130 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [bull. 258. 
Fort Smith; town in Sebastian County, Arkansas, named for a fort built under the 
direction of Gen. Persifer F. Smith, for whom it was named. 
Fortuna; town in Humboldt County, California. The Spanish form of "fortune." 
Fort Wayne; city in Allen County, Indiana, named from a fort built by Lieutenant- 
Colonel Hamtramck in 1794, named for Gen. Anthony Wayne. 
Fort Worth; city in Tarrant County, Texas, named for General Worth, prominent 
in the Mexican war. 
Fortyfort; borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, named from the old fort of 
Revolutionary days. 
Foster; county in North Dakota, named for Hon. George I. Foster, a pioneer, 
prominent in the Territorial legislature. 
Foster; town in Providence County, Rhode Island, named for Theodore Foster, 
United States Senator from that State. 
Fosterburg; township and village in Madison County, Illinois, named for Oliver 
Foster, who made the first land entry in the vicinity. 
Fostoria; city in Senica County, Ohio, named for Governor Charles Foster. 
Fountain; name given to many places, mostly because of Springs. 
Fountain; county in Indiana, named for Major Fountain, of Kentucky, killed at the 
battle of Maurnee in 1 790. 
Four Oaks; town in Johnston County, North Carolina, named from four great oaks 
near. 
Fowler; village in Clinton County, Michigan, named for John N. Fowler. 
Fowler; town in St. Lawrence County, New York, named for Theodocius Fowder, 
former proprietor. 
Fowler; township in Trumbull County, Ohio, named for Samuel Fowler, a land 
proprietor. 
Fowlerville; village in Livingston County, Michigan, named for Ralph Fowler, the 
first settler. 
Fowlerville; village in Livingston County, New York, named for Wells Fowler, 
the first settler. 
Foxburg; village in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, named for the original pro- 
prietor, H. M. Fox. 
Fox Chase; substation in Philadelphia, named from an old race course and fox 
chase frequented many years ago by citizens of Philadelphia. 
Foxcroft; town in Piscataquis County, Maine, named for Col. Joseph E. Foxcroft, of 
New Gloucester, an early proprietor. 
Fox Lake; village in Dodge County, Wisconsin, named from the Indian name of 
the Lake, hosh a vac ah tali, "fox." 
Frackville; borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, named for Daniel Frack, 
one of the original settlers. 
Framboise; island in the Missouri River. A French word meaning "raspberry." 
Framingham; town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The name is evidently 
a corruption of Framlingham, Suffolk County, England. 
Francestown; town in Hillsboro County, New Hampshire, named for the wife of 
Governor Benning Wentworth, whose maiden name was Frances Deering. 
Franceville; town in El Paso County, Colorado, named for Hon. Matt France, of 
Colorado Springs. 
Franceway; creek in Grant County, Arkansas. The name is a corruption, of the 
name Francois, given by the early French. 
Francis; creek in Humboldt County, California, named for a settler. 
Franconia; town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, named from the Duchy in 
Germany. 
Frank; island in Yellowstone Park, Wyoming, named for the brother of Henry W. 
Elliott, of the Hayden expedition. 
