3ANNBTT.] PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. 257 
auitopahilla; branch of the Great Swatara River in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. 
An Indian word meaning "spring that Hows from the ground among the pines." 
iuoque; village in Suffolk County, New York. A corruption of the Indian word 
quaquananluck, meaning "creek flowing through a shaking marsh," describing 
the locality to which the name was originally applied. 
Rabbit Ears; mountain of the Park Range, Colorado, so named on account of its 
resemblance to a rabbit ear. 
Rabun; county in Georgia, named for William Rabun, an early governor of the State. 
Raccoon; creek in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. A corruption of the Indian arrath- 
kune or arathcone, the procyon lotor of the naturalist. 
Racine; county, and city in same county, in Wisconsin, situated at the mouth of 
Root River. A French word meaning "root." 
Radersburg; town in Broadwater County, Montana, named for William Rader, one 
of the early settlers. 
Radford; village in Christian County, Illinois, named for George Radford, a land- 
holder. 
Radford; city in Montgomery County, Virginia, named for William Radford, a 
prominent citizen. 
Radnor; village in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, named from the town in Wales. 
Radom; village in Washington County, Illinois, named from the province of Russia 
in Poland. 
Ragged; mountain in Knox County, Maine, so named on account of its ragged 
appearance. 
Rahway; river in New Jersey. Said to be derived from the Indian word nawakioa, 
meaning "in the middle of the forest." 
Rahway; city in Union County, New Jersey, named for the Indian sachem, Rahwaek. 
Rainier; town in Columbia County, Oregon, and mountain in Washington, named 
for Rear-Admiral Rainier, of the British navy. 
Rains; county in Texas, named for Emory Rains, who was prominent in the poli- 
tics of the Republic and later in those of the State. 
Rainsville; town in Warren County, Indiana, named for the proprietor Isaac Rains. 
Rainy; lake in Minnesota. A translation of the original French name, lac <l< hi 
pluie, "lake of the rain." 
Raisin; river in Michigan, so named on account of the abundance of grapes which 
formerly grew upon its banks. 
Raleigh; town in Smith County, Mississippi, city in Wake County, North Carolina, 
town in Shelby County, Tennessee, and county in West Virginia, named for Sir- 
Walter Raleigh. 
Ralls; county in Missouri, named for John Ralls, member of the State legislature, 
1820-1821. 
Ralston; village in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, named for Matthew C. Ralston. 
Ramseur; town in Randolph County, North Carolina, named for Gen. Stephen 
Ramseur. 
Ramsey; township and village in Fayette County, Illinois, and counties in Minne- 
sota and North Dakota, named for the war governor of Minnesota, Hon. Alex- 
ander Ramsey, afterwards United States Senator. 
Ranchita; towns in Los Angeles and Riverside counties, California. A Spanish 
term, meaning "little ranch." 
Randall; county in Texas, named for Horace Randall, a brigadier-general of the 
Confederacy. 
Randalls; island in New York, named for Jonathan Randall, who owns it. 
Randleman; town in Randolph County, North Carolina, named for a prominent 
citizen. 
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