3ANNETT.] TLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. 5] 
Bois de Sioux; tributary of the Red River, North Dakota. A French name mean- 
ing " Sioux forest." 
Boise; county, and city in Ada County, in Idaho, situated on Boise River. A French 
word meaning " woody," given by the early French traders because of the I rees 
upon the banks of the river. 
Bolinas; bay, and town in Marin County, in California. A Spanish won! meaning 
"whale." 
Bolivar; county, and village in same county, in Mississippi, city in Polk County, 
Missouri, town in Allegany County, New York, town in Hardeman County, 
Tennessee, town in Jefferson County, West Virginia, and four other places; 
named for Gen. Simon Bolivar. 
Bollinger; county in Missouri, named for Maj. George F. Bollinger, an early settler. 
Bolsa; village in Orange County, California. A Spanish word meaning "purse." 
Bolton; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, named for Charles Powlet, third 
Duke of Bolton. 
Bolton; town in Hinds County, Mississippi, named for a man interested in building 
a railroad from Vicksburg to Jackson. 
Bombay; town in Franklin County, New York, named by Mr. Hogan, an early 
settler, from Bombay, India. 
Bonair; towns in Howard County, Iowa, and White County, Tennessee, and village 
in Chesterfield County, Virginia. A French name, meaning "good air." 
Bonanza; village in Klamath County, Oregon, and seven other places in the country. 
A Spanish word meaning "prosperity." 
Bonaparte; town in Van Buren County, Iowa, and village in Lewis County, New 
York, named for Napoleon Bonaparte. 
Bonaqua; town in Hickman County, Tennessee, so called because it is situated near 
mineral springs. A Latin name, meaning "good water." 
Bond; county in Illinois, named for Shadrack Bond, first governor of the State, 
1818-1822. 
Bondurant; town in Polk County, Iowa, named for A. C. Bondurant. 
Bonfield; village in Kankakee County, Illinois, named for Thomas Bonfield, a 
prominent railroad official. 
Bonham; town in Fannin County, Texas, named for Col. J. B. Bonham, who died 
in the Alamo in 1836. 
Bonhomme; island in the Missouri River, in South Dakota, named for Jacques Bon 
Homme, the Frenchman's " Uncle Sam." 
Bonhomme; county in South Dakota, named from the island in the Missouri River. 
Bonita; point in California, and village in Ottertail County, Minnesota. A Spanish 
word, meaning " pretty, " "graceful." 
Bonner; town in Missoula County, Montana, named for E. T. Bonner, of Missoula, 
Montana. 
Bonner Spring's; city in Wyandotte County, Kansas, named for Robert Bonner, 
horseman, and editor of the New York Ledger. 
Bonneterre; town in St. Francois County, Missouri. A French name, meaning 
"good earth." The name was given by early French settlers to a mine which 
contained lead. 
Bonneville; mounts in Nevada and Wyoming, and a village in Multnomah County, 
Oregon, named for Capt, B. L. E. Bonneville, early explorer in the Northwest. 
Bonpas; creek and town in Richland County, Illinois, named from the prairie which 
is now called Pompare, but which was named by the early French, bon pas, 
meaning " good walk." 
Bonpland; lake in California and mount in Nevada, named for Aime Bonpland, the 
French botanist. 
