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 Ayish; bayou in Texas, named from an Indian tribe.

Ayr; village in Adams County, Nebraska, named for Doctor Ayr, of Iowa, a railroad director.

Ayrshire; town in Palo Alto County, Iowa, named from the town in Scotland.

Azalia; village in Bartholomew County, Indiana, named for the flower.

Aztec; village in San Juan County, New Mexico, named for one of the native tribes of Mexico. The word is said to mean "place of the heron." Other interpretations give "white," or "shallow land where vapors arise." Humboldt gives "land of flamingoes." The word azcatl means "ant," but Buschmann says that this word has no connection with the name of the tribe.

Babruly; creek in Missouri. The word is a corruption of the French bois brulé, "burnt wood."

Babylon; village in Suffolk County, New York, named from the ancient city in Asia.

Baca; county in Colorado, named for a prominent Mexican family of Trinidad, Colorado.

Bache; mount in California, named for A. D. Bache, superintendent of the Coast and Geodetic Survey.

Baconhill; village in Saratoga County, New York, named for Ebenezer Bacon, a tavern keeper in early days. Bad; river in Michigan, named by the Dakota Indians, wakpashicha, "bad river."

Badaxe; river in Wisconsin, and village in Huron County, Michigan.

Baden; borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and several other places in the United States, named from the German state.

Badger; town in Tulare County, California, named by settlers from Wisconsin, the "Badger State" Badger; creeks in Iowa, Yellowstone Park, and many other places, so named from the presence of that animal.

Badlands; term applied to a region in South Dakota. It is said that the old French voyageurs described the region as "mauvaises terres pour traverser," meaning that it was a difficult country to travel through; from this the term has been carelessly shortened and translated into the present misnomer.

Bagdad; town in San Bernardino County, California, named from the city in Asiatic Turkey.

Baggers; point on Indian River, Florida, named for the owner, John Baggers.

Bailey; town in Shasta County, California;

Baileys Ferry; village in Stanislaus County, California. Named for Capt G. Bailey, United States Army.

Bailey; county in Texas, named for one of the men who fell at the Alamo, March 6, 1836. His first name is worn off the stone monument, which is the only record left of his career.

Baileyville; village in Stephenson County, Illinois, named for O. Bailey, an early settler.

Bainbridge; towns in Decatur County, Georgia, and Chenango County, New York, and village in Ross County, Ohio. Named for Commander William Bainbridge, of the war of 1812 and the war with Tripoli.

Baird; town in Sunflower County, Mississippi, named for the man who owned the land upon which the town is built.

Baker; county in Florida, named for James M. Baker, judge of the fourth judicial district of the State.

Baker; county in Georgia, named for Col. John Baker, an officer in the war of the Revolution.

Baker; county in Oregon;

Baker City; city in Baker County, Oregon. Named for Edward Dickinson Baker, officer in the Union Army, and senator from Oregon.