gannett.] PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. 163 
Hugoton; city in Stevens County, Kansas, named for Victor Hugo, "ton" being 
added to prevent conflict with Hugo, Colorado. 
Hulberton; village in Orleans County, New York, named for Uulbert, a former 
resident. 
Hull; town in Sioux County, Iowa, named for John Hull. 
Hull; town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, named from the town in England. 
Humboldt; counties in California and Iowa, city in Allen County, Kansas, county 
and river in Nevada, and nine other places, named for the geographer, Baron 
Alexander von Humboldt. 
Hume; village«in Edgar County, Illinois, named for E. W. II nine, its founder. 
Hummelstown; borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, named for Frederick 
Hummel, by whom it was laid out. 
Humphrey; peak of the San Francisco Mduntains in Arizona, and mount in Yel- 
lowstone Park, named for Gen. A. A. Humphreys, Chief of Engineers, United 
States Army. 
Humphrey; town in Cattaraugus County, New York, named for Charles Humphrey, 
speaker of the assembly when the town was founded. 
Humphreys; county in Tennessee, named ior Parry W. Humphreys. 
Humphreysville; village in New Haven County, Connecticut, named for the Hon. 
David Humphreys. 
Humptulips; river in Chehalis County, Washington. An Indian word meaning 
"chilly region." 
Hunnewell; city in Sumner County, Kansas, and city in Shelby County, Missouri, 
named for H. H. Hunnewell, of Boston. 
Hunniwell; point at the mouth of the Kennebec River, Maine, named for a former 
resident of the vicinity. 
Hunt; county in Texas, named for Memucan Hunt, at one time minister from the 
Republic of Texa3. 
Hunter; town in Greene County, New York, named for John Hunter, a proprietor. 
Hunterdon; county m New Jersey, named for Governor Robert Hunter, of New- 
York. 
Huntersville; town in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, named for a promi- 
nent citizen. 
Huntersville; village in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, so called because the 
site was originally occupied by hunters' cabins. 
Huntingburg; city in Dubois County, Indiana, so named because the neighborhood 
was originally known as an excellent hunting field. 
Huntingdon; county, and town in same county, in Pennsylvania. The town was 
named for Selena, Countess of Huntingdon, and the county was named from the 
town. 
Huntingdon; town in Carroll County, Tennessee, named for Memucan Hunt, whose 
heirs donated the land for its site. 
Huntington; county in Indiana, named for Samuel Huntington, of Connecticut, a 
signer of the Declaration of Independence. 
Huntington; town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, named for Charles P. 
Huntington, of Northampton. 
Huntington; town in Baker County, Oregon, named for J. B. Huntington, upon 
whose ranch the town was built. 
Huntington; city in Cabell County, West Virginia, named for C. P. Huntington, 
of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. 
Huntley; village in McHenry County, Illinois, named for one of its founders. 
Huntsburg; township in Geauga County, Ohio, named for Dr. Eben Hunt, a land 
proprietor. 
