138 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [bdll. 25% 
Gilpin; county and mountain in Colorado, named for William Gilpin, the first Ter- 
ritorial govern* ir. 
Gilroy; township and city in Santa Clara County, California, named for an old 
trapper and guide. 
Gilsum; town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, named for the first proprietors, 
Gilbert and Sumner. 
Girard; township and city in Macoupin County, Illinois; village in Trumbull 
County, Ohio, and borough in Erie County, Pennsylvania; 
Girardville; borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, and several other towns 
and villages. Named for Stephen Girard, at one time the wealthiest man in the 
United States. 
Girard; city in Crawford County, Kansas, named from the borough in Pennsylvania. 
Gladstone; village in Henderson County, Illinois; city in Delta County, Michigan, 
and town in Stark County, North Dakota, named for the English statesman, 
William E. Gladstone. 
Gladwin; county, and city in same county, in Michigan, named for Maj. Henry Glad- 
win, in command at Detroit at the time of Pontiac's conspiracy. 
Glasco; city in Cloud County, Kansas, named from the city in Scotland, and spelled 
by the first postmaster "Glasco." 
Glascock; county in Georgia, named for Thomas Glascock, an officer of the war of 
1812. 
Glasford; village in Peoria County, Illinois, named for Thomas Glassford, its founder. 
Glasgow; city in Barren County, Kentucky, and several other places, named from 
the city in Scotland. 
Glassboro; town in Gloucester County, New Jersey, named from its glass factories. 
Glasscock; county in Texas, named for George W. Glasscock, who took part in the 
storming of San Antonio. 
Glastonbury; town in Hartford County, Connecticut, named from the town in 
England. 
Glazypool; mountain and creek in Arkansas. A corruption of the French name 
glaise a Paul, "Paul's clay pit." 
Glen; two hundred and fifty-six places in the country bear this name alone or with 
suffixes. In the majority of cases the word is used descriptively, but in a few 
cases it is a proper name. 
Glen; town in Montgomery County, New York, named for Jacob Glen, a prominent 
citizen. 
Glencoe; township and village in McLeod County, Minnesota; the name is taken 
from Scott's writings. 
Glenn; county in California, named for Hugh J. Glenn, a prominent resident of 
the county. 
Glenn Spring's; town in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, named from a famous 
spring owned by the Glenn family. 
Glens Falls; village in Warren County, New York, named by and for John Glenn. 
Glenville; town in Schenectady County, New York, named from the manor of 
Sandir Leenderste Glen, which formerly occupied the site. 
Glenwood; township and city in Mills County, Iowa, named for a Presbyterian 
minister, Glenn Wood. 
Glenwood Springs; town in Garfield County, Colorado, named from the city in 
Iowa and the famous hot springs in the neighborhood. 
Glidden; town in Carroll County, Iowa, named for a manufacturer of barbed wire. 
{Gloucester; city in Essex County, Massachusetts, and counties in New Jersey and 
Virginia; 
Gloucester City; city in Camden County, New Jersey. Named from Gloucester- 
shire, England. 
