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 Anoka; village in Cass County, Indiana, county, and city in same county, in Minnesota, and village in Broome County, New York. An Indian word meaning "on both sides."

Anson; county in North Carolina, named for Admiral Anson, British navy, who purchased land in the State.

Anson; town in Jones County, Texas, named for Anson Jones, first president of the Texas Republic.

Ansonia; city in New Haven County, Connecticut, named for Anson G. Phelps, senior partner of the firm of Phelps, Dodge & Co., which established the place.

Ansonville; town in Anson County, North Carolina, named for Admiral Anson of the British navy, who built the town.

Ansted; town in Fayette County, West Virginia, named for Professor Ansted, the English geologist, who reported on a tract of coal land there and had an interest in it.

Antelope; township in Mono County and town in Sacramento County, California, and many other places; generally named from the antelope of the plains.

Antelope; county in Nebraska, named at the suggestion of Mr. Leander Gerrard, in commemoration of the killing and eating of an antelope during the pursuit of some Indians.

Antero; mount in the Sawatch Range, Colorado, named for a prominent Ute Indian.

Anthony; city in Harper County, Kansas, named for Governor George T. Anthony.

Anthony's Nose; promontory on the Hudson River, New York, said by Irving to have been named so in reference to Anthony Van Corlear's nose; Lossing says, "Anthony de Hooges, secretary of Rensselaerwick, had an enormous nose, and the promontory was named in honor of that feature."

Antigo; city in Langlade County, Wisconsin. The name is taken from the Indian word neequee-antigosebi, antigo meaning "evergreen."

Antioch; town in Contra Costa County, California, village in Lake County, Illinois, and many other places, named from the city in Syria.

Antrim; county in Michigan, and town in Guernsey County, Ohio, named by early Irish settlers from the town in Ireland. Many other places are named from the same.

Antwerp; town in Jefferson County, New York, built by a company, which was formed in Holland, who named the new place from the city in Belgium.

Antwerp; village in Paulding County, Ohio, named from the town in New York.

Apache; county and pass in Arizona, village in Huerfano County, Colorado, and town in Caddo County, Oklahoma, named from the Indian tribe. The word is of Pima or Pajago Indian origin and signifies "alien," i. e., "enemy."

Apalachee; river and post-office in Morgan County, Georgia. From the Hichiti Indian word, meaning "on the other side" (of a stream), or it may be derived from apalatehiokli, "people on the other side."

Apalachicola; river and city in Franklin County, Florida. A Hichiti Indian word, signifying "people on the other side."

Apex; village in San Diego County, California, named with reference to its situation in the mountains.

Apex; village in Wake County, North Carolina, so named because it is the highest point between Raleigh and Deep rivers.

Apollo; borough in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, named for the classical god.

Apopka; town in Orange county, Florida. The name derived from the Indian word tsalopopkohatcliee, meaning "catfish eating creek."

Apostles; group of islands in Lake Superior, so called by the early Jesuits, under the impression that they numbered twelve.

Appalachia; village in Wise County, Virginia. Name derived from Appalachian.