gaxxett.] PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STAT] 331 
Worthington; village in Nobles County, .Minnesota, named for the Worthingtorj 
family of Ohio. 
Worthville; town in Jefferson County, New York, named for Gen. William J. 
Worth, an officer of the Mexican war. 
Worthville; town in Randolph County, North Carolina, named for Governor 
Jonathan Worth and State Treasurer J. M. Worth. 
Wray; town in Yuma County, Colorado, named for John Wray, foreman for I. P. 
Olive. 
Wrentham; town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, named from the town in 
England. 
Wright; county in Iowa, named for Hon. Joseph A. Wright, at that time governor 
of Indiana. 
Wrig-ht; counties in Minnesota and Missouri, and town in Schoharie County, New 
York, named for Hon. Silas Wright, United States Senator from New York, and 
later governor of the State. 
Wrig-ht City; village in Warren County, Missouri, named for Dr. II. C. Wright, an 
early settler. 
Wrightsboro; town in McDuffie County, Georgia, named for Judge Augustus R 
Wright. 
Wrightson; mountain in Arizona, named for the manager of the Salero Company. 
Wrig-htstown; village in Brown County, Wisconsin, named for H. S. Wright, who 
early established a ferry. 
Wrig-htsville ; borough in York County, Pennsylvania, named for Samuel W right, 
an early settler. 
Wrightsville Beach; town in New Hanover County, North Carolina, named for a 
family of Wilmington. 
Wrightville; town in Dunklin County, Missouri, named for the Wright brothers, 
its founders. 
Wurtsboro; village in Sullivan County, New York, named for Maurice Wurtz. 
Wyalusing-; borough and stream in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. From the 
Delaware Indian, meaning "place of the hoary veteran." 
[Wyandot; county in Ohio; 
Wyandotte; nation in Indian Territory, county in Kansas, and city in Wayne 
( County, Michigan. Named for the Wyandot Indian tribe. 
Wyanet; village in Bureau County, Illinois. An Indian word meaning "beautiful." 
Wymore; city in Gage County, Nebraska, named for G. S. Wymore, an early settler. 
Wyncoops; town in Chemung County, New York, named for William Wyncoop, 
an early settler. 
Wynooche; river in Washington, so named because of its varying course. An 
Indian word meaning "shifting." 
Wyoming-; State of the Union, and valley in Pennsylvania. A corruption of the 
Delaware Indian word meaning "large plains." "extensive meadows." 
Wyoming; city in Stark County, Illinois, and counties in New York, Pennsylvania, 
and Virginia, named from the valley in Pennsylvania. 
Wysox; tributary of the Susquehanna. An Indian word meaning "place of grapes." 
I Wythe; county in Virginia; 
Wytheville; town in Wythe County, Virginia. Named for George Wythe, a 
[ signer of the Declaration of Independence. 
Xenia; city in Green County, Ohio. A Greek word meaning "friendly hospitality." 
Yadkin; county in North Carolina. A corruption of the Indian word "reatkin." 
(Yager; creek in Humboldt County, California; 
{Yagerville; town in Humboldt County, California. Named for an early settler. 
Yahara; tributary of Rock River, Wisconsin. An Indian word meaning "catfish 
river." 
