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Acknowledgments
Among my correspondents, special thanks are due to the
following persons and organizations:
Thomas M. Owen, Department of Archives and History,
Montgomery, Alabama, for valuable references.
Major G. E. Bailey, of San Francisco, California, for
extensive information concerning the Spanish
nomenclature of several hundred towns in California.
C. M. Drake, of Eureka, California, for information
concerning names in Monterey and Humboldt counties.
The Bureau of American Ethnology, to which I am
especially indebted, not only for much information
concerning Indian names, but for guidance, advice, and
suggestions in obtaining sources of information. Indeed,
most of the information concerning the meaning of Indian
names is derived, either directly or indirectly, from
this source, and all names of Indian origin have been
verified and corrected by officers of this Bureau.
William N. Byers, of Denver, Colorado, for additions to
and corrections of county names.
Mrs. J. V. Calver, Washington, District of Columbia, who
has furnished valuable and extensive information
concerning hundreds of place names in all the States of
the Union.
Robert C. Rockwell, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, for
additions to and corrections of Connecticut and
Massachusetts place names.
Otis Ashmore, Georgia Historical Society, Savannah,
Georgia, for revising list of counties.
C. J. Bassett, Secretary of State, Boise, Idaho, for
revising and adding to list of counties.
Charles Evans, Chicago Historical Society, who sent a
comprehensive list embracing most of the important names
in his State.
William R. Sandham, Wyoming, Illinois, superintendent of
schools. Stark County, 1882-1898, for much valuable
information concerning the nomenclature of several
hundred cities and towns, and corrections of county
names in the State of Illinois.
J. P. Dunn, Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis,
Indiana, for additions to and corrections of county
names.
M. W. Davis, State Historical Society, Iowa City, Iowa,
for much valuable information about his State. All of
the information concerning town names in this State was
received from him.
George W. Martin, Kansas State Historical Society, for
much valuable material concerning the place names of his
State. In addition to the list of counties, he also sent
a great deal of material concerning town names, in which
was included information furnished by Mrs. N. R. Calver.
Mrs. Jennie C. Morton, Kentucky Historical Society,
Frankfort, Kentucky, for additions to and revisions of
names of counties.
William Beer, Howard Memorial Library New Orleans,
Louisiana, for helpful references and suggestions.
Grace King, Louisiana Historical Society, New Orleans,
Louisiana, for additions to and corrections of parish
names.
Francis E. Sparks, Maryland Historical Society,
Baltimore, Mary-land, for valuable information regarding
names of counties.
George Francis Dow, Secretary, The Essex Institute,
Salem, Massachusetts, for additions to and corrections
of Massachusetts town names.
Samuel A. Green, Massachusetts Historical Society,
Boston, Massachusetts, for references which proved of
great assistance in compiling information concerning the
State.
Charles J. Taylor, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, for
nomenclature of towns and physical features in
Massachusetts.
H. F. Keith, Mount Washington, Massachusetts, for
information regarding the meanings of names in the
Berkshire Hills.
George K. Holmes, Department of Agriculture, Washington,
District of Columbia, for valuable information
concerning physical features in the Berkshires, and
additions to place names in Massachusetts, New York, and
Connecticut.
C. M. Burton, Michigan Historical Society, Detroit,
Michigan, for assistance in collecting information. Mr.
Burton went to much trouble to get information
concerning the names of towns in his State, which
resulted in adding much material to that branch of the
work.
Warren Upham, Secretary The Minnesota Historical
Society, for a revision of the complete list of
Minnesota county names.
Franklin L. Riley, Mississippi Historical Society,
University, Mississippi, for information concerning town
names in his State.
G. C. Broadhead, Columbia, Missouri, for additions to
the list of Missouri names.
Miss Marjory Dawson, Missouri Historical Society, St.
Louis, Missouri, for a large amount of information
concerning Missouri names.
Mary C. Gardner, Helena Public Library, Helena, Montana,
for numerous additions to the list of town names in
Montana.
Mrs. Laura E. Howey, Montana Historical Library, Helena,
Montana, for data concerning county and town names in
the State.
Eugene Howell, by A. W. Morris, Deputy, Department of
State, Carson, Nevada, for correcting list of names of
counties.
C. W. Ernst, Boston, Massachusetts, for information
concerning names in New England.
N. F. Carter, New Hampshire Historical Society, for
valuable references.
William Nelson, New Jersey Historical Society, Paterson,
New Jersey, for references, revision of names of
counties, and a valuable list of town names.
J. W. Reynolds, Secretary of New Mexico, for corrections
of and additions to list of counties.
F. J. H. Merrill, Historical and Art Society, Albany,
New York, for names of towns in the State.
E. Tuttle, Long Island Historical Society, Brooklyn, New
York, for list of town names.
William Strunk, jr., Ithaca, New York, for corrections
of translations.
Edwin Baylies, LL.D., Johnstown, New York, for
translations of German and Indian names in New York.
Julius Schoonmaker, Kingston, New York, for great
assistance concerning town names.
Robert H. Kelly, New York Historical Society, for
additions to and corrections of county names.
Kemp P. Battle, Department of History, University of
North Carolina, Chapel Hill,. North Carolina, for
complete list of town names.
E. F. Porter, Secretary of State, Bismarck, North
Dakota, for many additions to list of counties. Nearly
all the information concerning county names in this
State was furnished by him.
H. C. Hawkins, Cleveland, Ohio, for valuable additions
to the list of Ohio city and town names.
Bishop J. M. Levering, President Moravian Historical
Society, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, for much valuable
information concerning the names of towns in
Pennsylvania.
John W. Jordan, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for much valuable aid. Names
of counties, towns, and natural features were sent by
him.
A large amount of material has been drawn from
manuscript books compiled by Mr. Watkins, of Beaver,
Pennsylvania.
Clarence S. Brigham, Rhode Island Historical Society,
for numerous references concerning names in his State.
A. S. Salley, South Carolina Historical Society,
Charleston, South Carolina, for much material of value
in connection with the State names. Complete lists of
county and town names were sent by him, also information
concerning his State not otherwise available.
Doane Robinson, Department of History, Sioux Falls,
South Dakota, for names of counties and many town names.
Charles P. Garrison, Texas Historical Society, Austin,
Texas, for list of town names.
Mrs. E. W. Parker, for county names in Texas. Through
her courtesy and kindness were obtained the origins of
nearly all the county names of that State.
Joseph A. De Boer, Vermont Historical Society,
Montpelier, Vermont, for list of county and town names.
John M. Comstock, Chelsea, Vermont, for list of town
names in Orange County.
Virginia Historical Society, for corrected list of names
of counties.
Edward N. Fuller, Washington Historical Society, Tacoma,
Washington, for references and other assistance.
J. P. Hale, Historical and Antiquarian Society,
Charleston, West Virginia, for material in the shape of
county and town lists.
Joseph Barry, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, for
information relating to towns in that State.
Hu Maxwell, Treasurer, Trans-Allegheny Historical
Society, Morgantown, West Virginia, for additions to
lists of counties, towns, and natural features in West
Virginia.
R. G. Thwaites, State Historical Society of Wisconsin,
Madison, Wisconsin, for much material, valuable
suggestions, and references, especially in the way of
putting me into communication with other sources of
information.
In addition to the above, many courteous and useful
letters have been received from county clerks,
treasurers, and other State and county officials, all of
whom have shown interest and have furnished all the
material in their power.
Pacific Coast Business Directory
Source: The Origin of Certain
Place Names the United States, Second Edition, Henry
Gannett, Washington, Government Printing Office, 1906.
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