16 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [bull. 258. 
Abrigada; hill in Waterbury, Connecticut, having on its side a deep cavern-like 
cliff called the "Indian House," hence the name, which is a Spanish word mean- 
ing "shelter" or "hiding place." 
Absaroka; range of mountains in Wyoming, named from the native name of the 
Crow Indians. Grinnell says the word refers to some kind of a bird, possibly 
crows. 
Acabonack; harbor in Long Island. An .Indian word meaning "root place," 
applied to the harbor from the meadows near, where the Indians found roots 
which they prized. 
Acadia; parish in Louisiana, and villages in Aroostook County, Maine, and Lee 
County, Virginia, named from Acadia, the original name of Nova Scotia. The 
word is the French form of the Indian word akadi, "where there is," "where 
there are, " " where are found. ' ' 
Acama; town in San Diego County, California. From the Spanish, meaning 
"place of repose." 
Acampo; village, in San Joaquin County, California. A Spanish word meaning 
" portion of common given to herds for pasture." 
Accomac; county, and village in same county, in Virginia. An Indian word which 
seems to mean " on the other side." 
Acequia; village in Douglas County, Colorado. A Spanish word meaning " canal" 
or " channel." 
Acerico; town in Sonoma County, California. A Spanish word meaning " pin 
cushion" or "small pillow." 
Aceyedan; creek in Iowa. An Indian word, doubtfully said to mean "place of 
weeping." 
Ackerman; town in Choctaw County, Mississippi, named for a landowner. 
Ackley; town in Hardin County, Iowa, laid out in 1857 by J. W. Ackley. 
Acme; village in Grand Traverse County, Michigan. A Greek word meaning 
" summit." 
Acolito; town in San Diego County, California. The Spanish form of "acolyte." 
Acorn; town in Humboldt County, California, named from the oak trees in the 
vicinity, conspicuous in a pine district. 
Acquackanonk; township in Passaic County, New Jersey. An Indian word mean- 
ing " where gum blocks were made (or procured) for pounding corn." 
Acquehadongonock; point in Maine. An Indian word said to mean " smoked 
fish point." 
Acton; station in Los Angeles County, California, and town in York County, Maine, 
named from Acton, Massachusetts. 
Acton; town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, named from the town in Middle- 
sex County, England. 
Acushnet; town and river in Bristol County, Massachusetts. The name of an Indian 
village which occupied a part of the site of the present city of New Bedford. 
Acworth; town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, named in honor of Lord 
Acworth. 
Ada; county in Idaho, named for the eldest daughter of H. C. Riggs. 
Ada; town in Kent County, Michigan, named for the daughter of Sidney Smith. 
Ada; village in Norman County, Minnesota, named for the daughter of W. H. 
Fisher, a railroad official. 
{ Adair; counties in Iowa, Kentucky, and Missouri; 
Adairville; town in Logan County, Kentucky. Named for Gen. John Adair, gov- 
ernor of Kentucky. 
Adams; county in Colorado, named for Alva Adams, a former governor of the State. 
Adams; counties in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin, named for President John 
Quincy Adams, 
