gannett] PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. 135 
Garnett; city in Anderson County, Kansas, named for W. A. Garnett, of Louisville, 
Kentucky. 
Garrard; county in Kentucky, named for Col. James Garrard, governor of the State 
in 1796. 
Garrett; city in Dekalb County, Indiana, county in Maryland, and borough in 
Somerset County, Pennsylvania, named for John W. Garrett, president of the 
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. 
Garrettsville; township and village in Portage County, Ohio, named for Col. John 
Garrett, its founder. 
Garrison; village in Nacogdoches County, Texas, named for Z. B. Garrison, an 
early settler, although the name was probably also given in reference to others 
of that name in the first settlement, 
Garysburg; town in Northampton County, North Carolina, named for Roderick V. 
Gary. 
Garza; county in Texas, named for the family of that name of which Governor 
Garza, who founded San Antonio, was a member. 
Gasconade; river and county in Missouri. The name is from Gascon, an inhabitant 
of Gascony, and was applied by the early French. 
Gasport; village in Niagara County, New York, so named from springs which emit 
an inflammable gas. 
Gaston; camp in Nevada County, California, named for a military commander. 
Gaston; county in North Carolina, named for William Gaston, a judge of the 
supreme court of the State. 
Gaston; town in Lexington County, South Carolina, named for the Gaston family. 
Gastonia; town in Gaston County, North Carolina, named for William Gaston, a 
judge of the supreme court of the State. 
I Gates; town in Monroe County, New York, and county in North Carolina; 
Gatesville; town in Gates County, North Carolina. Named for Gen. Horatio Gates, 
I Revolutionary commander. 
Gates; county in Wisconsin, named for J. L. Gates of the Gates Land Company. 
Gaviota; town in Santa Barbara County, California, a Spanish word meaning "sea 
gull." 
Gay Head; headland and town in Dukes County, Massachusetts, so named from 
the brilliant colors of the cliffs. 
Gaylesville; town in Cherokee County, Alabama, named for George W. Gayle, a 
prominent politician of the State. 
Gaylord; city in Smith County, Kansas, named for C. E. Gaylord, of Marshall 
County. 
Gaylord; village in Otsego County, Michigan, named for an attorney of the Michi- 
gan Central Railroad. 
Gayoso; village in Pemiscot County, Missouri, named for Governor Don Manuel 
Gayoso de Lemos. 
Geary; county, and town in Doniphan County, in Kansas, named for John W. 
Geary, governor of the Territory in 1856-57. 
Geauga; county in Ohio. The name is thought by some to have been derived from 
the same source as Cuyahoga; others say it is derived from the Indian word 
sheauga-sipe meaning "raccoon river," a name originally applied to Grand 
River. Haines says that it was the name of a chief of one of the Six Nations. 
Still another theory derives it from cageauga, "dogs around the lire." 
Geddes; town in Onondaga County, New York, named for James Geddes, the first 
settler. 
Genesee; county, river, and town in Wyoming County, in New York, and county in 
Michigan, besides several other small places, named from the Indian, meaning 
"shining valley" or "beautiful valley." 
