sannett.] PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. 209 
Mills; county in Texas, named for John S. Mills, prominenl in law and politics of 
the State. 
Millsfield; town in Coos County, New Hampshire, named for Sir Thomas Mills. 
Millstone; borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, probably so named for the 
stone found there which is suitable for milling purposes. 
Milltown; borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, so named because of the 
number of mills located there. 
Milo; township in Bureau County, Illinois, named from Milo, New York. 
Milo; towns in Piscataquis County, Maine, and Yates County, New York, named from 
the island of Milo, in the Grecian Archipelago. 
Milpitas; town in Santa Clara County, California. A Spanish word meaning 
"meadow." 
Milton; county in Georgia, named for Homer Y. Milton. 
Milton; town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, so named because of the number of 
mills operating on the Neponset River at that point, 
Milton; town in Ulster County, New York; village in Caswell County, North Caro- 
lina; towns in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Chittenden County, Ver- 
mont, and Cabell County, West Virginia; named for .John Milton, the poet. 
Miltonvale; city in Cloud County, Kansas, named for Milton Tootle, of St. Joseph, 
the former owner of the town site. 
Milwaukee; county, and city in same county, in Wisconsin; the name is said to 
have been derived from the Indian word milioke, which means "good earth" 
or "good country." 
Mimbres; river and mountains in New Mexico. A Spanish word meaning 
" willows." 
Minden; city in Kearney County, Nebraska, named from the city in Germany. 
Mine; river in Missouri. A contraction of the original French name, rivi&re a la 
mine. 
Miner; county in South Dakota, named for Capt. Nelson Miner and Mr. Ephriam 
Miner, who were members of the legislature which created the county. 
Mineral; counties in Colorado and West Virginia; 
Mineral Point; village in Washington County, Missouri, and city in Iowa County, 
Wisconsin. So named because of the abundance of ore in those regions. 
VCineral; towmship and village in Bureau County, Illinois, named from its location 
in the coal-producing region. 
VEinersville ; borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, so named because it is 
the center of the coal fields. 
Minerva; towns in Essex County, New r York, and Stark County, Ohio, named for 
the goddess of wisdom. 
Mingo; village in Jefferson County, Ohio, and county in West Virginia, named for 
an Indian tribe; the name is said to signify "spring people." 
Mingo Run; creek in Randolph County, West Virginia, named for an encampment 
of Mingo Indians on its banks. 
Minier; village in Tazewell County, Illinois, named for G. W. Minier, its founder. 
Minisink; town in Orange County, New York. An Indian name meaning "at the 
little island." 
Minneapolis; cities in Ottawa County, Kansas, and Hennepin County, Minnesota. 
A combination of the Indian word minni, " water," and the Greek, polls, mean- 
ing " city." 
Minnehaha; falls in Hennepin County, Minnesota, and county in South Dakota. 
A Sioux Indian word meaning " laughing water." 
Minneiska; stream and village in Wabasha County, Minnesota. An Indian word 
meaning "clear water." 
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