298 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [bull. 258. 
Tchernanahaut; stream in Hot Springs County, Arkansas. A corruption of the 
French chemin en haut, "high road." 
Tecumseh; village in Lenawee County, Michigan, cities in Johnson County, 
Nebraska, and Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, and several other places named 
for the Shawnee chief. The name refers to a panther, and figuratively to a 
shooting star. 
Tehachapi; town and pass in Kern County, California, named for the Indian tribe 
Ta hi cha \><i han na. 
Tehama; county in California. The name is derived from one of the Indian 
languages, and is said to mean "high water." The name was applied from the 
fact that at certain seasons the Sacramento River overflowed its banks at this 
point, partially submerging the settlement. 
Tejon; post-office, fort, and mountain pass in Kern County, California. A Spanish 
word meaning "badger." 
Tekonsha; village in Calhoun County, Michigan, named for the Indian chief of the 
tribe who formerly occupied the town site. 
Telfair; county in Georgia, named for Edward Telfair, one of the early governors 
of the State. 
Tell City; city in Perry County, Indiana, named by its Swiss colonists for William 
Tell. 
Teller; county, and town in Mineral County, in Colorado, named for Senator Teller of 
the State. 
Telluride; town in San Miguel County, Colorado, named from the ore found in the 
vicinity. 
Temescal; town in Riverside County, California. From a Spanish word meaning 
"sweat house." 
Temple; town in Hillsboro County, New Hampshire, named for John Temple, a 
relative of Earl Temple, of England. 
Temple; city in Bell County, Texas, named for Major B. M. Temple. 
Templeton; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, said to have been named 
for Earl Temple. 
Tenafly; borough in Bergen County, New Jersey. A Dutch word meaning "at the 
meadow." 
Tenasillih.ee; island in the Columbia River, Oregon. An Indian word meaning 
"little land." 
Tenino; town in Thurston County, Washington, named for an Indian tribe. 
Tenley; substation in Washington, D. C. Named for two sisters, weavers, who 
lived near the old toll-gate. 
Tennessee; State of the Union, and a tributary of the Ohio River. The word is of 
Cherokee origin, being the name of several former settlements of that tribe, but 
has lost its meaning, attempted interpretations being purely fanciful. 
Tennessee; township and village in McDonough County, Illinois, named from the 
native State of its founders. 
Tensas; parish in Louisiana, named for a tribe of Indians now extinct. 
Teocalli; mountain in Colorado, so named because shaped like a Mexican pyramid. 
Terrebonne; parish in Louisiana, named for a place in Canada. A French name 
' meaning "good land." 
Terre Haute; city in Vigo County, Indiana, built upon a bank 60 feet above the 
river. A French name meaning "high land." 
Terrell; county in Georgia, named for Dr. William Terrell, an early member of 
Congress from that State. 
Terrell; city in Kaufman County, Texas, named for Capt. Robert A. Terrell, the 
first settler in the neighborhood. 
Terre Noir; creek in Arkansas. A French name meaning " black land." 
