gannett.] PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. 27 
Appalachian; general appellation of the mountain system in the southeastern pari 
of North America, extending under various names from Maine southwestward 
to the northern part of Alabama. The name was given by the Spaniards under 
De Soto, who derived it from the name of a neighboring tribe, the Apalachi. 
Brinton holds its radical to be the muscogee apala, " great sea," or "great ocean," 
and that apalache is a compound of this word with the Muscogee personal parti- 
ciple "chi," and means "those by the sea." 
Appanoose; county in Iowa, and village in Douglas County, Kansas. An Indian 
word said to mean "a chief when a child." The name of a chief of the Sacs 
and Foxes. The word is a diminutive form, but probably has no reference to 
"chief." 
Apple; small stream in northern Illinois, so named on account of the crab-apple 
orchards in the vicinity. 
Applebachville; village in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, named for Gen. Paul 
Applebach and his brother Henry. 
Applegate; town in Jackson County, Oregon, named for an early settler. 
Apple River; township and village in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, named from its 
location on Apple River. 
Appleton; town in Knox County, Maine, named for Nathaniel Appleton, one of 
the original proprietors. 
Appleton; village in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, situated on Apple Creek; 
hence the name. 
Appleton; city in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, named for Samuel Appleton, one 
of the founders of Lawrence University, located at that place. 
Appleton City; township and city in Saint Clair County, Missouri, named for Wil- 
liam H. Appleton, of New York. 
Appling; county, and town in Columbia County, in Georgia, named for Col. Dan 
Appling. 
Appomattox; river, and county in Virginia. An Indian word meaning "tobacco 
plant country." 
Apricot; village in Monterey County, California, named from the apricot orchards 
in the vicinity. 
Aptakisic; village in Lake County, Illinois. An Indian word meaning "half day," 
or "sun at meridian." 
Apukwa; lake in Wisconsin. An Indian word of uncertain meaning. 
Apulia; village in Onondaga County, New York, named from the ancient province 
of southern Italy. 
Aquaschicola; creek, and village in Carbon County, in Pennsylvania. An Indian 
word meaning "where we fish with the bush net." 
Aquebogue; village in Suffolk County, New York. An Indian word meaning "at 
the end of a small pond." 
Aransas; county in Texas, named from the river which flows into Aransas Harbor, 
through the county. 
Arapahoe; county in Colorado; town in Furnas County, Nebraska; post-office in 
Pamlico County, North Carolina, and town in Custer County, Oklahoma. The 
name is that of a noted Indian tribe, and signifies "traders." 
Arastraville; mining camp in Tuolumne County, California, named from the aras- 
tras, primitive mills used on free-milling gold ores, used by the early Mexicans. 
Arbuckle; town in Colusa County, California, named for the founder of the town. 
Arbuckle; mountains in Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, named from Fori 
Arbuckle, which was named for Brevet Brig. Gen. Matthew Arbuckle, who 
fought in the Mexican war. 
Areata; town in Humboldt County, California. An Indian word meaning "sunny 
spot." 
