236 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [bull. 258. 
Pacific; ocean, the largest division of water on the globe, so named by Magellan, its 
discoverer, because of the fair weather encountered there after experiencing heavy 
gales in the straits. 
Pacific; city in Franklin County, Missouri, county in Washington, and creek in 
Yellowstone Park, Wyoming, named from the ocean. 
Pactolus; town in Pitt County, North Carolina, named from the ancient river in Asia 
Minor. 
Paddock; village in Holt County, Nebraska, named for A. S. Paddock, United States 
Senator from that State. 
Paducah; city in McCracken County, Kentucky, named for a celebrated Indian chief 
who formerly lived in the vicinity and was buried on the banks of Tennessee 
River, now within the city limits. 
Page; county in Iowa, named for Colonel Page, of Palo Alto fame. 
Page; county in Virginia, named for John Page, an early governor of the State. 
Pahaquarry; township in Warren County, New Jersey. An Indian word meaning 
"termination of two mountains." 
Pahcupog; pond near Westerly, Connecticut. The name is derived from the Indian 
word pahke-paug, meaning "pure water pond." 
Painesville; village in Lake County, Ohio, named for Gen. E. Paine, an early 
settler. 
Paint; creek in Ohio. From the Indian words olomon sepung, "paint stream." 
Painted Post; village in Steuben County, New York, so named because of the erec- 
tion of a painted monument by the Indians over the grave of their chief, Captain 
Montour. 
Paint Rock; town in Concho County, Texas, so named because situated near a 
ledge of rock, profusely decorated with Indian hieroglyphics. 
Pajaro; town in Monterey County and river in California. Named from the wild 
ducks that abound in the vicinity. A Spanish word applied to birds in general. 
Pala; township in San Diego County, California. A Spanish word signifying a 
wooden shovel used for grain. 
Palarm; town and stream in Faulkner County, Arkansas. A corruption of the 
French, place des alarmes. 
Palatine; township and village in Cook County, Illinois; village in Salem County, 
New Jersey; town in Montgomery County, New York, and village in Marion 
County, West Virginia. 
Palatine Bridge; village in Montgomery County, New York. The name is trans- 
ferred from the division of Germany. 
Palatka; city in Putnam County, Florida. A Seminole Indian word said by some 
to mean " spilled," and by others, " cow ford." 
Palestine; town in St. Francis County, Arkansas, village in Crawford County, 
Illinois, and eleven othei towns and villages, the name being transferred from 
Palestine, in Syria. 
Palisades; cliff of trap rock from 200 to 500 feet high, forming the westerly bank of 
the Hudson River, New York, extending from Fort Lee about fifteen miles to 
the north. 
Palisades Park; borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, so named because of its 
location on the Palisades. 
Palmdale; town in Los Angeles County, California, so named from the luxuriant 
growth of palms. 
Palmer; town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, named for Chief Justice Thomas 
Palmer. 
Palmer; village in Marquette County, Michigan, named for Waterman Palmer, of 
Pittsburg, its founder. 
