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Shubrick; peak in Humboldt County, California, s<» named because the steamer 
Shubrick went aground in the vicinity. 
Shullsburg-; city in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, named for Jesse W. Shull, the 
first settler. 
Shurz; mountain in Wyoming, named for Carl Shurz, Secretary of the [nterior under 
President Hayes. 
Shushan; village in Washington County, New York, named for the mined city in 
Persia. 
Shutesburg; town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, named for Gov. Samuel 
Shute, a relative of Governor Bernard. 
Sibley; county in Minnesota, named for Gen. Henry IT. Sibley, an early pioneer of 
the Territory, the first governor of the State, and its military defender In the 
Sioux war of 1862. 
Sibley; town in Jackson County, Missouri, named for George C. Sibley, who was 
one of the commissioners to lay out a road in 1825 from Fort Osage to Santa IV. 
Sidney; township and village in Champaign County, Illinois, named for Sydney 
Davis, a daughter of the founder. 
Sidney; Kennebec County, Maine, and cities in Shelby County, Ohio, named for Sir 
Philip Sidney. 
Sidney; town in Delaware County, New York, named for Admiral Sir Sidney 
Smith. 
Sidon; town in Leflore County, Mississippi, named for the ancient city of Syria. 
Siegfried; post-office in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, named for Col. Jno. 
Siegfried, a Revolutionary soldier. 
Sierra; counties in California and New Mexico. Derived from the Spanish, Sierra 
Madre, " Mother Range," Rocky Mountains. 
Sierra La Sal; mountains in eastern Utah, so named from salt springs near their 
base. 
Sig-el; village in Shelby County, Illinois, named for Gen. Franz Sigel, an officer of 
the rebellion. 
Sig-ourney; city in Keokuk County, Iowa, named for the poetess, Mrs. Lvdia II. 
Sigourney. 
Sikeston; city in Scott County, Missouri, named for John Sikes. 
Siler City; town in Chatham County, North Carolina, named for a prominent 
family of the neighborhood. 
Silliman; mountains in California and Nevada, named for Benjamin Silliman, the 
chemist. 
Silverbow; county in Montana, so named because of its shape, and on account of the 
presence of this precious metal. 
Silver Cliff; town in Custer County, Colorado, so named because silver was found 
in a cliff near the present town site. 
Silver Lake; city in Shawnee County, Kansas, so named because the Kansas River 
forms a lake at this point, 
Simpson; county in Kentucky, named for Capt. John Simpson, member of Congress. 
Simpson; county in Mississippi, named for Judge Josiah Simpson. 
Simpsonville; village in Shelby County, Kentucky, named for Capt. John Simp- 
son, member of Congress from that State. 
Simpsonville; town in Greenville County, South Carolina, named for a prominent 
family of the State. 
Sincarte; town in Mason County, Illinois, a corrupted name of the passage which was 
originally named by the French, ehenal ecarte, "remote channel." 
Sinclairville; village in Chautauqua County, New York, named for Maj. Samuel 
Sinclair, the first settler, who located there in 1810. 
Sing-leys; town in Humboldt Comity, California, named for an early settler. 
