What are the public and private lakes in Allegan, Kalamazoo, Barry and
Van Buren Counties in Southwestern Michigan? Please include for each
lake: location, size, depth, kind of Bottom (sand, gravel, mud...),
kind of fishing, public access available, boating possible and what
kind (sailing, power boats, size restrictions, # of homes on each lake
(if possible), any special characteristics of each lake.

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 07 Jul 2006 20:22 PDT

olvid-ga,


There are more than 80 lakes in Allegan County, alone!  Clearly, it
would be a Herculean task to gather the information you asked for just
in this one county, let alone all of SW Michigan!

Would you settle for a list of the lakes themselves, along with their
Lat/Long information?  I've included the list for Allegan County, so
you can see what it looks like.

If that doesn't do the trick, perhaps you can re-consider your
information needs, in light of the great many lakes in the state.

Thanks,

pafalafa-ga

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LAKES IN ALLEGAN COUNTY, MICHIGAN

Lake Name...............	Latitude???.	Longitude

Angel Lake...............	423613N	???.	0853352W
Aubil Lake...............	424221N	???.	0853255W
Base Line Lake...........	422525N	???.	0855112W
Bass Lake...............	423825N	???.	0853648W
Big Lake................	423318N	???.	0854115W
Big Spec Lake............	423635N	???.	0855245W
Black Lake...............	423822N	???.	0853700W
Blueberry Lake...........	422935N	???.	0855635W
Boot Lake...............	423658N	???.	0853521W
Cady Lake...............	424022N	???.	0854708W
Caruthers Lake...........	423140N	???.	0853949W
Clear Lake...............	422629N	???.	0860154W
Crooked Lake.............	423116N	???.	0860139W
Doans Lake...............	423813N	???.	0853836W
Duck Lake...............	422535N	???.	0855407W
Dumont Lake..............	423533N	???.	0855152W
Eagle Lake...............	422521N	???.	0855540W
East Lake...............	423855N	???.	0854603W
Ely Lake................	423152N	???.	0860214W
Emerson Lake.............	422650N	???.	0855232W
Fenner Lake..............	423327N	???.	0853548W
Foster Lake..............	422806N	???.	0855125W
Geneva Lake..............	423703N	???.	0853754W
Gilligan Lake............	424353N	???.	0861143W
Goshorn Lake.............	424057N	???.	0861055W
Great Lakes..............	454115N	???.	0842615W
Green Lake...............	424515N	???.	0853542W
Gun Lake................	423603N	???.	0853119W
Herlan Lake..............	423610N	???.	0854514W
Hicks Lake...............	423239N	???.	0854113W
Hill Lake...............	424013N	???.	0853525W
Hodge Lake...............	422633N	???.	0854830W
Huckleberry Lake.........	424527N	???.	0853817W
Hutchins Lake............	423447N	???.	0860748W
Indian Lake..............	423727N	???.	0853718W
Ingerson Lake............	423619N	???.	0854454W
Jackson Lake.............	423952N	???.	0853417W
Kalamazoo Lake...........	423902N	???.	0861225W
Kelly Lake...............	424457N	???.	0861153W
Lake Doster..............	422653N	???.	0853309W
Lake Michigan............	434105N	???.	0863149W
Lake Sixteen.............	422811N	???.	0855032W
Leggett Lake.............	423919N	???.	0854610W
Lester Lake..............	422540N	???.	0860459W
Little Spec Lake.........	423616N	???.	0855231W
Little Tom Lake..........	423125N	???.	0860209W
Littlejohn Lake..........	423042N	???.	0855310W
Lower Scott Lake.........	422920N	???.	0860430W
Manitt Lake..............	422647N	???.	0861040W
McDermott Lake...........	423858N	???.	0854630W
McIntire Lake............	423904N	???.	0853735W
Middle Lake..............	422827N	???.	0855046W
Mill Pond...............	423735N	???.	0853545W
Miller Lake..............	423417N	???.	0854005W
Miner Lake...............	423404N	???.	0854723W
Minkler Lake.............	422652N	???.	0855056W
Moore Lake...............	423709N	???.	0853646W
Mud Lake................	422647N	???.	0855838W
Osgood Lake..............	422754N	???.	0854934W
Osterhout Lake...........	422606N	???.	0860224W
Perch Lake...............	423544N	???.	0860251W
Pickerel Lake............	423354N	???.	0854145W
Pike Lake...............	422854N	???.	0855110W
Pratt Lake...............	423323N	???.	0853513W
Round Lake...............	423302N	???.	0860053W
Sager Lake...............	423752N	???.	0853723W
Schermerhorn Lake........	422904N	???.	0855457W
Schnable Lake............	423127N	???.	0854127W
School Section Lake......	423330N	???.	0854320W
Selkirk Lake.............	423631N	???.	0853744W
Shagnasty Lake...........	423408N	???.	0854139W
Sheffer Lake.............	422832N	???.	0855221W
Shipp Lake...............	423946N	???.	0854724W
Silver Lake..............	422921N	???.	0855602W
Sink Lake...............	423915N	???.	0860021W
Spring Brook Lake........	422708N	???.	0860226W
Squaw Lake...............	423828N	???.	0853654W
Swan Creek Pond..........	423251N	???.	0855855W
Swan Lake...............	422753N	???.	0855736W
Three Corner Lake........	423952N	???.	0854633W
Titus Lake...............	423811N	???.	0853750W
Upper Scott Lake.........	422840N	???.	0860402W
Wetheral Lake............	423215N	???.	0854044W
Wetmore Lake.............	423536N	???.	0855011W


