gannett.] PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. 279 
Sebewa; village in Ionia County, Michigan. Derived from the Indian word sibiwc, 
"rivulet," or "brook." 
Sebewaing; village in Huron County, Michigan. Derived from the Indian word 
slbiweng, "at the creek." 
Seboeis; lake, stream, and plantation in Penobscot County, in Maine. Supposed to 
be derived from an Indian word meaning "little river." 
Secaucus; town in Hudson County, New York. Thought to be derived from the 
Indian word sekakex, used in reference to snakes. 
Seco; ereek in Texas, and village in Boxelder County, Utah. A Spanish word 
meaning "dry." 
Secor; village in Woodford County, Illinois, named for a railroad builder. 
Sedalia; city in Pettis County, Missouri. A modification of the original name 
Sadieville, having been named for the daughter of Gen. <i. R. Smith, who laid 
out the town. 
Sedan; city in Chautauqua County, Kansas, named from the town in France. 
Sedgwick; county, and fort in same county, in Colorado, mountain in Idaho, and 
county, and city in Harvey County, Kansas, named for Gen. John Sedgwick. 
Sedgwick; town in Hancock County, Maine, named for Maj. Robert Sedgwick. 
Seekonk; town in Bristol County, Massachusetts. Said to be derived from an Indian 
word meaning "black goose," or "wild goose." 
Seguin; town in Gaudalupe County, Texas, named for Col. Juan Seguin, a Mexican 
who joined fortunes with the Texans in 1836. 
Seiglingville; town in Barnwell County, South Carolina, named for Gen. Randolph 
Seigling, a prominent capitalist of Charleston. 
Selinsgrove; borough in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, named for a family of early 
settlers. 
Sellersville; borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The Anglicized form of the 
original name. Zoellers, a family of early residents for whom it was named. 
Sellwood; town in Multnomah County, Oregon, named for Governor Sellwood. 
Selma; city in Dallas County, Alabama, named from the "Songs of Selma," in 
Ossian. 
Selma; town in Fresno County, California, named from the city in Alabama. 
Seminole; town in Hillsboro County, Florida, and nation in Indian Territory, 
named for the Indian tribe; the word probably means "separatist," or 
' ' renegade. ' ' 
Sempronius; town in Cayuga County, New York, named for the celebrated Roman 
tribune, father of the Gracchi. 
Senath; village in Dunklin County, Missouri, named for the wife of A. W. Doug- 
lass, an early settler. 
Senatobia; creek and town in Tate County, Mississippi. A Choctaw Indian word 
meaning ' ' white sycamore. ' ' 
Seneca; city in Nehama County, Kansas, named from Seneca County in Ohio, by 
the first settlers who emigrated from that county. 
Seneca; nation in Indian Territory, city in Newton County, Missouri, counties in 
New York and Ohio, town in Oconee County, South Carolina, and creek in 
Pendleton County, West Virginia; 
Seneca Falls; village in Seneca County, New York, named from an Indian tribe. 
The word is a corruption of Sinnekaas, a name given them by the Dutch. 
Senegar; creek in Maryland, named from the Seneca tribe of Indians. 
Sequoia; town in Tuolumne County, California, named from the trees. 
Severance; city in Doniphan County, Kansas, named foroneof the three proprietors. 
Severy; city in Greenwood County, Kansas, named for L. Severy, of Emporia, a 
director of the Santa Fe Railroad. 
Sevier; county in Arkansas, named for Ambrose II. Sevier, a Congressional delegate 1 .. 
