96 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [bull. 258. 
Crestone; mountain in Colorado, named from its shape. 
Creswell; town in Washington County, North Carolina, named for Postmaster- 
General Creswell. 
Creve Coeur; village in St. Louis County, Missouri, named for an early French fort. 
The name means "heart breaking." 
Crittenden; county in Arkansas, named for Robert Crittenden, territorial governor. 
Crittenden; county, and town in Grant County, in Kentucky, named for John J. 
Crittenden, governor of and United States Senator from that State. 
Crockett; county in Tennessee, and county, and town in Houston County, in Texas, 
named for Col. David Crockett, celebrated frontier Indian fighter, who fell at 
the Alamo. 
Croghan; town in Lewis County, New York, named for Col. George Croghan 
Cronly; town in Columbus County, North Carolina, named for the former owner of 
the site. 
Crook; town in Logan County, Colorado, and counties in Oregon and Wyoming, 
named for Gen. George H. Crook, the Indian fighter. 
Crooked; creek in Pennsylvania, named from the old Indian name, woak-hanne, 
' ' crooked stream. ' ' 
Crookston; township and city in Polk County, Minnesota, named for Col. William 
Crooks, an old settler. 
Crosby; county in Texas, named for Stephen Crosby, prominent citizen. 
Crosman; valley in Nevada, named for Col. G. H. Crosman. 
Cross; county in Arkansas, named for Judge Edward Cross, a pioneer. 
Crossville; village in White County, Illinois, named for a family of first settlers. 
Crosswicks; town in Burlington County, New Jersey. A corruption of the Indian 
crossweeksung, "house of separation." 
Croswell; village in Sanilac County, Michigan, named for Governor Croswell. 
Crothersville ; town in Jackson County, Indiana, named for Doctor Crothers. 
Croton; village in Newaygo County, Michigan, named from the town in New York. 
Croton; river in New York, named for an Indian chief whose name was Kcnoten, 
Knoten, or Noton, meaning "the wind." 
Croton Falls; town in Westchester County, New York, named from Croton River. 
Crow; river in Minnesota. A literal translation of the Indian name, Andaig. 
Crowley; village in Polk County, Oregon, named for Solomon K. Crowley, an early 
settler. 
Crown Point; town in Essex County, New York. From the original French name, 
point au chevalure, "point of the hair (or scalp)," because it is said the French 
and Indians sent out ' ' scalping parties ' ' from this place. 
Crow Wing; river in Minnesota, called by the Indians kayaugeweguan, meaning 
"crow's feather." 
Crow Wing; county, and village in same county, in Minnesota, named from the 
river. 
Croydon; town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, named from the town in Sur- 
rey, England. 
Crugers; village in Westchester County, New York, named for Col. John P. Cruger. 
Crum Elbow; village in Dutchess County, New York, the name of which was given, 
it is said, from a sudden bend in the Hudson River at that place. 
Cuba; city in Fulton County, Illinois, named from the island of Cuba. 
Cucharas; river and village in Huerfano County, Colorado. A Spanish word mean- 
ing "spoon brook." 
Cudahy; village in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, named for the Cudahy brothers, 
who own a pork-packing establishment there. 
Cuddeback; town in Humboldt County, California, named for an old settler. 
