280 PLACE NAMES IN" THE UNITED STATES. [bull. 258. 
Sevier; county in Tennessee, named for John Sevier, first governor of the State. 
Sevier; county in Utah, probably named for John Sevier, a pioneer. 
Seward; county in Kansas, county, and city in same county, in Nebraska, and 
mountain and town in Schoharie County, New York, named for William H. 
Seward, the American statesman. 
Sewickley; borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. An Indian word mean- 
ing "sweet water." 
Seymour; city in Jackson County, Indiana, named for a civil engineer. 
Shabbona; township and village in Dekalb County, Illinois. Named for an Indian 
chief who befriended the white settlers at the time of the Black Hawk war. 
Shackelford; county in Texas, named for a surgeon, captain of a band called the 
" Red Rovers," who helped the Texans in their revolution. 
Shakopee; city in Scott County, Minnesota, named for a Sioux Indian chief who 
formerly lived there; the name meaning "six." 
Shalersville ; township in Portage County, Ohio, named for an early settler. 
Shamokin; borough in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Derived from the 
Delaware Indian word schahamoki, meaning "place of eels." 
Shamong; town in Burlington County, New Jersey. An Indian word meaning 
"place of the big horn." 
Shandaken; town in Ulster County, New York. An Indian word meaning "rapid 
waters. ' ' 
Shannock; river in Connecticut. An Indian word meaning "place where two 
streams meet." 
Shannon; township and village in Carroll County, Illinois. Named for William 
Shannon, its founder. 
Shannon; county in Missouri. Named for George F. Shannon, of Marion County. 
Shannon; county in South Dakota. Named for Peter C. Shannon, former chief 
justice. 
Shapleigh; town in York County, Maine. Named for Nicholas Shapleigh, one of 
the earliest proprietors. 
Sharkey; county in Mississippi, named for William L. Sharkey, provisional gov- 
ernor during Governor Clark's absence at Fort Pulaski in 1865-66. 
Sharon; city in Barber County, Kansas, town in Schoharie County, New York", and 
twenty other places. The name is of biblical derivation, from the Hebrew, 
meaning "a plain." 
Sharon; town in Madison County, Mississippi, so named because the Sharon semi- 
nary for girls was situated there at an early day. 
Sharon Springs; city in Wallace County, Kansas, and village in Schoharie County, 
New York. The name is of biblical derivation. 
Sharp; county in Arkansas. Named for Ephraim Sharp, representative from Law- 
rence County. 
Sharpsburg; town in Bath County, Kentucky. Named for Moses Sharp. 
Sharpsburg; borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Named for James 
Sharp, the original proprietor. 
Shasta; county in California. Named from the Indian tribe Saste, or Shastika. 
Shaume; river in Massachusetts. An Indian word meaning "fountain" or 
"spring." 
Shavano; peak of the Sawatch Range in Colorado, named for a Ute Indian. 
Shaw; town in Bolivar County, Mississippi, named for the owner of the lands 
through which the railroad passes. 
Shawan; town in Baltimore County, Maryland. An Indian word meaning "south." 
Shawangunk; river, town in Ulster County, and mountain in New York. Said to 
be an Indian word meaning " white stone" or "white salt rocks." 
