Nogales; town in Santa Cruz County, New Mexico. Derived from the Spanish

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word, nogal, meaning common walnut tree."

Nokomis; city in Montgomery County, Illinois, named for the mother of Wenonah in Longfellow's "Hiawatha," the Ojibwa Indian word meaning "grandmother. ' Nolan; county in Texas, named for Philip Nolan, a trader and Indian fighter in the early days of Texas.

Nordhoff; town in Ventura County, California, named for Charles Nordhoff. Norfolk; county in Massachusetts, city in Madison County, Nebraska, and county, and town in same county, in Virginia, named from the county in England. Normal; town in McLean County, Illinois, so named because it is the seat of the State Normal School.

Norman; county in Minnesota, named for Norman W. Kittson, a prominent pioneer.

Normans Kill; stream in New York, named for Albert Andriessen Bradt de Norman, an early settler.

Norridgewock; town in Somerset County, Maine. An Indian word meaning "place of deer," or, according to another authority, "smooth water between falls."

Norris; town within the corporate limits of Detroit, settled by and named for Col. P. W. Norris.

Norris; mountain in Yellowstone Park, named for Philetus W. Norris, the second superintendent of the reserve.

Norristown; borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, named for Isaac Norris, who purchased the land from William Penn.

North; town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, named for John F. North, its founder.

North Adams; city in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, named from its relation to Adams, of which it was originally a part.

Northampton; town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, and counties in Pennsylvania and Virginia, named from the county in England.

Northampton; county in North Carolina, named for the Earl of Northampton. Northampton; township in Summit County, Ohio, named by Simon Prior, an early settler from Northampton, Massachusetts.

North Anna; river in Virginia, named for Anne, Queen of England.

North Bend; city in Dodge County, Nebraska, so called because it is situated in the north bend of the Platte River.

North Bend; village in Hamilton County, Ohio, named from the bend in the Ohio River at that point.

North Canaan; town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, named from its relation to Canaan, of which it originally formed a part.

North Carolina; State of the Union, named for King Charles II of England. North Dansville; town in Livingston County, New York, named for Daniel P. Faulkner, an early settler.

Northeast; town in Dutchess County, New York, so named because of its geographical position in the county.

Northfield; town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, so called because of its northerly situation in the county.

Northfield; city in Rice County, Minnesota, named for John W. North, who laid out the town.

Northfield; township in Summit County, Ohio, named for its location in the county.

Northford; village in New Haven County, Connecticut. The name is formed from North Branford and Wallingford, of which towns the village was originally a part.

North Hero; town in Grand Isle County, Vermont, named for one of the two islands which were called "Two Heroes" and granted to Ethan Allen, the intention being that they should be owned only by brave men warmly disposed toward the Revolution.

North Manchester; town in Wabash County, Indiana, named from the city in England, with the prefix "north," to distinguish it from another Manchester in the State.

Northport; characteristic name given to several places in the United States. Northumberland; towns in Coos County, New Hampshire, and Saratoga County,

New York, county, and borough in same county in Pennsylvania, and county in Virginia, named from the county in England.

North Vernon; township and town in Jennings County, Indiana, named from the town of Vernon in France.

Northville; township and village in Wayne County, Michigan, named for its location in the northerly part of the oldest county in the State.

North Webster; village in Kosciusko County, Indiana, named for Daniel Webster. Norton; county, and city in same county, in Kansas, named for Capt. Orloff Norton, of the Fifteenth Kansas Cavalry.

Norton; town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, named from the town in England. Norton; township in Summit County, Ohio, named for Birdsey Norton, a principal land proprietor.

Norton Sound; an inlet of Bering Sea on the coast of Alaska, named for Sir Fletcher Norton.

Nortonville; city in Jefferson County, Kansas, named for L. Norton, jr., of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company.

Norwalk; city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, said to have been so named because, when purchased from the Indians, the northern boundary was to extend northward from the sea one day's walk, according to the Indian marking of the distance. According to another authority it is derived from nayang, “point of land."

Norwalk; town in Warren County, Iowa, and city in Huron County, Ohio, named from Norwalk, Connecticut.

Norway; township and city in Dickinson County, Michigan, so named by the early Norwegian settlers.

Norway; towns in Herkimer County, New York, and Orangeburg County, South Carolina, named from the country in Europe.

Norwich; city in New London County, Connecticut, and village in Chenango County, New York, named from the city in England.

Norwich; village in Kingman County, Kansas, and town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, named from Norwich, Connecticut.

Norwood; town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, and twenty-two other places, being generally named from the town in England.