Again, let me know your thoughts on all this.

paf

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Clarification of Question by olvid-ga on 08 Jul 2006 18:49 PDT

I had no idea there were that many! Absolutely that would be adequate. 

Then I'll go through the lakes and select the ones I want more info on
and submit another question.

Does that seem fair?

olvid-ga,

Thanks for getting back to me.  I had the list prepared, and here it
is...280 lakes (in addition to the ones already provided).  A few
lakes are indicated as being in a county other than the ones you
listed.  However, part of the lake, at least, is in either Barry,
Kalamazoo or Van Buren counties.

Have fun selecting your favorites:

Lake Name................	County  	Latitude	Longitude

Abernathy Lake...........	Van Buren...	421900N...	0855914W
Ackley Lake..............	Van Buren...	421354N...	0855246W
Adams Lake...............	Barry.......	423047N...	0852923W
Algonquin Lake...........	Barry.......	424014N...	0851940W
Asylum Lake..............	Kalamazoo...	421600N...	0853824W
Atwater Millpond.........	Kalamazoo...	421358N...	0853926W
Austin Lake..............	Kalamazoo...	421025N...	0853307W
Averill Lake.............	Kalamazoo...	421915N...	0853247W
Baker Lake...............	Van Buren...	421239N...	0860147W
Bankson Lake.............	Van Buren...	420720N...	0854747W
Barbour Lake.............	Kalamazoo...	422332N...	0854302W
Barlow Lake..............	Barry.......	424009N...	0853111W
Barton Lake..............	Kalamazoo...	420553N...	0853350W
Bass Lake................	Kalamazoo...	421248N...	0854055W
Bassett Lake.............	Barry.......	423945N...	0852901W
Bawker Lake..............	Barry.......	423250N...	0852057W
Bear Hole Lake...........	Barry.......	424043N...	0851824W
Big Cedar Lake...........	Barry.......	423039N...	0852059W
Black Lake...............	Kalamazoo...	420508N...	0853452W
Blue Lake................	Barry.......	423106N...	0852804W
Bob Mac Pond.............	Van Buren...	421123N...	0855845W
Bonnie Castle Lake.......	Kalamazoo...	421722N...	0854241W
Brandywine Lake..........	Van Buren...	422057N...	0855118W
Brewster Lake............	Barry.......	423230N...	0851747W
Bristol Lake.............	Barry.......	422913N...	0851450W
Brown Lake...............	Van Buren...	420609N...	0861115W
Brownwood Lake...........	Van Buren...	421434N...	0855456W
Bryant Pond..............	Kalamazoo...	421605N...	0853436W
Buell Lake...............	Van Buren...	422445N...	0854955W
Bulkey Lake..............	Barry.......	422931N...	0852124W
Bullhead Lake............	Van Buren...	422103N...	0855012W
Burnham Lake.............	Kalamazoo...	421626N...	0851945W
Butterfield Lake.........	Kalamazoo...	422140N...	0852438W
Campbell Lake............	Kalamazoo...	421925N...	0852800W
Carr Lake................	Eaton.......	424312N...	0850427W
Carroll Lake.............	Van Buren...	421520N...	0860420W
Carter Lake..............	Barry.......	424012N...	0851844W
Cassidy Lake.............	Barry.......	422817N...	0850957W
Cat Lake.................	Barry.......	424512N...	0851015W
Cedar Lake...............	Van Buren...	420518N...	0854948W
Chase Lake...............	Van Buren...	421849N...	0855607W
