Gannett.] PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. 273 
Salunga; village in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, derived from the Indian word 
chickiswalunga, meaning ''place of crawfish." 
Salyersville; town in Magoffin County, Kentucky, named for Samuel Salyer, a 
member of the State legislature. 
Samoa; village in Humboldt County, California, named for an Indian chief. 
Sampson; county in North Carolina, named for Col. John Sampson, officer of the 
Revolution. 
Samsonville; village in Ulster County, New York, named for Gen. Henry A. 
Sampson. 
Samuel Adams; mountain in New Hampshire, named for a Revolutionary patriot. 
San Antonio; city in Bexar County, Texas, named for the Roman Catholic mission, 
San Antonio de Velero, otherwise the Alamo. 
San Augustine; county, and town in same county, in Texas, probably named for 
Saint Augustine, one of the early fathers of the Roman Catholic church. 
San Benito; county, and township in same county, in California. The Spanish 
form of Saint Benedict. 
San Bernardino; county, and city in same county, in California, named for an old 
Spanish mission. 
Sanborn; town in O'Brien County, Iowa, and county in South Dakota, named for 
George W. Sanborn, division superintendent of the Chicago, Milwaukee and 
Saint Paul Railroad. 
Sanbornton; town in Belknap County, New Hampshire, named for a family of 
early settlers. 
San Buenaventura; town in Ventura County, California. A Spanish phrase sig- 
nifying "saint of good fortune." 
San Carlos; village in San Mateo County, California. The Spanish form of Saint 
Charles. 
Sanders; town in Carroll County, Kentucky, named for an old settler. 
Sandersville; city in Washington County, Georgia, named for Benjamin Saunders, 
who once owned all the land upon which the city is built. 
San Diego; county, and city in same county, in California, A corruption of Saint 
Iago, the patron saint of Spain, for whom they were named. 
Sandisfield; town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, named for Lord Sandys, 
first lord of trade and the plantations. 
Sand Lake; town in Kent County, Michigan, so named because a sand bar extends 
across the center of a near-by lake. 
Sandoval; county, and town in same county, in New Mexico, named for a resident 
family. 
Sandusky; town in Alexander County, Illinois; county, city in Erie County, and 
river in Ohio. Derived from the Indian oulsandouke, "there is pure water 
here," or from sa-anduste, "large pools of water." Another authority gives the 
meaning as "cold spring." 
Sandwich; township and city in Dekalb County, Illinois, named from the town in 
Massachusetts. 
Sandwich; town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, named from the town in 
England. 
Sandy Lake; township, and borough in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, so named 
because of the sandy character of the soil and the existence of a small lake in the 
neighborhood. 
San Felipe; post-office of Santa Clara County, California. The Spanish form of 
Saint Philip. 
San Fernando; town in Los Angeles County, California, named for an old Spanish 
Catholic mission. 
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