310 PLATE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [bull. 258. 
Vera Cruz; town in Wells County, Indiana, named from the city in Mexico. From 
the Spanish, meaning "true cross." 
Veras; town in Santa Barbara County, California. The Spanish word for "truth." 
Verde; river in Arizona with water of a greenish cast. A Spanish word meaning 
'• green.*' 
Verdery; town in Greenwood County, South Carolina, named for a resident family. 
Verdugo; town in Los Angeles County, California. A Spanish word meaning 
"young shoot of a tree" or "bud." 
Vergennes; city in Addison County, Vermont, named for Charles Granvier, Count 
de Vergennes. 
Vermilion; counties in Illinois and Indiana, parish in Louisiana, and village in 
Erie County, Ohio, named from the rivers. 
Vermilion; village in Edgar County, Illinois, named for Edward S. Vermilion, 
owner of the site. 
Vermilion; rivers in Illinois, Louisiana, Ohio, and South Dakota; said to have been 
so named because of the red earth produced by the burning of the shale over- 
lying the outcrop of coal. 
Vermont; State of the Union, so named because of the appearance of its mountains. 
Derived from the French vert mont, "green mountain." 
Vermontville ; village in Eaton County, Michigan, named from the State. 
Vernal Fall; waterfall in Yosemite Valley, California, so named because of the 
beautiful greenish tints which it displays. 
Vernon; village in Marion County, Illinois, named for William Vernon, a railroad 
official. 
Vernon; parish in Louisiana and many other places, being generally named for the 
home of (Jen. George Washington — Mount Vernon. 
Vernon; county in Missouri, named for Miles Vernon, of Laclede County. 
Vernon; county in Wisconsin, given this name to suggest the greenery of the sur- 
rounding country. 
Verona; towns in Hancock County, Maine, and Oneida County, New York, and 
seventeen other towns and villages, named from Verona in Italy. 
Verplanck; village in Westchester County, New York, named for Philip Verplanck. 
Versailles; town in Ripley County, Indiana, and eight other places bear the name 
of the palace in Paris. 
Vershire; town in Orange County, Vermont, name formed by a combination of the 
first syllable of the State name and "shire," the English suffix designating 
county. 
Vevay; city in Switzerland County, Indiana, named from the tow r n in Switzerland. 
Vicksburg; city in Warren County, Mississippi, named for Neivitt Vick, its founder. 
Victor; town in Ravalli County, Montana, named for Victor, a chief of the Flathead, 
Kootenai, and Pend'd Oreille tribes. 
Victor; village in Ontario County, New York, so named because the French com- 
mander in a battle fought there defeated the Iroquois Indians. 
Victoria; county in Texas, indirectly named for D. Felix Victoria, first president 
of Mexico, known as Guadalupe Victoria. 
Vidalia; town in Concordia Parish, Louisiana, named for Vidal, the Spanish gov- 
ernor of the district in which the town is situated. 
Viejos; town in San Diego County, California. A Spanish word meaning "ancients." 
Vienna; township in Montgomery County, Michigan, and eighteen other places, 
bear the name of the capital city of Austria- Hungary. 
Vigo; county in Indiana, named for Col. Francis Vigo. 
Vigo; town in Concho County, Texas, named from the seaport in Spain. 
Vilas; county in Wisconsin, named for Senator William F. Vilas. 
Villa Rica; town in Carroll County, Georgia, having gold mines. Spanish words 
meaning " rich city." 
