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Aaronsburg; town in Center County, Pennsylvania, named for Aaron Levy, who laid it out in 1786.

Abahtacook; creek in Maine, branch of the Matamiscontis River. An Indian word meaning "stream that runs parallel with a big river."

Abajo; mountains in Utah. A Spanish word meaning "low."

Abanako; village in Van Wert County, Ohio, named from an Indian tribe. The word means "the east land."

Abaquage; pond near the source of Little River, Connecticut An Indian word meaning "flaggy meadow."

Abbeville; county, and town in same county, in South Carolina, settled and named by immigrants from France, for the French town of that name.

Abbot; town in Piscataquis County, Maine, named for Prof. John Abbot, treasurer of Bowdoin College.

Abbotsford; village in St. Clair County, Michigan, named from the home of Sir Walter Scott.

Abbott; village in Arapahoe County, Colorado, named for Albert F. Abbott, who platted it.

Abbott8town; town in Adams County, Pennsylvania, named for John Abbott, who laid it out in 1753.

Aberdeen; city in Monroe County, Mississippi, town in Moore County, North Carolina, and numerous other places, named from the city in Scotland.

Abert; lake in Oregon, named for Col. J. J. Abert, topographical engineer, United States Army.

Abiathar; peak in Yellowstone Park, Wyoming, named for Charles Abiathar White, of the United States Geological Survey.

Abilene; city in Dickinson County, Kansas, and village in Charlotte County, Virginia, named from the province of ancient Syria. The word, means "grassy plain."

Abilene; city in Taylor County, Texas, named from the city in Kansas.

Abingdon; city in Knox County, Illinois, named from Abingdon, Maryland, the birth place of one of its founders.

Abingdon; village in Harford County, Maryland, town in Washington County, Virginia, and several other places, named generally from the borough in Berkshire, England.

Abington; town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, and several other places, named from the parish of Cambridgeshire, England.

Ableman; village in Sauk County, Wisconsin, named for Col. S. V. R. Ableman, who settled there in 1851.

Abocadneticook; creek in Maine, a branch of the Penobscot River. An Indian word meaning "stream narrowed by the mountains."

Aboljackarmegas; creek in Maine, a branch of the Penobscot River, at the foot of Mount Katahdin. An Indian word meaning "bare" or "bold." Rh