gannett.] PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. L23 
Fabius; river in Missouri and town in Onondaga County, New York, named for the 
celebrated Roman consul. The town was named by the State land hoard of 
New York. 
Factory; hill in Y r ellowstone Park, Wyoming, covered with geysers and hot springs, 
so named because of the noise and steam proceeding from them, resembling in 
this respect an active factory town. 
Fair; a name used with various suffixes, such as "brook," " land," "port," etc., to 
indicate an attractive appearance. 
Fairbank; township in Sullivan County, Indiana, named for General Fairbanks. 
Fairbury; city in Jefferson County, Nebraska, named by an early settler, Mr. 
McDonell, for his home, Fairbury, Illinois. 
Fairchild; creek in Park County, Colorado, named for A. Fairchild, a prospector. 
Fairfax; county, and town in same county, in Virginia, named for Ford Fairfax, 
grandson of Lord Culpeper. 
Fairfield; county, and town in same county, in Connecticut, town in Somerset- 
County, Maine, and counties in Ohio and South Carolina, so named from the 
beauty of their fields. 
Fairmont; city in Marion County, West Virginia, so named for its situation on a 
hill. 
Fairplay; tow r n in Park County, Colorado, established by gold miners who named 
it as a living reproof to their "grab-all" neighbors. 
Fairport; village in Monroe County, New York, so named for its pleasing location 
on the Erie Canal. 
Faison; town in Duplin County, North Carolina, named for a prominent family. 
Falkner; island in Long Island Sound, New Haven County, Connecticut. Named 
by the discoverer, Capt. Adrien Block, Valcken Eylandt (Falcon Island), of 
which the present appellation is a corruption. 
Fall; river in Massachusetts, so named because it is only about 2 miles in length and 
falls about 140 feet in a half mile. 
Fall River; city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, situated on the Fall River. 
Fall River; county in South Dakota, named from the river. A literal translation 
of the Indian name. 
Fallowfield; township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, named for Lancelot 
Fallowfield, one of the first purchasers of the land from William Penn. 
Falls; county in Texas, named from the falls in Brazos Rivor. 
Falls Church; town in Fairfax County, Virginia, so named becauseof the Episcopal 
church established there. 
Fallston; borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, named from the falls in Beaver 
River. 
Falls Village; village in Litchfield County, Connecticut, named from the falls in 
the Housatonic River. 
Falmouth; towns in Cumberland County, Maine, and Barnstable County, Massa- 
chusetts, named from the seaport town in Cornwall. 
Famoso; town in Kern County, California. A Spanish word meaning "famous," 
or "celebrated." 
Fannin; county in Georgia, and county, and village in ( roliad County, in Texas, name' I 
for Col. James W. Fannin, of North Carolina, who fought in the Texan war. 
Farallone; group of small islands on the coast of California, named by the early 
Spanish explorers. The word farallon means "needle," or "small, pointed 
island." 
Fargo; city in Cass County, North Dakota, named for one of the members of the 
Wells, Fargo Express Company. Several other places bear his name. 
Faribault; county, and city in Rice County, in Minnesota, named for John Baptiste 
Faribault, a settler and French fur trader among the Sioux Indians. 
