180 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [bull. 2585 
Iiamanda; town in Los Angeles County, California. A Spanish name meaning "the 
proposal." 
Lamar; county in Alabama, towns in Prowers County, Colorado, and Benton County 
Mississippi, city in Barton County, Missouri, and river in Yellowstone Park, 
Wyoming, named for L. Q. C. Lamar, Secretary of the Interior. 
Lamar; town in Darlington County, South Carolina, named for a resident family. 
Lamar; county in Texas, named for Mirabeau B. Lamar, a prominent Texas states- 
man. 
Lamartine ; town in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, named for the French historian. 
Lamb ; county in Texas, named for Lieutenant Lamb. 
Lambertville; city in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, named for John Lambert, 
an early settler. 
La Mesa; town in San Diego County, California. A Spanish phrase meaning " the 
plain." 
La Mirada; town in Los Angeles County, California. A Spanish name meaning 
" the transient view." 
La Moille; township and village in Bureau County, Illinois, named from Lamoille 
Valley in Vermont. 
Lamoille; county and river in Vermont; the name is probably a mistaken rendition 
of La Mouette, the name originally given the river by Champlain. 
Lamoine; town in Hancock County, Maine, named for an early French resident. 
La Motte; island in Lake Champlain, New York, named for Capt. Pierre Sieur de 
la Motte, who built a fort on the island. 
Lamoure; county in North Dakota, named for Hon. Judson Lamoure, an early settler 
and a prominent man in Territorial politics. 
Lampasas; county, town in same county, and creek in Texas. A Spanish word 
meaning " water lily." 
Lampeter; village in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, named from the town in 
Wales. 
Lamy; village in Sante Fe County, New Mexico, named for Archbishop Lamy. 
Lana; stream in Vermont, named for General Wool, United States Army, lana 
being Latin for "wool." 
Lanark; city in Carroll County, Illinois, named from the town in Scotland. 
Lancaster; town in Los Angeles County, California, named from the city in 
Pennsylvania. 
Lancaster; city in Garrard County, Kentucky, named from and laid out after the 
plan of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. 
Lancaster; counties in Nebraska, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia, and 
22 cities, towns, and villages; the name is transferred from the county in 
England. 
Landaff; town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, named from the town in Wales. 
Landenberg-; town in Chester County, Pennsylvania, named for Martin Landen- 
berger, a mill operator and large real estate owner. 
Lander; county in Nevada, named for Gen. F. W. Lander. 
Landisburg-; borough in Perry County, Pennsylvania, named for James Landis, its 
founder. 
Landrum; town in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, named for a resident family. 
Lane; county in Kansas, named for James H. Lane, Senator from that State. 
Lane; county in Oregon, named for Joseph Lane, twice governor of the Territory. 
Lanesboro; town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, named for James Lane, Vis- 
count Lanesbo rough. 
Lanesboro; borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, named for Martin Lane, 
an early settler. 
