108 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [bull. 258. 
Donner; lake in Nevada County, California, named for a leader of a party of immi- 
grants, nearly all of whom perished from starvation. 
Dooly; county in Georgia named for Col. John Dooly, an officer in the Revolution. 
Doon; towns in Sierra County, California, and Lyon County, Iowa, named from the 
river in Scotland. 
Door; county in Wisconsin, so named because of its proximity to "Death's Door," 
entrance to Green Bay. 
Doran; village in Coles County, Illinois, named for S. A. Doran, a neighboring land- 
owner. 
Dorchester; county in Maryland, named for the Earl of Dorchester, w T hom Scharf 
says was a family friend of the Calverts. 
Dorchester; part of Boston, Massachusetts, named from the town in England. 
Dorchester; county in South Carolina, named from the town in Massachusetts. 
Dormansville ; village in Albany County, New York, named for Daniel Dorman, 
former inn and store keeper. 
Dorrance; borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, named for a family of early 
settlers. 
Dosoris; village in Queens County, New York. The name is a contraction of u dos 
uxoris" "dowry of a wife," the property having come to the first settler through 
his wife. 
Dos Palmos ; town in Riverside County, California, named from the giant yucca 
palms which grow near the spring. A Spanish phrase, meaning "two palms." 
Dos Palos; town in Merced County, California. A Spanish phrase meaning "two 
timbers." 
Dos Pueblos; town in Santa Barbara County, California. A Spanish phrase mean- 
ing " two towns." 
Dossett; village in Anderson County, Tennessee, named for the owner of the prop- 
erty, Jacob Dossett. 
Dougherty; County in Georgia, named for Charles Dougherty. 
Dougherty; township in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, named for Daniel Dougherty, 
one of the prominent residents. 
Douglas; counties in Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, 
Nevada, South Dakota, and Wisconsin, and probably the counties in Nebraska, 
Oregon, and Washington; named for Stephen A. Douglas, of Illinois. 
Douglas; creek in Colorado, named for Chief Douglas, of the White River Utes. 
Douglas; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, named for Dr. William 
Douglas, of Boston, author of a history of New England. 
Douglas; mount in Montana, named for E. M. Douglas, of the United States 
Geological Survey. 
Douglas City; township in Trinity County, California, named for Stephen A. 
Douglas, of Illinois. 
Douglass; city in Butler County, Kansas, named for Joseph Douglass, by whom it 
was laid out- 
Dover; cities in Kent County, Delaware, and Strafford County, New Hampshire, 
and town in Morris County, New Jersey, named from the town in England. 
Dowa.giac; river, and city in Cass County, in Michigan. An Indian word meaning 
"fishing river." 
Downers Grove; township and village in Dupage County, Illinois, named for 
Pierce Downer, who located there in 1830. 
Downieville; town in Sierra County, California, named for a pioneer. 
Downingtown; borough in Chester Cointy, Pennsylvania, named for Thomas 
Downing. 
Downs; town in McLean County, Illinois, named. for Lawson Downs, a pioneer 
settler. 
