gannett.] PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. 153 
Hayden; town in Grand County, Colorado; mountain intheGrand Teton Range in 
Wyoming, and valley in Yellowstone Park, Wyoming; 
Hayden Hill; village in Lassen County, California. Named for l>r. Ferdinand V. 
Hayden, the geologist. 
Haydensville ; village in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, named for Joel Hayden, 
its founder. 
Hayes; village in Douglas County, Illinois, named for Samuel Jarvis Haves, a rail- 
road official . 
Hayes; county in Nebraska and mount in New Hampshire, named for President 
Rutherford B. Hayes. 
Hayesville; town in Clay County, North Carolina, named for George \V. Haves, 
State senator. 
Hays; city in Ellis County, Kansas, named for Gen. William Hays, United States 
Army. 
Hays; county in Texas, named for John C. Hays, colonel in the Texan service in 
the war between Mexico and the United States. 
Hay Springs; village in Sheridan County, Nebraska, so named because of the vast 
quantities of hay cut in the valley just east of the springs. 
Hayward; town in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, named for Anthony J. Hayward, 
its founder. 
Haywards; town in Alameda County, California, named for an early settler. 
Haywood: county in North Carolina, named for John Haywood, State treasurer. 
Haywood; county in Tennessee, named for Judge John Haywood, author of a his- 
tory of Tennessee. 
Hazardville; village in Hartford County, Connecticut, named for Colonel Hazard, 
owner of powder works. 
Hazelton; city in Barber County, Kansas, named for its founder, Rev. J. H. 
Hazelton. 
Hazlehurst; town in Copiah County, Mississippi, named for Col. George H. Hazle- 
hurst. 
Hazlerigg; village in Boone County, Indiana, named for H. G. Hazlerigg, its founder. 
Hazleton; city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, so named from the great abund- 
ance of hazel bushes. 
Healdsburg; city in Sonoma County, California, named for Col. Harmon Heald, an 
early settler. 
Healing Springs; village in Bath County, Virginia, named for the thermal mineral 
springs, situated there. 
Heard; county in Georgia, named for Stephen Heard, an officer of the American 
Revolution. 
Heath; town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, named for Gen. William M. Heath. 
Heath Springs; town in Lancaster County, South Carolina, named for a firm of 
capitalists, Heath & Springs. 
Heber; city in Wasatch County, Utah, named for HeberC. Kimball, a leader of the 
Mormons. 
Hebron; twenty-five cities, towns, and villages in the United States bear the name 
of the ancient city in Palestine. 
Heceta; village in Lane County, Oregon, probably named for the early explorer, 
Capt. Bruno de Heceta. 
Hector; town in Schuyler County, New York, named for the character in the Iliad. 
Hedges; peak in Yellowstone Park, named for Cornelius Hedges. 
Hedrick; town in Keokuk County, Iowa, named for General Hedrick. 
Heidelberg; name of several places in the United States settled by colonists from 
Heidelberg in Germany. 
