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 Algonquin; post-offices in Franklin County, New York, and Carroll County, Ohio, named from a prominent Indian tribe. The word seems to mean "(people) on the other side," or "eel-spring place."

Alhambra; post-office in Los Angeles County, California, village in Madison County, Illinois, and six other places, named from the palace in Spain.

Aliquippa; borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, named for a Delaware Indian woman. Said to mean "hat," and also spelled Allegrippus in early period.

Aliso; villages in Orange and San Bernardino counties, California. A Spanish word meaning "alder tree."

Alkali; creek in Montana, so named from the alkaline quality of the water.

Allagaah; principal branch of St. Johns River, and plantation and post-office in Aroostook County, Maine. An Indian word meaning "bark cabin lake." The Indians had a hunting camp near the headwaters of the river, hence the name.

Allamakee; county in Iowa. The Iowa Historical Society says it was named for Allen Makee, an Indian trader.

Allegan; county, and village in same county in Michigan;

Allegany; county in Maryland, county, and town in Cattaraugus County, New York, and post-office in Coos County, Oregon;

Alleghany; counties in North Carolina and Virginia;

Allegheny; county, city in same county, and river in Pennsylvania, and mountains in the eastern United States. A corruption of the Delaware Indian name for the Allegheny and Ohio rivers, the meaning of the name being lost.

Alleghany; village and mining camp in Sierra County, California, named by early settlers from Alleghany, Pennsylvania.

Allemands; town in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, situated on Bayou des Allemands, "bayou of the Germans."

Allen; county in Indiana, named for Col. William Allen, of Kentucky.

Allen; county in Kansas, named for William Allen, United States Senator from Ohio, 1837-1849.

Allen; counties in Kentucky and Ohio, named for Col. John Allen, who fell at the battle of Raisin River, in the war of 1812.

Allen; township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, named for William Allen, of Pennsylvania, at one time chief justice of the province.

Allendale; village in Wabash County, Illinois, named for a railroad contractor.

Allendale; town in Barnwell County, South Carolina, named for the Allen family, prominent in that district.

Allenhill; post-office in Ontario County, New York, named for Nathaniel Allen, one of the first settlers.

Allenatown; town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, named for Samuel Allen, to whose children the grant was made in 1722.

Allentown; borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, and city in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, named for William Allen, of Pennsylvania, at one time chief justice of the province.

Allerton; village in Vermilion County, Illinois, named for Samuel Allerton, founder and extensive land owner.

Alliance; city in Stark County, Ohio, so named because of its location midway the towns of Freedom and Mount Union, and also as the union of two railroads.

Alligator; river and swamp in North Carolina, so named because of the numerous alligators.

Allin; town in McLean County, Illinois, named for James Allin, a pioneer.

Alloway; township in Salem County, and creek in New Jersey, named for a resident Indian chief.