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 Bandera; county, and town in same county, in Texas, named from a pass in the State. The word is Spanish, meaning "flag."

Bangor; village in Butte County, California, named from the city in Maine.

Bangor; city in Penobscot County, Maine, named by the Rev. Seth Noble, its representative in legislature, from an old psalm tune.

Bangor; borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, and village in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, named from the town in Wales because of the Welsh settlers in these places.

Bangs; mount in Arizona, named for James E. Bangs, clerk upon the King Survey.

Banner; village in Wells County, Indiana, named for a newspaper, the Bluffton Banner.

Banner; county in Nebraska, so named because it was considered the banner county of the State when named.

Bannock; county and peak in Idaho, town in Beaverhead County, Montana, and peak in Yellowstone Park, named from a tribe of Indians. This tribe inhabited the country southwest of Yelowstone Park, finally settling on a reservation in southern Idaho. Some authorities give the derivation from bannai' hti "southern people."

Bantam; river, and village in Litchfield County, Connecticut. The name is derived from the Indian word peantum, "he prays," or "he is praying."

Baptist Hill; village in Ontario County, New York, named from a Baptist church erected there at an early date.

Baraboo; city in Sauk County, Wisconsin, named for Jean Baribault, a French settler. An article written by Julia A. Lap ham claims that the Bariboo River was named for Captain Barabeary, who was with Morgan's expedition against the Indians and wintered at the mouth of the stream. The statement is credited to John De la Rond, who settled near Fort Winnebago in 1828. Rond was living on the banks of the Baraboo River, with his Winnebago wife, in 1873.

Baraga; county, and village in same county, in Michigan, named for Bishop Friedrich Baraga, a missionary among the Indians of the Lake Superior region.

Baranof; one of the Alexander Islands, Alaska, named for the man who for a long time managed the affairs of the Russian-American Company.

Bar ataxia; bay, and post-office in Jefferson Parish, Lousiana. The name is derived from an old French word, meaning "deceit."

Barber; creek in Humboldt County, California, named for a settler.

Barber; county in Kansas, named for Thomas W. Barber, Free State martyr.

Barbour; county in Alabama, named for James Barbour, governor of Virginia, and Secretary of War under John Quincy Adams.

Barcelona; village in Tulare County, California, named from the seaport town in Spain.

Bardolph; village in McDonough County, Illinois, named for William H. Bardolph, one of the founders.

Bardstown; city in Nelson County, Kentucky, named for David Baird, one of the original proprietors.

Bardwell; village in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, named for the Bardwell family, early and prominent residents.

Bargersville; village in Johnson County, Indiana, named for Jefferson Barger.

Bar Harbor; village in Hancock County, Mount Desert Island, Maine, so named from a sandy bar, visible only at low tide.