List of Chinook Jargon Placenames - B

B

Placename Meaning County
or Region
State/Province Type USGS Quad
or NTS topo
Latitude Longitude Comments
Big Mowich Mountain mowich="deer" Harney OR summit Big Mowich Mountain 43.952°N 119.564°W also indexed under "M"
Big Mowich Reservoir " Grant OR reservoir Suplee Butte 44.224°N 119.608°W also indexed under "M"
Boston Bar "American" (as opposed to British which was "King George") Fraser Canyon BC community & bar 92H/14 49°51′58″N 121°26′31″W also Boston Bar Indian Reserves nos. 1A, 8, 9, 11. "Bar" means sandy riverbank.
Boston Bar Creek " Coquihalla River,
Canadian Cascades
BC stream 92H/6 49°29′18″N 121°12′41″W
Boston Bay " Comox Lake BC bay 92H/6 49°38′0″N 125°8′0″W
Boston Bluff " Klamath OR cliff Devils Peak 42.678°N 122.226°W
Boston Brook " Shoshone ID stream Steamboat Creek 47.719°N 116.209°W
Boston Canyon " Umatilla OR valley Gibbon 45.684°N 118.362°W
Boston Creek " Comox Lake BC stream 92H/6 49°38′10″N 125°8′2″W
Boston Drain " Malheur OR canal Vale West 43.932°N 117.319°W
Boston Flats " Cache Creek-Ashcroft junction BC locality & flat 92I/14 50°45′57″N 121°18′40″W
Boston Gulch " Boise ID valley Placerville 43.896°N 115.902°W
Boston Harbor " Thurston WA bay Squaxin Island 47.142°N 122.902°W
Boston Harbor " Thurston WA town/city Squaxin Island 47.139°N 122.900°W also Boston Harbor Elementary School
Boston Hill " NE of Red Deer AB summit 83A/6 52°28′00″N 113°26′00″W Alberta location code 29 and 30-40-24-W4; presumably of Chinook origin, but possibly not
Boston Horse Camp " Malheur OR locale Brogan 44.128°N 117.608°W
Boston Islands " Wales Island, Tongass Pass/Chatham Sound BC islands 103J/10 54°42′0″N 130°34′0″W
Boston Lake " N of Comox Lake BC islands 92F/11 49°39′3″N 125°12′44″W source of Boston Creek
Boston Mills (historical) " Linn OR locale Halsey 44.461°N 123.081°W
Boston Mills Post Office (historical) " Linn OR locale Halsey 44.461°N 123.081°W
Boston Mountain " Idaho ID summit Boston Mountain 45.646°N 115.188°W
Boston Mountain Lake " Idaho ID lake Boston Mountain 45.642°N 115.181°W
Boston Point " Cook Channel, Nootka Island, Nootka Sound BC cape 92e/10 49°39′376″N 126°36′53″W
Boston Point " Jefferson WA cape Brinnon 47.665°N 122.903°W
Boston Ridge " N side Comox Lake BC ridge 92F/11 49°38′18″N 125°11′53″W flanks Boston Creek
Boston Sink " Crook OR flat Hardin Ranch 43.882°N 119.926°W
Boston Tunnel " Grant OR mine Granite 44.864°N 118.389°W

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