226 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [bull. 258. 
Nogales; town in Santa Cruz County, New Mexico. Derived from the Spanish 
word, nogal, meaning "common walnut tree." 
Nokomis; city in Montgomery County, Illinois, named for the mother of Wenonah 
in Longfellow's " Hiawatha," theOjibwa Indian word meaning "grandmother. ' 
Nolan; county in Texas, named for Philip Nolan, a trader and Indian fighter in the 
early days of Texas. 
Nordhoff; town in Ventura County, California, named for Charles Nordhoff. 
Norfolk; county in Massachusetts, city in Madison County, Nebraska, and county, 
and town in same county, in Virginia, named from the county in England. 
Normal; town in McLean County, Illinois, so named because it is the seat of the 
State Normal School. 
Norman; county in Minnesota, named for Norman W. Kittson, a prominent 
pioneer. 
Normans Kill; stream in New York, named for Albert Andriessen Bradt de Nor- 
man, an early settler. 
Norridgewock; town in Somerset County, Maine. An Indian word meaning 
"place of deer," or, according to another authority, "smooth water between 
falls." 
Norris; town within the corporate limits of Detroit, settled by and named for Col. 
P. W. Norris. 
Norris; mountain in Yellowstone Park, named for Philetus W. Norris, the second 
superintendent of the reserve. 
Norristown; borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, named for Isaac Nor- 
ris, who purchased the land from William Penn. 
North; town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, named for John F. North, its 
founder. 
North. Adams; city in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, named from its relation to 
Adams, of which it was originally a part. 
Northampton; town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, and counties in Penn- 
sylvania and Virginia, named from the county in England. 
Northampton; county in North Carolina, named for the Earl of Northampton. 
Northampton; township in Summit County, Ohio, named by Simon Prior, an early 
settler from Northampton, Massachusetts. 
North Anna; river in Virginia, named for Anne, Queen of England. 
North Bend; city in Dodge County, Nebraska, so called because it is situated in the 
north bend of the Platte River. 
North Bend; village in Hamilton County, Ohio, named from the bend in the Ohio 
River at that point. 
North Canaan; town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, named from its relation to 
Canaan, of which it originally formed a part. 
North Carolina; State of the Union, named for King Charles II of England. 
North Dansville; town in Livingston County, New York, named for Daniel P. 
Faulkner, an early settler. 
Northeast; town in Dutchess County, New York, so named because of its geographi- 
cal position in the county. 
Northfield; town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, so called because of its north- 
erly situation in the county. 
Northfield; city in Rice County, Minnesota, named for John W. North, who laid 
out the town. 
Northfield; township in Summit County, Ohio, named for its location in the 
county. 
Northford; village in New Haven County, Connecticut. The name is formed from 
North Branford and Walling/ord, of which towns the village was originally a part. 
