316 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [bull. 258. 
Warrensburg; town in Macon County, Illinois, named for a family prominent in 
the county. 
Warrensville; township in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, named for Moses Warren, an 
early settler. 
Warrenton; towns in Warren County, North Carolina, and Fauquier County, Vir- 
ginia, named for Gen. Joseph Warren, who fell in the battle of Bunker Hill. 
Warrick; county in Indiana, named for Capt. Jacob Warrick, killed in the battle 
of Tippecanoe. 
Warsaw; township and town in Hancock County, Illinois, city in Kosciusko County, 
Indiana, and town in Benton County, Missouri, named from the capital city of 
Poland. 
Warwick; towns in Franklin County, Massachusetts; Orange County, New York, 
and Kent County, Rhode Island, and county in Virginia, named for the Earl 
of Warwick. 
Washburn; village in Woodford County, Illinois, named for the Washburn e 
family. 
Washburn; town in Aroostook County, Maine, named for Israel Washburn, jr., 
governor of the State during the civil war. 
Washburn; mountain in Yellowstone Park, named for Gen. Henry Dane Washburn. 
Washburn; county, and town in Bayfield County, in Wisconsin, named for Cadwal- 
lader C. Washburn, former governor. 
Wasco; county in Oregon, named for an Indian tribe, the name signifying "grass." 
Washabaugh; county in South Dakota, named for Frank Washabaugh, a promi- 
nent State politician. 
Washington; State of the Union; counties in Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, 
Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, and Kentucky; parish in Louisiana; counties in Maine 
and Maryland; town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts; counties in Missis- 
sippi and Missouri; highest peak of the White Mountains in New Hampshire; 
counties in New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, 
Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, and Wisconsin; and probably the counties in 
Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oregon, Rhode Island, 
Texas, and Utah; and many cities, towns, and villages. Named for Gen. George 
Washington. 
Washington; city in the District of Columbia, the capital of the United States, 
named for George Washington, first President of the United States. 
Washining; Washinee; lakes in the town of Salisbury, Litchfield County, Con- 
necticut, connected by a small stream. The names are of Indian origin, express- 
ing beauty, washining indicating a higher degree of charm than washinee. 
Washita; village in Montgomery County, Arkansas, and county in Oklahoma. 
Another form of "Wichita." 
Washoe; county, and city in same county, in Nevada, named for a tribe of Indians 
in that vicinity. 
Washta; town in Cherokee County, Iowa. A Sioux Indian word meaning "good." 
Washtenaw; county in Michigan, named from the east branch of Grand River; the 
name is said to be derived from the Indian word washtenong, "river that is 
far off." 
Wasioja; town in Dodge County, Minnesota, so named because of the pine trees 
growing near. An Indian word meaning "pine grove." 
Wassaic; village in Dutchess County, New York. An Indian word meaning "ditli- 
cult," or "hard work." 
Wastedo; town in Goodhue County, Minnesota. An Indian word meaning "good." 
Watab; village in Benton County, Minnesota. An Indian word meaning " root of 
pine," or " to sew a canoe.' 