Chief Noonday Lake.......	Barry.......	423827N...	0853026W
Christie Lake............	Van Buren...	421018N...	0860033W
Clear Lake...............	Van Buren...	422438N...	0854901W
Cloverdale Lake..........	Barry.......	423219N...	0852349W
Cobb Lake................	Barry.......	423907N...	0853216W
Coffee Lake..............	Van Buren...	422336N...	0860506W
Coleman Lake.............	Barry.......	422539N...	0851605W
Cook Lake................	Barry.......	422635N...	0853138W
Cornwall Lake............	Van Buren...	421235N...	0860541W
Cox Lake.................	Barry.......	423335N...	0852013W
Crooked Lake.............	Kalamazoo...	421221N...	0854206W
Culver Lake..............	Barry.......	422729N...	0851406W
Dagget Lake..............	Barry.......	423539N...	0852630W
Dake Lake................	Barry.......	422803N...	0852344W
Danneffel Lake...........	Van Buren...	420725N...	0861207W
Davis Lake...............	Van Buren...	421649N...	0855530W
Deep Lake................	Barry.......	423715N...	0852730W
Deer Lake................	Van Buren...	422456N...	0860119W
Donovan Lake.............	Van Buren...	421530N...	0860734W
Duck Lake................	Kalamazoo...	421157N...	0854310W
Duncan Lake..............	Barry.......	424517N...	0850957W
Dunn Lake................	Barry.......	422731N...	0851316W
Dustin Lake..............	Kalamazoo...	421703N...	0854420W
Dyer Lake................	Missaukee...	442212N...	0851503W
Eagle Lake...............	Kalamazoo...	421307N...	0854312W
East Lake................	Kalamazoo...	421343N...	0852937W
Ellis Lake...............	Barry.......	423038N...	0850811W
Ellison Lake.............	Barry.......	423548N...	0851159W
England Lake.............	Barry.......	423224N...	0853129W
Fair Lake................	Barry.......	422906N...	0852002W
Fine Lake................	Barry.......	422640N...	0851731W
First Lake...............	Barry.......	424220N...	0850450W
Fish Camp Pond...........	Kalamazoo...	421255N...	0854117W
Fish Lake................	Van Buren...	421924N...	0854829W
Fisk Lake................	Van Buren...	421543N...	0860138W
Gesler Lake..............	Barry.......	423243N...	0852144W
Gilkey Lake..............	Barry.......	422854N...	0852135W
Glasby Lake..............	Barry.......	422851N...	0852440W
Goose Lake...............	St. Joseph..	420417N...	0853454W
Goose Pond...............	Kalamazoo...	421341N...	0852144W
Gourdneck Lake...........	Kalamazoo...	420929N...	0853444W
Graham Lake..............	Kalamazoo...	422148N...	0852406W
Grass Lake...............	Kalamazoo...	422104N...	0853011W
Grassy Lake..............	Kalamazoo...	422343N...	0852608W
Gravel Lake..............	Van Buren...	420436N...	0855202W
Great Bear Lake..........	Van Buren...	422221N...	0855930W
Great Lakes..............	Cheboygan...	454115N...	0842615W
Gregory Lake.............	Barry.......	423533N...	0851219W
Guernsey Lake............	Barry.......	423303N...	0852431W
Gull Lake................	Kalamazoo...	422359N...	0852441W
Gun Lake.................	Barry.......	423603N...	0853119W
Hall Lake................	Van Buren...	421250N...	0860601W
Hamilton Lake............	Kalamazoo...	422422N...	0851848W
Hampton Lake.............	Kalamazoo...	421128N...	0853755W
