annett.] PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. 4 ( .) 
Jlanca; peak in the Sierra Blanea, Colorado, so named from the white rocks on its 
summit. 
Jlanchard; town in Piscataquis County, Maine, named for one of the early pro- 
prietors, Charles Blanchard. 
Jlanco; cape on the coast of Oregon, discovered by Martin de Aguilar, the Spanish 
explorer, who named it. A Spanish word meaning "white." 
Jlanco; county in Texas, named from the Rio Blanco, "white river." 
Jland; county in Virginia, said to have been named for Richard Bland, of Revolu- 
tionary fame. 
Jlandford; town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, named for the Duke of Marl- 
borough, whose second title was Marquis of Blandford. 
Jlandinsville; township and village in McDonough County, Illinois, named for 
Joseph L. Blandin, first settler and owner of the land. 
Jlandville; town in Ballard County, Kentucky, named for Capt. Bland Ballard. 
Jledsoe; county in Tennessee, named for Jesse Bledsoe, United States Senator. 
Jleecker; village in Fulton County, New York, named for Rutger Bleecker, an early 
patentee. 
Jlennerhassett; island in the Ohio River, named for Herman Blennerhassett, who 
was accused of complicity with Aaron Burr. 
Jlissfield; village in Lenaw r ee County, Michigan, named for Henry Bliss, an early 
settler, upon whose homestead the village is built. 
Jlock; island off the coast of Rhode Island, named for Adrien Block, the Dutch 
discoverer. 
Hocksburg-; town in Humboldt County, California, named for Ben Blockburger, 
the founder. 
Jloods; village in Steuben County, New York, named for Calvin Blood. 
Jloomer; village in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, named probably for a Galena 
merchant. 
Jloomfield; city in Stoddard County, Missouri, named from the field of flowers 
which grew there when the place was founded. 
Jloomfield; town in Essex County, New Jersey, named for Governor Joseph 
Bloomfield of that State. 
Uoomington; township and city in McLean County, Illinois, named from Bloom- 
ing Grove, so called from its profusion of wild flowers. 
Jloomington; township and city in Monroe County, Indiana, named for an early 
settler, Philip Bloom. 
Uoomsburg-; town in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, named for Samuel Bloom, 
county commissioner of Northumberland County. 
Uossburg; borough in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, named for Aaron Bloss, who 
settled there in 1806. 
Jlount; county in Alabama, named for Willie Blount, governor of Tennessee in 
1809-1815. 
Jlount; county in Tennessee, named for William Blount, governor in 1790-1796. 
Jlountsville; village in Henry County, Indiana, named for Andrew Blount, its 
founder. 
Jlowing Rock; town in Watauga County, North Carolina, named from a cliff 
where the wind blows upward. 
Blue Earth; county and river in Minnesota; 
Blue Earth City; "township and city in Faribault County, Minnesota, so named 
because of the bluish hue of the earth, due to the presence of copper. 
Jluefield; city in Mercer County, West Virginia, named from the bluegrass valley 
in which it is situated. 
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