gannett] PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. 125 
Federalsburg; village in Caroline County, Maryland, so named because settled by 
persons from the Northern States. 
Felix; townships in Grundy counties, Illinois and Iowa, named for Felix Grundy, 
Senator from Tennessee. 
Fells; point in Maryland named for the purchaser, a ship carpenter, William Fell. 
Felts Mills; village in Jefferson County, New York, named for John Felt, an early 
proprietor. 
Fence; rivers in Wisconsin and Michigan. A translation of the Indian word "mitch- 
igan" referring to a wooden fence constructed near its banks by the Indians for 
catching deer. 
Fenner; towns in San Bernardino County, California, and Madison County, New 
York, named for Governor Fenner, of Rhode Islond. 
Fennimore; village in Grant County, Wisconsin, named for a settler who disap- 
peared during the Black Hawk war. 
Fennville; village in Allegan County, Michigan, named for a lumberman, Elam 
Fenner, who founded the village. 
Fenton; village in Genesee County, Michigan, named for Colonel Fenton, who 
owned a large tract of land on the present site. 
Fentonville; village in Chautauqua County, New York, named for Reuben Eaton 
Fenton, governor of the State in 1865-1869. 
Fentress; county in Tennessee, named for James Fentress, member of a commission 
appointed to fix upon a place for the seat of justice for Shelby County. 
{Fergus; county in Montana; 
Fergus Falls; city in Ottertail County, Illinois. Named for John Fergus, a pioneer 
of the West. 
Fergusonville; village in Delaware County, New York, named for the Ferguson 
brothers, who were largely engaged in business there. 
Fermanagh; township in Juniata County, Pennsylvania, named from the county in 
Ireland. 
Fern; town in Shasta County, California, named from its location in the fern district 
of the Siskiyou Range. 
Fern; name used with various suffixes, generally given because of the presence of 
the plant. Eighteen places bear this name, some with suffixes, such as "dale," 
"bank," and "ridge." 
Fernandina; city in Nassau County . Florida, named for a Spaniard, Fernandez. 
Ferrisburg; town in Addison County, Vermont, named for Benjamin Ferris, who 
applied for a charter in 1762. 
Ferry; county in Washington, named for Elisha P. Ferry, governor of the Territory. 
Fetterman; town in Taylor County, West Virginia, named for a resident of Pitts- 
burg, Pennsylvania, who owned the land. 
Fever; river in Illinois, named by the early French, /" riviere dc frve, "the river 
of the bean," because of the immense quantity of wild beans upon its banks. 
The name was corrupted to fie r re, "fever," which gave rise to the impression 
that the place was unhealthy. 
Fidalgo; island and village in Skagit County, Washington, and harbor in Alaska, 
named for the Spanish explorer. 
Fields Landing; village in Humboldt County, California, named for a settler. 
Fifty Eight; village in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, named so because it is 
58 miles from Charleston. 
Fillmore; mount in California, named for a naval officer. 
Fillmore; counties in Minnesota and Nebraska, and many places in the country 
named for Millard Fillmore, President of the United States. 
Fillmore; station in Wyoming, named for a superintendent of the Southern Pacific 
Railroad. 
