gannett.] PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. 173 
Keene; city in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, named lor Sir Benjamin Keene. 
Keeseville; village in Essex County, New York, named for its founder, Richard 
Keese. 
Keith; county in Nebraska, named for John Keith, of North Platte, Nebraska. 
Keithsburg; township, and city in Mercer County, Illinois, named for an early 
settler. 
Kelleys Island; township, and village in Erie County, Ohio, named from an island 
in Lake Erie, which was owned by Datus and Irad Kelly. 
Kellogg; town in Jasper County, Iowa, named for an early settler. 
Kemper; county in Mississippi, named for Col. Reuben Kemper, an American sol- 
dier in the Florida and Mexican wars. 
Kemper City; town in Victoria County, Texas, named for Captain Kemper. 
Kenansville; town in Duplin County, North Carolina, named for Hon. James 
Kenan, member of Congress. 
Kendall; county in Illinois, and town in Orleans County, New York, named for 
Hon. Amos Kendall, Postmaster-General of the United States, 1835-1840. 
Kendall; county in Texas, named for George W. Kendall, a prominent citizen. 
Kendallville; city in Noble County, Indiana, named for Amos Kendall, Postmaster- 
General under President Jackson. 
Kenduskeag; town and river in Penobscot County, Maine. An Indian word mean- 
ing "little eel river," or "place for taking salmon." 
Kenly; town in Johnston County, North Carolina, named for a prominent railroad 
official. 
Kennard; town in Washington County, Nebraska, named for Hon. Thomas I'. 
Kennard, Secretary of State, 1867. 
Kennebec; county and river in Maine; the word is said to mean "long lake." 
IKennebunk; town in York County, Maine; 
Kennebunkport; town in Y r ork County, Maine. An Indian name, said to mean 
"long water place." 
Kenner; city in Jefferson County, Louisiana, named for Duncan F. Kenner, an 
eminent lawyer of that State. 
Kennett Square; borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, named from the vil- 
lage of Kennett, Wiltshire, England. 
Kenney; village in Dewitt County, Illinois, named for Moses Kenney, its founder. 
Kenosha; county, and city in same county, in Wisconsin. An Indian word meaning 
"fish," "pickerel," "pike." 
Kenoza; lake in Essex County, Massachusetts. An Indian word meaning "pick- 
erel." 
Kensington; town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, named from the 
parish in England. 
Kent; counties in Delaware, Maryland, and Rhode Island, named from the county 
of Kent in England. 
Kent; county in Michigan, named for Chancellor Kent of New York. 
Kent; town in Putnam County, New York, named for a family of early settlers. 
Kent; village in Portage County, Ohio, named for a family of extensive real-estate 
holders. 
Kent; county in Texas, named for R. Kent, an early settler. 
Kentland; town in Newton County, Indiana, named for A. J. Kent, who laid out 
the town. 
Kenton; county in Kentucky and city in Hardin County, Ohio, named for Gen. 
Simon Kenton, pioneer of Kentucky. 
Kentucky; State of the Union. An Indian word of uncertain meaning. 
Kentwood; town in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, named for a local merchant, 
Amacker Kent. 
