gannett.] PLACE NAMES TN THE UNITED STATES. 117 
Elk; counties in Kansas and Pennsylvania. This word, either alone or as a prefix, 
forms the name of 63 places in the United States, most of them doubtless given 
on account of the presence of elk. 
Elk Falls; town in Elk County, Kansas, receives its name from a waterfall in Elk 
River, near the site of the town. 
Elk Garden; town in Mineral County, West Virginia, so named by Senator Davis, 
because of the former abundance of elk. 
Elkhart; county, and city in same county, in Indiana, which take their name from 
the river. 
Elkhart; village in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, named from the lake, which at 
this point resembles an elk's heart. 
Elkhorn; village in Douglas County, Nebraska, named from the river. 
Elkhorn; city in Walworth County, Wisconsin. This city is named from the prairie, 
Elkhorn, which was named thus by Sajnuel F. Phoenix in July, 1836, when he 
found an elk's horn upon a tree. 
Elkins; town in Randolph County, West Virginia, named for Senator S. B. Elkins. 
Elko; county in Nevada. The origin of this name is not certain, for according to 
some it is an Indian word, and according to others was so named on account of 
the abundance of elk. 
Ellen; mountain in Utah, named by J. W. Powell, United States Geological Survey, 
for the wife of A. H. Thompson, also of the Geological Survey. 
Ellenburg; town in Clinton County, New York, named for the daughter of John R. 
Murray, of New York, the principal owner of township 5 of the military tract. 
Ellendale; village in Sussex County, Delaware, named for the wife of Dr. J. S. 
Prettyman, who laid it out. 
Ellendale; township and city in Dickey Comity, North Dakota, named for the wife 
of S. S. Merrill. 
Ellensburg; city in Kittitas County, Washington, named for the wife of the original 
founder. 
Ellery; town in Chautauqua County, New York, named for William Ellery, a signer 
of the Declaration of Independence. 
Ellicott; city in Howard and Baltimore counties, Maryland, first settled and named 
by the brothers Andrew and John Ellicott. 
{Ellicott; town in Chautauqua County, New York; 
Ellicottville; village in Cattaraugus County, New York. Named for Joseph Elli- 
cott, of the Holland Land Company. 
Ellijay ; town in Gilmer County, Georgia. From a Cherokee Indian name, meaning 
"new ground." 
Ellinwood; city in Barton County, Kansas, named for Col. John R. Ellinwood, 
engineer, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. 
Elliott; county in Kentucky, named for Judge John M. Elliott. 
Elliottsville; village in Richmond County, New York, named for Dr. Samuel M. 
Elliott. 
Ellis; county, and city in same county, in Kansas, named in honor of George Ellis, 
first lieutenant, Twelfth Kansas Infantry. 
Ellis; county in Texas, named for Richard Ellis, president pro tempore of the first 
Senate of the Republic. 
Ellisburg; town in Jefferson County New York, which derives its name from 
Lyman Ellis, of Troy, New York, who settled there as a proprietor in 1797. 
Ellisville; township and village in Fulton County, Illinois, named for Levi D. Ellis, 
its founder. 
Ellisville; town in Jones County, Mississippi, named for Powhatan Ellis, member 
of the supreme court and United States Senator. 
