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Stafford; county, and town in same county, in Kansas, named for Lewis Stafford, 
captain Company E, First Kansas Regiment. 
Stafford; village in Fort Bend County, Texas, named for a prominent citizen. 
Stafford; county in Virginia, named from the county in England. 
Stair; falls on the east branch of the Penobscot River, Maine. A translation of the 
Indian name. 
Stambaugh; village in iron County, Michigan, named for the man who opened the 
Iron River mine. 
Stamping Ground; village in Scott County, Kentucky, so named because of the 
buffalo herds that congregated in the neighborhood. 
Stanberry; city in Gentry County, Missouri, named for J. J. Stanberry, former 
owner of the town site. 
Standish; town in Cumberland County, Maine, named for Miles Standish. 
Stanford; mountain in California, named for Governor Leland Stanford. 
Stanislaus; county in California, named for a resident family. 
Stanley; town in Gaston County, North Carolina, named for Elwood Stanley, mem- 
ber of Congress. 
Stanley; town in South Dakota, named for Henry M. Stanley, the explorer. 
Stanly; county in North Carolina, named for John Stanly, Member of Congress. 
Stanton; county in Kansas, city in Montcalm County, Michigan, and county in 
Nebraska, named for Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War under President 
Lincoln. 
Stanton; town in Powell County, Kentucky, named for Hon. Richard II. Stanton, 
of Maysville. 
Stanwix; village and fort in Oneida County, New 7 York, named for Gen. John 
Stanwix, the builder of the fort in 1758. 
I Stark; county in Illinois, towns in Coos County, New Hampshire, and Herkimer 
i County, New York, and counties in North Dakota and Ohio; 
I Starke; county in Indiana. Named for Gen. John Stark, of the Revolution. 
Starkey; town in Yates County, New 7 York, named for John Starkey, one of the 
first settlers. 
Starks; towm in Somerset County, Maine; 
Starksboro; town in Addison County, Vermont; 
Starkville; town in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi. Named for Gen. John Stark, 
of Revolutionary fame. 
Starr; county in Texas, named for James H. Starr, secretary of the treasury of the 
republic of Texas. 
Starr King; lake and mountains in California and New Hampshire, named for the 
Rev. Thomas Starr King. 
State Center; town in Marshall County, Iowa, so named because it is thought to be 
a geographical center. 
State College; borough in Center County, Pennsylvania, so named because it is the 
seat of the Pennsylvania State College of Agriculture. 
State Line; town in Wayne County, Mississippi, near the boundary line between 
that State and Alabama. 
Staten; island, part of Richmond County, New York, named by the Dutch for the 
Staaten general. 
Staunton; river, and city in Augusta County, in Virginia, named from the parish in 
England. 
Steamboat Rock; town in Hardin County, Iowa, so named because there is a large 
rock in the river near which resembles a steamboat in form. 
Steamboat Springs; town in Routt County, Colorado, so named because of the 
sound which issues from an opening in the rocks. 
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