr also reported it as "Ikkhagamut." Savonoski was abandoned after the Katmai area eruptions on  June 2-6, 1912.
Washburn Brook (Stream), Chemung County, New York (42.003217, -76.739735)
Description: 1.5 mi. long; in the Town of Ashland, heads 1.7 mi. SE of Comfort Hill, flows SE to enter White Hollow Run 0.8 mi. SW of Wellsburg
History: The name honors Harold T. Washburn (1915-2013), local resident and electrician;
Telaquana Mountain (Summit), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (60.8072857, -153.76234)
Description: 3 mi. E of Turquoise Lake, 70 mi. NE of Nondalton, Alaska Range
History: Tanaina Indian name shown on 1928 fieldsheet by S. R. Capps and Gerald FitzGerald, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Yukon Island (Island), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (59.5238889, -151.4936111)
Description: on SE edge of Kachemak Bay, on Kenai Peninsula 9 mi. S of Homer,  Chugach Mts.
History: Named by W. H. Dall, in 1880, for the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) schooner Yukon.
Cap Glacier (Glacier), Chugach County, Alaska (60.9511569, -147.9079099)
Description: on S coast of Alaska, 0.8 mi. E of Port Wells, trends W 3 mi.  SE of mouth of Avery River and 29 mi. NE of Whittier, Chugach Mts.
History: Descriptive name given in 1910 by Lawrence Martin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Klymunget Lake (Lake), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.6642112, -155.3778709)
Description: between Besziviit Lake and mouth of Telukhti Creek, 17 mi. NW  of Hochandochtla Mtn., Kokrines-Hodzana High.
History: Koyukan Indian name obtained at Huslia in 1956 by Orth.
Fanshaw Bay (Bay), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.2061111, -133.5394444)
Description: extends SW from Whitney I. to Cape Fanshaw, 66 mi. E of Sitka, Coast Mts. 3 miles long.
History: Named in 1887 for Cape Fanshaw by Lieutenant Commander C. M. Thomas, U.S. Navy (USN); published in 1888 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Teec Nos Pos Wash (Arroyo), Apache County, Arizona (36.9749983, -109.0976041)
Description: Heads at the mouth of Teec Nosh Pos Canyon on the N slope of the Carrizo Mountains, trends N to Toh Dahstini Wash 5.6 km (3.5 mi) N of Teec Nos Pos (US-T121).
Nishlik Lake (Lake), Dillingham County, Alaska (60.4654512, -158.9159723)
Description: among Tikchik Lakes, 5 mi. N of Upnuk Lake and 105 mi. SW of Sleetmute, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Eskimo name reported in 1915 by U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF).
North Rapid (Rapids), Sitka County, Alaska (57.4666667, -135.5527778)
Description: in Rose Channel, in Peril Strait, 25 mi. SE of Chichagof; Alex.  Arch.
History: name published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 163).  "At this point, at cetain stages of the tide, the so-called First or  Northern Rapid is formed, consisting of a race of great force and velocity."
Niaktuvik Creek (Stream), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (67.1644444, -158.3883333)
Description: Heading in the Waring Mountains at 665900N, 1585000W and flowing NE, along the SE end of the Great Kobuk Sand Dunes, to the Kobuk River, 40 mi NW of Shungnak, Brooks Range
History: Eskimo name reported by Orth in 1956.
Placer Creek (Stream), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (62.0711111, -147.3880556)
Description: Heads in Horn Mts., flows N to Flat Creek, 3 mi. SW of its junction with Little Nelchina river, 13 mi. N of Tahneta Pass, 106 mi NE of Anchorage, Talkeetna Mts.
History: Local name reported in 1917 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). This creek has been  prospected for placer gold.
North Fork Salcha River (Stream), Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska (64.6491667, -145.3375)
Description: heads at 645728N1444645W, flows SW to Salcha River, 38 mi. NE  of Big Delta, Yukon=Tanana High.
History: Named by prospectors and reported in 1903 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Prindle,1913a,pl.16).
Morrison Peak (Summit), Churchill County, Nevada (39.42337, -118.606738)
Description: The name honors Dr. Roger B. Morrison (1914-2006), a prominent geologist who made significant contributions to the knowledge of the geological history of Nevada
History: On land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 0.6 mi. NW of Sehoo Mountain; Sec 15, T18N, R30E, Mount Diablo Meridian
Captain William Moore Creek (Stream), Skagway County, Alaska (59.5611111, -135.1902778)
Description: Heads in Canada at 593000N 1350945W, flows S into Alaska to Skagway River 2 mi E of Mount Carmack, Coast Mts.
History: Named for William Moore, who homesteaded in 1887 on land that is now within the city of Skagway.
Shelikof Island (Island), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.2569444, -133.0219444)
Description: in Soda Bay off W coast of Prince of Wales I., Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1928 byU.S. Forest Service (USFS)for Grigori Ivanovich Shelikov, who established the first permanent Russian settlement in Alaska in 1784. See Shelikof Strait.
Saint Ignace Island (Island), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.4027778, -133.4258333)
Description: between Port Mayoral and Ursua Channel, on NE coast of Baker I., Alex. Arch.
History: translation of the name "Isla San Ignacio" given "about May 22, 1779," by Francisco Antonio Maurelle (Wagner, 1937, p. 501).
Nuvugalak Point (Cape), North Slope County, Alaska (68.3961111, -166.5122222)
Description: extends E into Marryat Lagoon from the spit, 9 mi. NE of Point Hope, Arctic Slope.
History: Eskimo name reported in 1950 to mean point of land by US@C&GS and spelled Noo-vou-gah-lawk.
Kah Shakes Point (Cape), Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska (55.0627778, -130.98)
Description: S point of entrance to Boca de Quadra, Coast Mts.
History: Local navigators' name obtained in 1904 by H. C. Fassett, U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF); derived from village of Kah Shakes.
Jarvis Creek (Stream), Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska (64.0261111, -145.7494444)
Description: heads at 633200N1454100W, flows N to Delta River, 9 mi. SE of Big Delta, Alaska Range. 39 miles long.
History: Named by Captain E. F. Glenn, U.S.A., in 1898, probably for Lieutenant David Henry Jarvis, Usrcs. The name was published in 1900 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).