Nottoway; river and county in Virginia, named for the Indian tribe, the word meaning "snake"—that is, an enemy.

Novato; village and township in Marin County, California. A Spanish word meaning "new, "commencing in anything."

Novo-Arkhangelsk; seaport of Alaska, named from the city in Russia.

Noxubee; county in Mississippi. An Indian word meaning "stinking water." Nuckolls; county in Nebraska, named for an early settler..

Nueces; river and county in Texas. Derived from the Spanish word nuez, meaning "nut," pecan.

Nuevo; town in San Diego County, California. A Spanish word meaning "new" or "modern.”

Nunda; village in McHenry County, Illinois, and town in Livingston County, New York, derived from the Indian word nundao, meaning "hilly," or, according to another authority, "potato ground.”

Nyack; village in Rockland County, New York, originally written Niack. An Indian word meaning "corner" or "point."

Nye; county in Nevada, named for James W. Nye, the first governor of the Territory. Oahe; village in Hughes County, South Dakota. An Indian word meaning "foundation."

Oak; a prefix much used in combination with lodge, mont, park, point, ridge, summit, ton, town, vale, and valley, and generally so given on account of the preponderance of this species of tree.

Oakham; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, named from the town in England.

Oakland; county in Michigan, so named from the prevalence of oak openings. Oakland; city in Burt County, Nebraska, named for the man who purchased the town site from the original settler.

Oakley; city in Logan County, Kansas, named for Mrs. Eliza Oakley Gardner. Oakley; village in Saginaw County, Michigan, named for an early pioneer. Oatmans Flat; place in Arizona, so named because it was the scene of the massacre of Royce Oatman and his family by the Apaches.

Oberlin; city in Decatur County, Kansas, named from the city in Ohio.

Oberlin; village in Lorain County, Ohio, named for Jean Frederick Oberlin, a philanthropist.

Obion; county and river in Tennessee, named for Captain Obion, who was stationed at a French garrison in the vicinity.

O'Brien; county in Iowa, named for the Irish patriot, William Smith O'Brien. Ocala; city in Marion County, Florida, named from the Indian village, the word meaning "green," or "fertile land."

(Ocean; county in New Jersey;

Oceana; county in Michigan;

Ocean City; village in Cape May County, New Jersey;

Oceano; town in San Luis Obispo County, California. So named because of their location by or near the ocean or some large body of water.

Oceanside; city in San Diego County, California. The name is descriptive, suggested by the location.

Ocean Springs; town in Jackson County, Mississippi. So named because of the numerous mineral springs in the vicinity.

Ocheyedan; town in Osceola County, Iowa. An Indian word meaning "place of mourning."

Ochiltree; county in Texas, named for W. B. Ochiltree, a prominent politician of the State.

Ochlockonee; river in Georgia and Florida. A Creek Indian word meaning "yel

low water."

Ocklawaha; branch of the St. Johns River, Florida. A Seminole Indian word meaning "muddy water."

Oconee; river, county, and town in Washington County, in Georgia, village in Shelby County, Illinois, and county in South Carolina. An Indian word, the name of an ancient Creek town.

O'Connor; town in Greeley County, Nebraska, named for Bishop O'Connor. Oconomowoc; city in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. An Indian word meaning

"home of the beaver."

Oconto; city in Custer County, Nebraska, and county, and city in same county, in Wisconsin. An Indian word meaning "red ground," or, in the Menominee dialect, "place of the pickerel."

Ocopson; creek in Pennsylvania. An Indian name meaning "brawling stream." Ocou; river in Tennessee. An Indian word meaning “cow.”

October; mountain in the town of Washington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, whose forests are especially brilliantly colored in the autumn.

Odanah; town in Ashland County, Wisconsin. An Indian word meaning "town" or "village."

Odebolt; town in Sac County, Iowa. Corrupted from Odebeau, the name of a French trapper, who lived alone on the banks of the creek flowing through the town.

Odell; township and village in Livingston County, Illinois, named for W. C. Odell, a prominent land owner.

Odessa; town in Newcastle County, Delaware, named from Odessa in Russia.
Odin; village in Marion County, Illinois, and township in Watonwan County,
Minnesota. The name is one given to the Supreme Being by the ancient
northern nations.

O'Fallon; village in St. Clair County, Illinois, and town in St. Charles County,
Missouri, named for Col. John O'Fallon, of St. Louis.

Offutt; village in Anderson County, Tennessee, named for the owner of the land upon which the post-office was built.

Ogalalla; village in Keith County, Nebraska, named for a subtribe of the Sioux Indians. The word has some reference to "scattering."

Ogden; township and village in Champaign County, Illinois, named for an influential resident family.

