90 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [bull. 258 
Conklin; town in Broome County, New York, named for Judge John Conklin. 
Conly; creek in Humboldt County, California, named for an old settler. 
Conneaut; townships in Crawford and Erie counties, Pennsylvania, and village and 
creek in Ashtabula County, Ohio; 
Conneaut Lake; borough in Crawford County, Pennsylvania; 
Conneautville; borough in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. Hecke welder says it 
is a corruption of the Indian, gunniate, meaning "it is a long time since they 
are gone." According to other authorities it is a Seneca Indian word, signify- 
ing "many fish." A third authority gives "snow place." 
Connecticut; State of the Union and river in New England. An Indian name, 
derived from quonoktacut, meaning, according to some authorities "river whose 
water is driven in waves by tides or winds. ' ' Haines says, ' ' land on the long tidal 
river. ' ' Other interpretations are, ' ' on long river, " " long river, ' ' and ' ' the long 
(without end) river." 
Connellsville; borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, named for Zachariah 
Connell, who laid it out. 
Connersville; city in Fayette County, Indiana, named for John Conner, who laid 
out the place in 1817. 
Connersville; village in Harrison County, Kentucky, named for Lewis Conner. 
Conness; mount in California, named for John Conness, Senator from California in 
1863-1869. 
Cononodaw; creek in Pennsylvania. The name is corrupted from the Indian word 
gunniada, " he tarries long." 
Conoquenessing; borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania. The name is corrupted 
from the Delaware Indian word 'gunachquene' sink, meaning "for a long way 
straight." 
Conoy; creek and village in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. A corruption of a 
tribal name, said to mean ' ' long. ' ' 
Conquest; town in Cayuga County, New York, so named to commemorate the con- 
quest achieved by those who favored a division of the old town of Cato. 
Conshohocken; borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. An Indian word 
meaning "pleasant valley." 
Constable; village in Franklin County, New York, named for William Constable, 
agent and part proprietor. 
Constableville; village in Lewis County, New York, named for William Consta- 
able, son of the original proprietor. 
Constantine; township and village in Saint Joseph County, Michigan, named for 
the Roman emperor. 
Constitution; island in the Hudson River, New York, named from the fort. 
Contoocook; river in New Hampshire. An Indian word meaning "crow river." 
Contra Costa; county in California. A Spanish term meaning "coast opposite 
another." 
Converse; county in Wyoming, probably named for A. R. Converse, territorial 
treasurer. 
Conway; county, and town in Faulkner County, in Arkansas, named for Henry W. 
Conway, Territorial delegate in Congress. 
Conway; town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, named for Henry Seymour I 
Conway, secretary of state of England. Some authorities claim that the namefl 
was derived from the town in Wales. 
Conway; town in Horry County, South Carolina, named for Gen. Robert Conway, 1 
an early resident. 
Cook; inlet of the Pacific Ocean on the coast of Alaska, named for Captain Cook, the 
navigator. 
Cook; county in Illinois, named for Danied P. Cook, member of Congress. 
