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List of place names of Scottish origin in the United States

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Following is a list of placenames of Scottish origin which have subsequently been applied to parts of the United States by Scottish emigrants or explorers.

There are some common suffixes. Brae in Scottish means "hillside" or "river-bank". Burgh, alternatively spelled Burg, means "city" or "town". There are some other names based on Scottish names for natural features.

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  • Adams Creek
  • Anderson Homestead
  • Arden Siding
  • Ashton
  • Auld Lang Syne Peak
  • Bannock
  • Barclay Siding
  • Belmont
  • Black Rock
  • Blair and Logan Springs
  • Bonnie Claire
  • Burns Creek
  • Campbell Valley
  • Castle Rock
  • Charleston
  • Clan Alpine
  • Clayton Valley
  • Clifton
  • Craig Station
  • Currie
  • Dalton Canyon
  • Davidson Peak
  • Douglas
  • Dunlap Mill
  • Elgin
  • Fife Mountain
  • Fort McDermitt
  • Glendale
  • Hamilton
  • Highland Peak
  • Jamestown
  • Kennedy
  • Kingston
  • Lewis
  • Lockwood
  • Logan
  • Lynn Creek
  • Lyon Peak
  • Mac Canyon
  • Mackay Mansion
  • Martin Ridge
  • McBride Flat
  • McCall Creek
  • McConnell Peak
  • McCoy
  • McCutcheon Creek
  • McDonald Creek
  • McDuffy Gulch
  • McFarland Peak
  • McGhee Mountain
  • McGill
  • McIntyre Summit
  • McKinney Mountains
  • McKissick Canyon
  • McLeans
  • McLeod
  • McMaughn Canyon
  • Milton Ranch
  • Monroe Canyon
  • Morey
  • Mount Charleston
  • Mount Duncan
  • Mount Grant
  • Mount Hope
  • Mount Scott
  • Mount Stirling
  • Piper Peak
  • Preston
  • Ralston
  • Ross Creek
  • Royston Hills
  • Scott Pass
  • Stewart
  • Thompson Creek
  • Wallace Canyon

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References edit

  1. ^ "Glenwood". Belly Ballot. Retrieved 14 July 2015. Glenwood is a Scottish name, derived from the ancient Celtic words "glyn", which means 'valley', and "wode" which means 'wood'.
  2. ^ From Settlement to Suburb: The History of Edina, Minnesota by Paul Hesterman, Published by the Edina Historical Society, 1988
  3. ^ "Journal of Nicholas Cresswell". memory.loc.gov. Dial Press. 1924.
  4. ^ Nova Caesaria and Ompoge Point Which Later Became New Jersey and Perth Amboy, by Harold E. Pickersgill, ISBN 9781893582019

Sources edit

  • Phillips, James W., Washington State Place Names, (Seattle, 1971)
  • The Surnames of Scotland - George F. Black

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