284 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [bull. 258. 
Sing- Sing; creek in Chemung County, New York. Indian words meaning "place 
of a stone." Another authority states that it was named for John Sing Sing, a 
friendly Indian. 
Sinking-; creek in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, so named because it sinks 
beneath the surface of the ground for a distance of 6 miles. 
Sinnemahoning; stream in Pennsylvania. A Delaware Indian word meaning 
"stony lick." 
Sinsinawa Mound; village in Grand County, Wisconsin. A combination of the 
Indian word simiaiOe, meaning "rattlesnake," and mound, because situated near 
a truncated cone several hundred feet high. 
Sioux; counties in Iowa and Nebraska, and eight other places, so named from the 
Dakota or Sioux Indians of Dakota and Minnesota, the largest tribe in the United 
States. The word is an abbreviation of their Ojibwa name, signifying "little 
snakes," i. e., "enemies." 
Sir Johns; small run in Morgan County, West Virginia, named for an officer of 
Braddock's army. 
Siskiyou; county in California and mountains in Oregon. By some authorities it is 
said to be a corruption of the original name given the district in California by 
the French — six cailloux, meaning "six bowlders;" others state that it is an 
Indian word meaning "bob-tailed horse," the mountains between California and 
Oregon having been so named because a famous bob-tailed race horse was lost 
on the trail. 
Siskowit; lake in Wisconsin. An Indian word meaning a " kind of fish resembling 
trout." 
Sisladobsis; lake in eastern Maine. An Indian word meaning "rock lake." 
Sisseton; town in Roberts County, South Dakota. An Indian word meaning 
"swamp village," a subtribe of the Sioux. 
Sisson; village in Siskiyou County, California, named for a former hotel keeper. 
Sissowkissink; creek on the west side of Delaware River, Pennsylvania. Derived 
from the Indian word shihuwen, "place of black ducks." 
Sitgreaves; pass in Arizona, named for Captain Sitgraaves, United States Army. 
Sitkum; village in Coos County, Oregon. A Chinook Indian word meaning "half," 
or "part." 
Skagit; county in Washington, named for an Indian tribe. 
Skamania; county in Washington. An Indian word meaning "swift waters," and 
probably applied to the troubled waters of the Columbia River. 
Skanawono-Weshance; tributary of Wisconsin River. An Indian word meaning 
"creek that runs through bluffs." 
Skaneateles; lake, town, and village in Onondaga County, in New York. An 
Indian word meaning "long lake." 
Skilesville; town in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, named for James R. Skiles. 
Skinner; island in Lake Memphremagog, Vermont, named for Uniak Skinner, the 
first settler. 
Skippack; stream and village in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Derived from 
the Indian word schki-peek, "pool of stagnant water." 
Skitticook; branch of the Mattawamkeag River, Maine. An Indian word meaning 
"dead-water stream." 
Skokomish; river in Washington, named for an Indian tribe, the Skokomish; the 
word is said to mean "river people." 
Skookumchuck; village in Lewis County, Washington. An Indian word meaning 
"strong water." 
Skowhegan; town in Somerset County, Maine. An Indian word said to mean 
"spearing" or "place of watch. ' 
