gannett.] PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. 31 J 
Villenova; town in Chautauqua County, New York. A Spanish name meaning 
"new town." 
Vinalhaven; island and town in Knox County, Maine, named for John V'mal, of 
Boston. 
Vincennes; city in Knox County, Indiana, named from the fort built by Sieurde 
Vincennes. 
Vineland; borough in Cumberland County, New Jersey, so named because ii was 
the intention of its founder to raise grapes on an extensive scale, which was 
realized to a considerable extent. 
Vineyard Haven; town in Dukes County, Massachusetts, so named because of the 
quantity of vines found on the island at the time of discovery. Haven from the 
harbor or haven on which the village is situated. 
Vining; city in Clay County, Kansas, named for E. P. Vining, an officer of the 
Union Pacific Railroad. 
Vinton; township and city in Benton County, Iowa, named for Hon. Plynn Vinton. 
Vinton; county in Ohio, named for S. F. Vinton, member of Congress from thai 
State. 
Viola; village in Richland County, Wisconsin, named for Viola Buck. 
Virden; township and city in Macoupin County, Illinois, named for John Virden, 
founder. 
Virgil; town in Cortland County, New York, named for the poet, Publius Vergilius 
Maro. 
Virgin; river in Utah. Derived from the original Spanish name, Rio Virgen, 
" river of the virgin." 
Virginia; one of the original thirteen States, named for Elizabeth, Queen of England. 
Virginia; cities in Cass County, Illinois, and Storey County, Nevada, named from 
the State. 
Virginia; cascade in Yellowstone Park, named for the wife of Hon. Charles Gibson, 
president of the Yellowstone Park Association. 
Virginia City; city in Storey County, Nevada, named for an early prospeeh >r known 
as "Old Virginia," who is said to have been the finder of the largest gold nug- 
get in America. 
Viroqua; town in Vernon County, Wisconsin, named from a version of the title 
given to Columbus and his descendents, Duke of Veragua. 
Visalia; city in Tulare County, California, named for Vise, a hunter. 
Vista; town in San Diego County, California. A descriptive Spanish name, mean- 
ing "view." 
Volney; villages in Allamakee County, Iowa, and Oswego County, New York, named 
for Count Volney, the French writer. 
Voluntown; village in New London County, Connecticut, so named because the 
greater part of the town was granted to the volunteers of the Narragansett war. 
Volusia; county in Florida, named for a town within its limits supposed to have 
been named for Volus, an English settler. 
Voorheesville; village in Albany County, New York, named for Theodore Voor- 
hees, director of the Delaware and Lackawanna Railroad. 
Waas; mountain in Utah, named for a Ute Indian chief. 
Wabash; county in Illinois, county, and city in same county, in Indiana, and river 
traversing both States. From the Indian word, wuabache, meaning "cloud 
borne by an equinoctial wind," or, according to another authority, "white 
water. ' ' 
Wabasha; county, and town in same county, in Minnesota, named for the Dakota 
(Sioux) chief Wapashaw, meaning " red leaf," "red cap," or " red flag," from 
a gift of a military uniform and flag of England to the first of three hereditary 
chiefs who bore the name. 
