20 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [bull. 258. 
Aldie; town in Loudoun County, Virginia, named from the village in Italy. 
Aledo; city in Mercer County, Illinois, named by the first settler from Aledo in 
Spain. 
Aleutian; islands in the Pacific Ocean. A derivation of the Russian word aleaid, 
meaning "bald rock." 
Alexander; county in Illinois, named for Dr. William M. Alexander, a pioneer. 
Alexander; village in Morgan County, Illinois, named for John T. Alexander, a 
prominent landowner. 
Alexander; village in Genesee County, New York, named for Alexander Rea, first 
settler and State senator. 
Alexander; comity in North Carolina, named for several prominent citizens: Wil- 
liam J. Alexander, State solicitor; Gov. Nathaniel Alexander, and J. McNitt 
Alexander, secretary of the Mecklenburg Congress. 
Alexander ; lake in Connecticut, named for Nell Alexander, who was owner of a 
large tract in the town of Killingly, Connecticut. 
Alexandria; town in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, named for Alexander Futton, one 
of the original proprietors, and a benefactor of the town. 
Alexandria; township and village in Douglas County, Minnesota, named for Alex- 
ander Kincaid, a pioneer settler. 
Alexandria; village in Thayer County, Nebraska, named for S. J. Alexander, sec- 
retary of state. 
Alexandria; town in Jefferson County, New York; named for Alexander Le Ray, 
son of J. I). Le Ray, who fell in a duel in 1836. 
Alexandria; county, and city in same county, in Virginia, named for a prominent 
family of early settlers. 
Alexandria Bay; bay and village in Jefferson County, New York; named for Alex- 
ander Le Ray. 
Alexis; village in Warren County, Illinois, named for the crown prince of Russia at 
the time it was founded. 
Alford; town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, named for Hon. John Alford, of 
Charlestown. 
Alfordsville ; village in Daviess County, Indiana, named for James Alford, who built 
the first house. 
Alfred; towns in York County, Maine, and Allegheny County, New York, named for 
King Alfred the Great, of England. 
Algansee; township and post-office in Branch County, Michigan. An Indian form 
manufactured by Schoolcraft, from Ojibwa roots, and intended to signify 
' 'Algonquin lake." 
Alger; county in Michigan, and village in Hardin County, Ohio, named for Hon. 
Russell A. Alger, Secretary of War during President McKinley's administration. 
Algodones; villages in San Diego County, California, and Sandoval County, New 
Mexico. A Spanish word, meaning "cotton plants." 
Algoma; city in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, and places in several other States. 
An Indian word formed by Schoolcraft from Algonquin and goma, meaning 
"Algonquin waters." 
Algona; city in Kossuth County, Iowa, and post-office in Jefferson County, New 
York. An Indian word, probably meaning the same as Algoma, "Algonquin 
waters." 
Aigonac; village in St. Clair County, Michigan. An Indian derivative, manufac- 
tured by Schoolcraft, compounded, from A/>/<>,i<jniii and auke, meaning "land of 
the Algons." 
Algonquin; village in McHenry County, Illinois, named by Samuel Edwards, an 
early settler, from a vessel on which he had served. 
