228 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [bull. 258. 
Nunda; village in McHenry County, Illinois, and town in Livingston County, New- 
York, derived from the Indian word nundao, meaning "hilly," or, according 
to another authority, "potato ground." 
Nyack; village in Kockland County, New York, originally written Niack. An 
Indian word meaning "corner" or "point." 
Nye; county in Nevada, named for James W.Nye, the first governor of the Territory. 
Oahe; village in Hughes County, South Dakota. An Indian word meaning " foun- 
dation." 
Oak; a prefix much used in combination with lodge, mont, park, point, ridge, sum- 
mit, ton, town, vale, and valley, and generally so given on account of the pre- 
ponderance of this species of tree. 
Oakham; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, named from the town in 
England. 
Oakland; county in Michigan, so named from the prevalence of oak openings. 
Oakland; city in Burt County, Nebraska, named for the man who purchased the 
town site from the original settler. 
Oakley; city in Logan County, Kansas, named for Mrs. Eliza Oakley Gardner. 
Oakley; village in Saginaw County, Michigan, named for an early pioneer. 
Oatmans Flat; place in Arizona, so named because it was the scene of the massacre 
of Royce Oatman and his family by the Apaches. 
Oberlin; city in Decatur County, Kansas, named from the city in Ohio. 
Oberlin; village in Lorain County, Ohio, named for Jean Frederick Oberlin, a phi- 
lanthropist. 
Obion; county and river in Tennessee, named for Captain Obion, who was stationed 
at a French garrison in the vicinity. 
O'Brien; county in Iowa, named for the Irish patriot, William Smith O'Brien. 
Ocala; city in Marion County, Florida, named from the Indian village, the word 
meaning "green," or "fertile land." 
Ocean; county in New Jersey; 
Oceana; county in Michigan; 
Ocean City; village in Cape May County, New Jersey; 
Oceano; town in San Luis Obispo County, California. So named because of their 
location by or near the ocean or some large body of water. 
Oceanside; city in San Diego County, California. The name is descriptive, sug- 
gested by the location. 
Ocean Springs; town in Jackson County, Mississippi. So named because of the 
numerous mineral springs in the vicinity. 
Ocheyedan; town in Osceola County, Iowa. An Indian word meaning "place of 
mourning." 
Ochiltree; county in Texas, named for W. B. Ochiltree, a prominent politician of 
the State. 
Ochlockonee; river in Georgia and Florida. A Creek Indian word meaning "yel- 
low water." 
Ocklawaha; branch of the St. Johns River, Florida. A Seminole Indian word 
meaning "muddy water." 
Oconee; river, county, and town in Washington County, in Georgia, village in Shelby 
County, Illinois, and county in South Carolina. An Indian word, the name of 
an ancient Creek town. 
O'Connor; town in Greeley County, Nebraska, named for Bishop O'Connor. 
Oconomowoc; city in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. An Indian word meaning 
"home of the beaver." 
Oconto; city in Custer County, Nebraska, and county, and city in same county, in 
Wisconsin. An Indian word meaning "red ground," or, in the Menominee 
dialect, ' ' place of the pickerel. ' ' 
