bannett.] PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. 171 
Jonesville; town in Bartholomew County, Indiana, named for Benjamin Jones, its 
founder. 
Jonesville; village in Hillsdale County, Michigan, named for an early settler. 
Jonesville; town in Union County, South Carolina, named for a resident family. 
Joplin; city in Jasper County, Missouri, named from Joplin Creek, which was 
named for Rev. H. G. Joplin, who lived on its hanks. 
Joppa; post-offices in Cullman County, Alabama, and Harford County, Maryland, 
and several towns and villages, the name being transferred from the ancient city 
in Palestine. A Hebrew word meaning " beauty." 
Jordan; villages in New London County, Connecticut, and Onondaga County, New- 
York, stream in Utah, and 25 other places, the name being transferred from the 
river in Palestine. A Hebrew word meaning " descender." 
Joseph; peak in Yellowstone Park, named for the famous Nez Perce, Chief Joseph. 
Josephine; county in Oregon, named for Josephine Rollins, the daughter of the 
discoverer of the first gold in that county. 
Juab; county in Utah, named for a friendly Indian of the region. 
Juan de Fuca; strait separating Washington from Vancouver Island, named for a 
Greek navigator in the Spanish service, who explored it, 
Judith; river in Montana, named for Miss Hancock, of Fincastle, Virginia. 
Judsonia; town in White County, Arkansas, named for Rev. Adoniram Judson, a 
Baptist missionary. 
Juhelville; village in Jefferson County, New York, named for Madame Juhel, a 
relative of the Le Ray family. 
Julesburg; town in Sedgwick County, Colorado, said to be named for Jules Benard, 
a frontiersman. 
Julien; township in Dubuque County, Iowa, named for Julien Dubuque, the French 
trader for whom the county was named. 
Junction; city in Geary County, Kansas, so named because it is near the junction 
of the Republican and Smoky Hill rivers. 
Junction; borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, so named because it is situ- 
ated at the junction of two railroads. 
Junction; butte in Yellowstone Park, Wyoming, so named because it is at the 
junction of the Yellowstone and Lamar rivers. 
June; mountain in the town of Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, 
named for Benjamin June, who lived on the mountain. 
Juneau; city in Alaska, named for Joseph Juneau, a gold prospector of 1851. 
Juneau; county, and city in Dodge County, in Wisconsin, named for the founder of 
Milwaukee. 
Juniata; county, river, and township in Perry County, in Pennsylvania; 
Juniataville; village in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. From an Indian word 
which means ''they stay long," or, according to another derivation, "beyond 
the great bend." 
Junius; town in Seneca County, New York, named by the State land hoard for 
Junius, of the classics. 
Kahoka; city in Clark County, Missouri. See Cahokia. 
Kaibab; plateau in Arizona. An Indian word meaning "mountain lying down." 
Kalama; town in Cowlitz County, Washington, probably named from the Indian, 
alula kalama, meaning "goose." 
Kalamazoo; county, city in same county, and river in Michigan. According to one 
authority the name is derived from the Indian word, negikanamazo, meaning 
"ottertail." "Beautiful water," "hoi ling water," and "stones likeotters" are 
other translations. 
Kalispel; city in Flathead County, Montana, named for an Indian tribe. 
