106 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [bull. 258. 
Dexter; village in Jefferson County, New York, named for S. Newton Dexter, a 
prominent business man of Whitesboro. 
D'Hanis; town in Medina County, Texas, named for Count von D' Harris, who 
founded the town about 1845. 
Diamond; village in Grundy County, Illinois, named from its location in the center 
of the " Black Diamond " coal district. 
Diana; town in Lewis County, New York, named for the Roman goddess 
Dickens; county in Texas, named for J. Dickens, who fell at the Alamo. 
Dickenson; county in Virginia, named for William J. Dickenson of the State. 
Dickey; county, and village in Lamoure County, in North Dakota, named for Hon. 
George Dickey, member of the legislature. 
Dickey; river in Washington. The name is derived from the Indian name, dickoh- 
dochteuder. 
Dickinson; counties in Iowa and Kansas, named for Daniel S. Dickinson, United 
States Senator from New York in 1844. 
Dickinson; county in Michigan, named for Don M. Dickinson, postmaster-general 
under President Cleveland. 
Dickinson; town in Stark County, North Dakota, named for W. S. Dickinson, of 
Malone, New York, who founded it. 
Dickinson; county in Virginia, named for a prominent member of the legislature. 
Dicksburg; village in Knox County, Indiana, named for Thomas Dick, former 
owner of the ground. 
Dickson; county, and town in same county, in Tennessee, named for William Dickson. 
Die All; island in California, so named because all the Indians on the island died. 
Dighton; city in Lane County, Kansas, named for Dick Deighton, a surveyor. 
Dighton; village in Bristol County, Massachusetts, named for Frances Dighton, 
wife of Richard Williams, one of the first settlers. 
Diller; village in Jefferson County, Nebraska, named for H. H. Diller, an early 
settler. 
Dillon; city in Beaverhead County, Montana, named for Sydney Dillon, railroad 
president. 
Dillon; town in Marion County, South Carolina, named for a prominent family. 
Dillsboro; town in Dearborn County, Indiana, named for Gen. James Dill, an early 
settler. 
Dillsboro; town in Jackson County, North Carolina, named for George W. Dill, an 
early settler. 
Dimmick; township and village in Lasalle County, Illinois, named for an early settler. 
Dimmit; county in Texas, named for Philip Dimmit, one of the earliest settlers in 
the State. 
Dinwiddie; county, and town in same county, in Virginia, named for Robert Din- 
widdie, lieutenant-governor of the State in 1752-1758. 
Dirty Devil; creek in Arizona, so named by Major Powell during his first trip down 
the canyon of the Colorado, because of the muddiness of its waters. 
Disappointment; cape at the mouth of the Columbia River, Washington, so named 
by John Meares, the English navigator, who thought no river existed in the 
region. 
Dismal; swamp in Virginia and North Carolina, so named because of its dismal 
appearance, due to the dense forest of juniper, cypress, etc., which cover it. 
District of Columbia. See Columbia. 
Dix; mount and town in Schuyler County, New York, named for Gen. John A. 
Dix, United States Senator. 
Dixmont; town in Penobscot County, Maine, named for Dr. Elijah Dix, of Boston. 
Dixmont; village in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, named for Miss Dorothea 
Dix, American philanthropist. 