Ogden; city in Riley County, Kansas, named for Maj. E. A. Ogden, United States Army.

Ogden; town in Monroe County, New York, named for William Ogden, the son-inlaw of the proprietor.

Ogden; city in Weber County, river, canyon, and valley in Utah, named for an old mountaineer of the Hudson Bay Company, Peter Skeen Ogden.

Ogdensburg; city in St. Lawrence County, New York, named for its original proprietor.

Ogema; town in Price County, Wisconsin;

Ogemaw; county in Michigan. Derived from an Ojibwa Indian word meaning "great chief."

Ogle; county in Illinois, named for Capt. Joseph Ogle, an Indian fighter of the Ohio valley.

Oglesby; town in Lasalle County, Illinois, named for Richard J. Oglesby, former governor of the State.

Oglethorpe; county, and town in Macon County, in Georgia, named for Gen. James E. Oglethorpe, the founder of the colony of Georgia.

Ogletown; village in Newcastle County, Delaware, named for Thomas Ogle, the the former owner of the land.

Ogontz; river in Michigan. Possibly a derivation of the Indian word ogsiasibi, meaning "little pickerel river."

Ogontz; towns in Delta County, Michigan, Erie County, Ohio, and Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, named for the Indian chief, Ogontz, who was a missionary among his own people.

Ogreeta; village in Cherokee County, North Carolina. A manufactured word of no meaning.

Ohio; State of the Union, river, and counties in Indiana, Kentucky, and West Virginia. An Iroquois Indian word meaning "beautiful river.”

Ohio; township and village in Bureau County, Illinois; so named by settlers from the State of Ohio.

Ohiopyle; falls on the Youghiogheny River, and town in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. An Indian word meaning "white froth upon the water."

Oil Center; town in Kern County, California. Named from its location in the petroleum-producing district.

Ojai; town in Ventura County, and valley inclosed by mountains, in California. An Indian word meaning "nest."

Ojo Caliente; village in Taos County, New Mexico. Spanish words meaning "spring" and "hot," and given this place on account of its numerous hot springs. Okabena; lake in Minnesota. An Indian word meaning "heron rookery." Okahumka; town in Lake County, Florida. Derived from the Seminole Indian word, okihumkee, meaning "bad water."

Okanogan; county, river, and lake in Washington. An Indian word and tribal name, signifying "rendezvous," and so applied first to the river on account of the assembling of Indians to lay in supplies of fish and game.

Okauchee; town in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. An Indian word meaning "very long."

Okawvillee; township and village in Washington County, Illinois. From an Indian word, kaug, meaning "porcupine."

Okechobee; lake in southern Florida. A Seminole Indian word meaning "large

water."

Okee; town in Columbia County, Wisconsin. An Indian word meaning "evil spirit," or if from auke, "earth," or place."

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Oketo; city in Marshall County, Kansas, named for an Indian chief, Arkatetah, the same being shortened by the settlers.

Oklahoma; Territory of the Union, and county, and city in same county, in said Territory. A Choctaw Indian word meaning "red people.”

Oklokonee; river in Georgia. A Creek Indian word meaning "yellow water.” Okmulgee; river in Georgia. A Creek Indian word meaning "boiling water." Okolona; town in Chickasaw County, Mississippi. An Indian word meaning "much bent."

Okomi; river in Georgia. An Indian word meaning "great water."

Oktibbeha; county in Mississippi. An Indian word meaning "ice there in creek," or, according to another authority, "bloody water," because of the battles fought there between Chickasaws and Choctaws.

Olathe; city in Johnson County, Kansas. An Indian word of the Shawnee dialect meaning "beautiful."

Oldham; county in Kentucky, named for Col. William Oldham, a Revolutionary officer who settled in Kentucky in 1779.

Oldham; county in Texas, named for Williamson S. Oldham, a prominent lawyer and politician after the annexation.

Old Orchard Beach; town and beach in York County, Maine, so named because of the extensive orchard set out by its first settler.

Old Point Comfort; town in Elizabeth City County, Virginia, so named by Capt. Christopher Newport, because he found it a safe haven after a severe storm; the "Old" added to distinguish it from New Point Comfort, a few miles away. Oldtown; city in Penobscot County, Maine, so named because it has been a town site from aboriginal times.

Olean; city, town, and creek in Cattaraugus County, New York; the name is given with reference to the oil springs in the region.

Oleona; village in Potter County, Pennsylvania, colonized by the violinist Ole Bull and taking its name from the first part of his.

Olimpo; town in Glenn County, California. A Spanish term meaning "heaven" or "high up."