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Terrill: mountain in Utah, named for the wife of .T. II. Renshawe, of the United 
States Geological Survey. 
Terry: town in Hinds County, Mississippi, named for Bill Terry, a resident. 
Terry: county in Texas, named for Frank Terry, commander of the Texas K:i 
in the civil war. 
Terryville: village in Litchfield County. Connecticut, named tor a manufacturer ol 
wooden clocks in the vil _■ 
Teton: town in Fremont County, Idaho, county, river, and mountain in Montana, 
and range of mountains in Wyoming, named for a division of the Sioux tribe, 
whose name was variously written Teton, Titon, or Titoivan, and means " prairie 
dwellers." 
Teutopolis: village in Effingham County. Illinois, originally settled by a colony of 
Germans from Cincinnati. From Teuton, an ancient tribe of Germans, and 
lis. 
Tewksbury: town in Middlesex County. Massachusetts, probably named from the 
town in England. 
Texarkana: city in Miller County, Arkansas, near the border between Arkansas 
and Texas. The name is a combination of these two nan- s. 
Texas: lar^e>- - the Union. The generally accepted version of the name is 
that it is an Indian word used as a token of friendship. 
Texas: county in Missouri, named from the Republic of Texas. 
Thames: river in Connecticut, named from the river in England. 
Thatchers: island in Massachusetts, named for Anthony Thacher, who was ship- 
wrecked there in h 
Thayer: city in Neosho County. Kansas, named for Nathaniel Thayer, of P>o>ton. 
Thayer: county in Nebraska, named for Governor John M. Thayer. 
The Clips: ridge of hill- extending from the Adirondack Mountains into Fulton 
County, Xew York. From the German Mippe, meaning "high, steep rocks." 
The Dalles: city in Wasco County, < >regon, named for the rapids, or "•dalles" in 
the Columbia River, near which the city is located. 
The Geysers: town in Sonoma County, California, named from the hot springs. 
Theresa: town in Jefferson County. New York, named for the "laughter of James 
Le Ray de Chaumont. 
Thermal: town in River>ide County. California, named from the hot spring 
Thibodaux; town in Lafourche Parish. Louisiana, named for H. 8. Thibodeaux. 
Thielsen: mountain in Oregon, named for Hans Thielsen, chief engineer of the 
Oregon and California Railroad. 
Thomas: county in Georgia, named for Gen. Jett Thomas. 
Thomas: county in Kansas, named for Ma j. Gen. <>»■■ rge II. Thomas. 
Thomas: mountains in Utah, named for Col. L. Thomas. 
Thomasboro: village in Champaign County. Illinois, named for John Thomas, an 
early settler. 
Thomaston: town in Litchfield County. Connecticut, named for a family of 
manufacti i 
Tliomaston: town in Upson County, Georgia, named for Gen. Jett Thomas. 
Thomaston: town in Knox County. Maine, named for Gen. John Thomas, of Mas- 
sachusetts. 
Thomasville: town in Thomas County. Georgia, named for den. Jetl Thomas. 
Thomasville: town in Davidson County. North Carolina, named for State senator 
Thomas. 
Thompson: township in Geauga County, Ohio, named for Matthew Thompson, of 
Connecticut. 
Thorndike: town in Waldo County. Maine, named for Thomas Thorndike, one of 
the original proprietors. 
