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Perrysburg; town in Cattaraugus County, New York, and village in Wood County, 
Ohio, named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry. 
Perrys Mills; village in Clinton County, New York, named for George Perry, a 
former proprietor. 
Perryville; city in Perry County, Missouri, named for Commodore Oliver Hazard 
Perry. 
Person; county in North Carolina, named for Gen. Thomas Person, an officer of 
the Revolution. 
Perth; town in Fulton County, New York, named from the town in Scotland. 
Perth Amboy; city in Middlesex County, New Jersey; the name is a combination 
of the name of the Earl of Perth and a corruption of the original Indian name 
of the town, Ompage. 
Peru; township and city in Lasale County, Illinois, named from the town in New 
York. 
Peru; township and city in Miami County, Indiana, named for the South American 
State. 
Peru; towns in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, and Clinton County, New York, 
named from the country in South America. 
Pescadero; village in San Mateo County, California. A Spanish word meaning 
"fishmonger." 
Pescongamoc; lake in Maine near the Penobscot River. An Indian word meaning 
"divided lake." 
Peshtigo; river in Oconto County and town in Marinette County, Wisconsin. An 
Indian word meaning "wild goose river." 
Pesotum; village in Champaign County, Illinois, said to be named for an Indian 
who was active in the Chicago massacre in the war of 1812. 
Petaluma; township and city in Sonoma County, California. An Indian word 
meaning "duck pond." 
Peterboro; town in Hillsboro County, New Hampshire, named from the city in 
England. 
Peterboro; village in Madison County, New York, named for Peter Smith. 
Petersburg; town in Arapahoe County, Colorado, named for Peter Magnes, its 
founder. 
Petersburg; village in Kent County, Delaware, named for the descendants of Peter 
Fowler, who adopted his baptismal name as a surname. 
Petersburg; city in Menard County, Illinois, named for Peter Lukins, a founder. 
Petersburg; town in Pike County, Indiana, named for Peter Brenton, an early 
settler. 
Petersburg; town in Rensselaer County, New York, named for Peter Simmons, an 
early settler. 
Petersburg; borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, named for Peter Fleck, 
an early settler. 
Petersburg; city in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, founded by Col. William Byrd 
and Peter Jones, and named for the latter. 
Petersham; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, named for William Stan- 
hope, Earl of Petersham. 
Petersville; village in Bartholomew County, Indiana, named for Peter T. Blessing, 
its founder. 
Petoskey; city in Emmett County, Michigan. Named from an Ojibwa Indian chief, 
the name being said to refer to some one of the heavenly bodies. 
Pettis; county in Missouri, named for Spencer Pettis, secretary of state of Missouri. 
Pettit; island off the Maine coast, named for the Pettit family. 
Pewabic; town in Ontonagon County, Michigan, named from the river which bears 
the Indian n&me pewabik dpi, " iron river." 
