268 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [bull. 258. 
Rumford; town in Oxford County, Maine, said to have been named for Coun| 
Run 1 ford. 
Rumsey; town in McLean County, Kentucky, named for Edward Rumsey, a prom- 
inent resident of the State. 
Runnels; county in Texas, named for Henry R. Runnels, former governor. 
Runnelsville; town in Madison County, Mississippi, named for a prominent family 
«,!' the State. 
Rush; county in Indiana, named for Dr. Benjamin Rush, of Philadelphia. 
Rush; county in Kansas, named for Alexander Rush, captain Company H, Second 
Regiment Kansas Colored Volunteers. 
Rush; town in Monroe County, New York, named from large stretches of rushes 
growing in the vicinity. 
Rushville; township and city in Schuyler County, Illinois, named for Dr. Richard 
Rush, candidate for vice-presidency in 1828. 
Rushville; town in Rush County, Indiana, named for Dr. Benjamin Rush, of Phila- 
delphia. 
Rushville; village in Sheridan County, Nebraska, so named because of the exten- 
sive grow r th of rushes. 
Rusk; county in Texas, named for Gen. Thomas J. Rusk, United States Senator from 
that State. 
Russell; county in Alabama, named for Col. Gilbert Russell, of that State. 
Russell; county, and city in same county, in Kansas, named for Capt. Avra P. Russell, 
Company K, Second Kansas Regiment. 
Russell; county, and city in Logan County, in Kentucky, and county in Virginia, 
named for Gen. William Russell. 
Russell; village in St. Lawrence County, New York, named for Russell At water, its 
original proprietor. 
Russell; township in Geauga County, Ohio, named for a family of early settlers. 
Russellville; town in Pope County, Arkansas, named for Dr. Thomas Russell, who 
located there in 1835. 
Russellville; village in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, named for the Russell 
family, prominent in the business interests of the vicinity. 
Russian River; tow T nship in Sonoma County, California, on a river of the same 
name, so named because a Russian settlement was early located there. 
{Rutherford; counties in North Carolina and Tennessee; 
Rutherfordton; town in Rutherford County, North Carolina. Named for Gen. 
Griffith Rutherford, a noted Indian fighter. 
Rutherford; borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, named for John Rutherford, 
an extensive landowner. 
Rutland; village in Lasalle County, Illinois, and town in Jefferson County, New 
York, named from the city in Vermont. 
Rutland; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, said to have been named from 
Rutland, near Leicestershire, England. 
Rutland; county, and city in same county, in Vermont, named from the town in 
Massachusetts. 
Ryans; creek in Humboldt County, California, named for an early settler. 
Rye; town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, named from the home of its 
English settlers. 
Sabatis; hill in Maine, named for an Indian who accompanied Arnold's expedition. 
Sabeta; peak in Colorado, named for the wife of Ouray, the chief of the Ute Indians. 
Sabetha; city in Nemaha County, Kansas, probably a corruption of the word Sab- 
bath, which was the name of the temporary fort, established on Sunday, from 
which the town was named. 
