gannett.] PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. , r )7 
Briensburg; village in Marshall County, Kentucky, named lor .lames Brien, mem- 
ber of the legislature. 
Brigham; city in Boxelder County, Utah, named for Brigham Young. 
Bright Angel; creek in Arizona, so named because of the clearness of its waters. 
Brighton; township and village in Macoupin County, Illinois, named by settlers 
from Brighton (a part of Boston), Massachusetts. Many other places also hear 
this name, being named either directly or indirectly from Brighton in England. 
Briscoe; county in Texas, named for Andrew Briscoe, a San Jacinto veteran. 
Bristol; town in Lincoln County, Maine, county in Massachusetts, town in Ontario 
County, New York, village in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, county, and city in 
same county, in Rhode Island, town in Sullivan County, Tennessee, and city in 
Harrison County, West Virginia; named from the town in England. 
Bristol; town in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, named for Rev. Ira Bristol, an early 
settler. 
Britton; village in Marshall County, South Dakota, named for Col. Isaac Britton. 
Broad; mountain ridge in Pennsylvania which has a broad tableland almost desti- 
tute of trees. 
Broadalbin; town in Fulton County, New York, named from a place in Scotland. 
Broadhead; town in Rockcastle County, Kentucky, named for a resident. 
Broadlands; village in Champaign County, Illinois, so called from a farm of the 
same name, containing a thousand acres. 
Broadtop; mountain in Bedford and Huntingdon counties, Pennsylvania; a descrip- 
tive name. 
Broadwater, county in Montana, named for Col. Charles Broadwater. 
Brock; village in Nemaha County, Nebraska, named for a resident. 
Brockport; village in Monroe County, New York, named for Hiel Brockway, an 
early settler. 
Brockton; city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, named for an old resident 
family. 
Brocton; village in Edgar County, Illinois, named from Brockton, Massachusetts. 
Brodhead; city in Green County, Wisconsin, named for Edward Brodhead, a promi- 
nent resident. 
Brokenstraw; village in Chautauqua County, New York, and creek in Warren 
County, Pennsylvania. A translation of the Indian word degasysnohdyahgah. 
Bronco; village in Nevada County, California. A Spanish word meaning "rough" 
or "coarse." 
Bronson; village in Bourbon County, Kansas, named for Ira D. Bronson, of Fort 
Scott. 
Bronx; river in Westchester County, New Y r ork; 
Bronxdale; village in Westchester County, New York; 
Bronxville; village in Westchester County, New Y 7 ork. Named for Jonas or Jacob 
Bronck, an early settler. 
Brook; many places in the country bear this name, mostly descriptive of the situa- 
tion upon some stream. The word is used with various suffixes, such as " ville," 
"vale," "view 7 ," "wood," etc. 
Brooke; county in West Virginia, named for Robert Brooke, governor of the State 
of Virginia in 1794-1796. 
Brookfield; township and city in Linn County, Missouri, named for John \V. 
Brooks, of Boston, a prominent railroad official. 
Brookfield; town in Orange County, Vermont, so called, according to tradition. 
because of the number of brooks in the region in early days. 
Brookings; county in South Dakota, named for Wilmot VY. Brookings,a legislator. 
Brookland; town in Lexington County, South Carolina, crossed by several small 
streams. 
