gannett.] PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. 237 
Palmer Lake; town and creek in El Paso County, Colorado, named for General 
Palmer, an official of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. 
Palmers; creek in Chariton County, Missouri, named for Martin Palmer. 
Palms; town in Los Angeles County, California, so named from the large palm trees 
in the neighborhood. 
Palmyra; towns in Marion County, Missouri, Wayne County, New York, and 
Portage County, Ohio, named from the ancient city in Syria. 
Palo; town in Linn County, Iowa, and village in Ionia County, Michigan. A Span- 
ish word meaning "stick." 
Palo Alto; town in Santa Clara County, California. A Spanish phrase meaning 
"high timber." 
Palo Alto; county in Iowa, and borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, 
named from the famous battlefield in Texas. 
Palo Blanco; town in Fresno County, California. A Spanish name descriptively 
applied, meaning "white timber." 
Palo Cedro; town in Shasta County, California, so named from the abundant 
growths of cedars. A Spanish phrase meaning "cedar timber." 
Paloma; villages in Calaveras County, California, and Adams County, Illinois. A 
Spanish word meaning " dove." 
Palo Pinto; county and river in Texas. A Spanish phrase meaning "stained 
timber." 
Palo Verde; town in Los Angeles County, California. A Spanish name meaning 
"green timber," descriptive of the district. 
Pamelia; town in Jefferson County, New York, named for the wife of Gen. Jacob 
Brown. 
Pamlico; county, sound, and river in North Carolina, named from a former Indian 
tribe. 
Pampa; town in Kern County, California, so named from its location. A Spanish 
word meaning an " extensive plain." 
Pamunkey; river, and town in Orange County, in Virginia. Said to have been 
derived from the Indian pihmunga, meaning " where he sweat." 
Pana; township and city in Christian County, Illinois. The corrupted form of 
Pani, the name of a small tribe of Indians. 
Panasoffkee; town in Sumter County, Florida. From the Indian word, panasofkee, 
"deep valley." 
Panola; counties in Mississippi and Texas. An Indian word meaning "cotton." 
Panton; town in Addison County, Vermont, named for Lord Panton, a British 
nobleman. 
Paola; city in Miami County, Kansas, named for Baptiste Peoria, the town name 
being the Indian pronunciation. 
Papillion; village and creek in Sarpy County, Nebraska, given the French name 
because many butterflies were seen upon the banks of the stream. 
Papinsville; village in Bates County, Missouri, named for Pierre Mellecourt Papin. 
Parag-ould; city in Greene County, Arkansas. A compound of the names of two 
railroad men, W. J. Paramore and Jay Gould. 
Paraiso Springs; post-office in Monterey County, California, descriptive of the 
beauty of the springs. The Spanish form of "paradise." 
Pardeeville; village in Columbia County, Wisconsin, named for John S. Pardee, 
the founder. 
Paris; township and city in Edgar County, Illinois, named from Paris, Kentucky. 
Paris; city in Bourbon County, Kentucky, town in Oxford County, .Maine, city in 
Lamar County, Texas, and many other places, named from the city in France. 
Paris; a town in Oneida County, New York, named for Isaac Paris, a merchant of 
Fort Plain. 
