70 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [bull. 258. 
definitely applied to the province granted to proprietors by Charles II of Eng- 
land. This province was named in honor of the reigning king, and thus the old 
name given in honor of Charles I was retained. 
Caroline; county in Maryland, named in honor of Caroline Calvert, daughter of 
Charles, Fifth Lord Baltimore. 
Caroline; county in Virginia, named for the wife of George II. 
Carondelet; village in St. Louis County, Missouri, named for Baron Carondelet, 
Spanish commander-in-chief and governor of Louisiana in 1791. 
Carp; river and railroad station in Marquette County, Michigan. A translation of 
the Indian name literally meaning "big carp river." 
Carpenteria; village in Santa Barbara County, California. The Spanish form for 
"carpenter shop." 
Carrington; island in Great Salt Lake, Utah, named for a member of an exploring 
party. 
Carrington; island in Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone Park, named for Campbell 
Carrington. 
Carrituck; plantation in Somerset County, Maine. An Indian word meaning 
" place where the water forms a semicircle around the land." 
Carrizo; village and creek in San Diego County, California. A Spanish word 
meaning "common reed grass." 
Carroll; counties in Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Mary- 
land, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, Ohio, and Virginia, and several 
small places, named for Charles Carroll, of Carrol lton, Maryland. 
Carroll; county in Tennessee, named for William Carroll, governor in 1821-27. 
Carrollton; township in Carroll County, Arkansas; town in Carroll County, Georgia; 
cities in Carroll County, Iowa, and Carroll County, Kentucky; village in Carroll 
County, Maryland; town in Carroll County, Mississippi; city in Carroll County, 
Missouri; and village in Carroll County, Ohio; named from the estate of Charles 
Carroll. 
Carrollton; town in Cattaraugus County, New York, named for G. Carroll, an 
original proprietor. 
Carrying Place; plantation in Somerset County, Maine, so named because the 
Indians had to carry their canoes from one waterway to another en route to 
Canada. 
{Carson; pass, lake, river, and valley in Nevada, and peak in Utah; 
Carson City; city in Ormsby County, Nevada. Named for Christopher, or Kit 
Carson, the Rocky Mountain guide. 
Carson; county in Texas, named for S. P. Carson, secretary of state under David G. 
Burnet. 
Carter; county, and village in same county, in Kentucky, named for William G. 
Carter, a member of the State senate. 
Carter; county in Missouri, named for Zimri Carter, an early settler. 
Carter; county, and village in same county, in Tennessee, named for Gen. Landon 
Carter. 
Carteret; county in North Carolina, named for Sir George Carteret, one of the pro- 
prietors. 
Cartersville; city in Bartow County, Georgia, named for Col. F. Carter, of Mil- 
ledgeville. 
Carterville; city in Williamson County, Illinois, named for Laban Carter, the first 
settler and discoverer of coal in the vicinity. 
Carthage; city in Jasper County, Missouri; village in Jefferson County, New York; 
and many other places; named from the ancient city in Africa. 
Caruthersville; city in Pemiscot County, Missouri, named for Hon. Samuel 
Caruthers, of Madison County. 
