36 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [bull. 258. 
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 Eev. Seth Noble, its rep- 
resentative 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 set- 
tlers in these places. 
Bangs; mount in Arizona, named for James E. Bangs, clerk upon the King Survey. 
(Banks; county in Georgia; 
[Banksville; village in Banks County, Georgia. Named for Dr. Richard Banks. 
Banner; village in Wells County, Indiana, named for a newspaper, the Bluff ton 
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 fiom 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' Mi "south- 
ern 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. Lapham 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. 
Barataria; 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. 
i Barbour; county in West Virginia; 
Barboursville ; town in Cabell County, West Virginia, and several other towns in 
the Southern States. Named for Philip P. Barbour, an early governor of Virginia. 
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 fQunders. 
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. 
