()4 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [bull. 258. 
Caldwell; village in Noble County, Ohio, named for Joseph and Samuel Caldwell, 
to whom the land belonged. 
Caldwell; county, and town in Burleson County, Texas, named for Matthew Cald- 
well, an old settler and colonel of a Texas regiment in 1841. 
Caledonia; village in Livingston County, New York, county in Vermont, and six- 
teen other places in the country, named from the ancient name of Scotland. 
Calexico; town in San Diego County, California, so named from its location on the 
boundary between California and Mexico. 
Calfee; creek in Yellowstone Park, named for H. B. Calfee, a photographer of 
note. 
Calhoun; counties in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Michi- 
gan, Mississippi, Texas, and West Virginia, also many small places, named for 
John C. Calhoun, of South Carolina, vice-president in 1825-1833. 
Calhoun; town in McLean County, Kentucky, named for Judge John Calhoun. 
Calhoun; village in Washington County, Nebraska, so named because situated on 
the site of Fort Calhoun. 
Calhoun Falls; town in Abbeville County, South Carolina, named for a prominent 
family. 
Calico; mountain range in California, so named from the variegated colors of the 
rocks. 
Caliente; towns in Kern and Sonoma counties, California. The Spanish form for 
"hot," "vehement." 
Califa; village in Madeira County, California. The Spanish form of "caliph" or 
"successor." 
California; State of the Union. This name was applied by Cortez to the bay and 
country, which he supposed to be an island. The name is that of an island in 
an old Spanish romance, where a great abundance of precious stones were found. 
Eight post-offices bear this name. 
Callahan; county in Texas; named for James M. Callahan, a survivor of the massa- 
cre of 1836. 
Callaway; county, and village in same county, in Missouri, and several other places; 
named for Capt. James Callaway, grandson of Daniel Boone. 
Callensburg-; borough in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, named for Hugh Callen, 
its founder. 
Callicoon; town in Sullivan County, New York. The word is said to signify "turkey" 
in both Dutch and Indian languages. The Dutch word for "turkey," however, 
is spelled kalkoen. 
Calloway; county in Kentucky; named for Col. Richard Calloway. 
Caloosa; river, and village in Lee County, Florida; named for an Indian tribe. 
Calumet; river in Illinois and Indiana, county, and village in Fond du Lac County, 
in Wisconsin, and seven other places in the country. A Canadian corruption of 
the French, chalemel, which literally means "little reed," but which, in its 
corrupted form, refers to the "pipe of peace," used by the Indians to ratify 
treaties. Haines derives the word from calamo, "honey wood." Other author- 
ities say that the name was originally "kennamick" or "kennomic." 
Calvary; town in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, and seven other places in the 
country, named from the hill near Jerusalem. 
Calvert; county, and post village in Cecil County, in Maryland, named for Cecil Cal- 
vert, Lord Baltimore. Eight other places are so named, doubtless, directly or 
indirectly for the same. 
Calvert; town in Robertson County, Texas, named for Robert Calvert, an early 
settler. 
Camano; island in Puget Sound, Washington, which takes its name from a canal 
named for Don Jacinto Camano. 
