The American Indians have lost much of their land over the years, but their legacy is evident in the many places around the United States that have Indian names. Countless placenames have, however, been corrupted over time, and numerous placenames have similar spellings but different meanings. This reference work is a reprint in one combined volume of the two-volume set published by McFarland in 2003 and 2005. Volume One covers the name origins and histories of cities, towns and villages in the United States that have Indian names. It is arranged alphabetically by state, then alphabetically by city, town or village name. Additional data include population figures and county names. Probable Indian placenames with no certain origin also receive entries, and as much history as possible is provided about those locations. Volume Two covers more than 1400 rivers, lakes, mountains and other natural features in the United States with Indian names. It is arranged by state, and then alphabetically by natural feature. Counties are provided for most entries, with multiple counties listed for some entries where appropriate. In addition to name origins and meanings, geophysical data such as the heights of mountains and lengths of waterways are indicated.
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Dictionary of American-Indian Place and Proper Names in New England: With Many Interpretations, Etc
Stam— ford colonists began calling the stream running through their town the Mill River as early as 1655 (Robert Bolton 1881[2]:105). The oldest records docu— menting local use of the name Rippowam as another name for Mill River date to ...
Barton , Albert O. “ Where Wisconsin Names Originated . " Wisconsin Archeologist , n.s. , 26 ( December 1945 ) : 84-85 . [ Beach , John ) . ... Brown , Dorothy M. “ Myths and Legends of Wisconsin Waterfalls .
In this landmark volume, Dr. Frank Waabu O'Brien of the Aquidneck Indian Council, provides the first indigenous method and process for interpreting regional American Indian place names.
"Indian Names in Michigan traces the origin of hundreds of place-names given to counties, towns, lakes, rivers, and topographical features of the Great Lakes State.
... Elkhart Counties , flows generally northwest to join the St. Joseph River in northeastern Elkhart County . Late ... Elkheart River . " The French form of this hydronym , le Coeur de Cerf ( the Elk Heart ) , was documented as a local ...
Indian Place Names of New England
This book shows how the more than one-thousand current loanwords were adopted and demonstrates how the changing relationships between Indians and European settlers can be traced in the rate of loanword borrowing and the kinds of words ...
Gives variations of historic Indian place names under their most common spelling or modern equivalent.