Haney Lake...............	Van Buren...	421510N...	0860725W
Hardwood Lake............	Barry.......	424142N...	0853131W
Harts Lake...............	Kalamazoo...	421827N...	0851658W
Hathaway Lake............	Barry.......	424010N...	0852316W
Hawk Lake................	Van Buren...	422127N...	0855028W
Head Lake................	Barry.......	423415N...	0852257W
Hemlock Lake.............	Van Buren...	422111N...	0855000W
High Hill Lake...........	Barry.......	422703N...	0850945W
Hillman Lake.............	Van Buren...	422446N...	0855035W
Hillocher Lake...........	Van Buren...	421519N...	0860438W
Hipps Lake...............	Kalamazoo...	422340N...	0854246W
Hogset Lake..............	Kalamazoo...	420855N...	0853516W
Holcomb Lake.............	Barry.......	423017N...	0852605W
Horseshoe Lake...........	Barry.......	423252N...	0852918W
Howard Lake..............	Kalamazoo...	420451N...	0853523W
Huckleberry Lake.........	Barry.......	424404N...	0851242W
Huzzy Lake...............	Van Buren...	420800N...	0854913W
Indian Lake..............	Kalamazoo...	420910N...	0852903W
Johnson Lake.............	Van Buren...	420745N...	0860510W
Jordan Lake..............	Barry.......	424612N...	0850827W
Keeler Lake..............	Van Buren...	420621N...	0860753W
Kilpatrick Lake..........	Barry.......	424249N...	0850457W
Kimble Lake..............	Kalamazoo...	420531N...	0853221W
Knickerbocker Lake.......	Van Buren...	420612N...	0860325W
Lake Cora................	Van Buren...	421215N...	0855900W
Lake Eleven..............	Van Buren...	422347N...	0860043W
Lake Fourteen............	Van Buren...	421749N...	0860104W
Lake Michigan............	Oceana......	434105N...	0863149W
Lake Moriah..............	Van Buren...	422458N...	0860058W
Lake of the Woods........	Van Buren...	420639N...	0855959W
Lake One.................	Barry.......	423547N...	0850454W
Larabee Lake.............	Barry.......	423302N...	0851955W
Lawhead Lake.............	Barry.......	424424N...	0851137W
Lawler Lake..............	Kalamazoo...	421832N...	0852108W
Lawrence Lake............	Kalamazoo...	421914N...	0851554W
Le Ferre Lake............	Kalamazoo...	421312N...	0852220W
Leach Lake...............	Barry.......	424115N...	0851705W
Leeks Lake...............	Barry.......	424141N...	0853218W
Lily Lake................	Barry.......	423728N...	0851754W
Lime Lake................	Van Buren...	421502N...	0855005W
Limekiln Lake............	Kalamazoo...	421448N...	0853758W
Little Bankson Lake......	Van Buren...	420748N...	0854719W
Little Bear Lake.........	Van Buren...	422421N...	0860225W
Little Cedar Lake........	Van Buren...	420443N...	0855030W
Little Gilkey Lake.......	Barry.......	422816N...	0852115W
Little Long Lake.........	Barry.......	422523N...	0852636W
Little Mill Lake.........	Barry.......	422744N...	0851541W
Little Pine Lake.........	Barry.......	423307N...	0851901W
Little Sugarloaf Lake....	Kalamazoo...	420918N...	0853815W
Long Lake................	Kalamazoo...	421142N...	0853125W
Loomis Lake..............	Barry.......	423312N...	0852530W
Loon Lake................	Barry.......	422609N...	0850809W
Lost Lake................	Barry.......	422755N...	0851208W
Lower Jeptha Lake........	Van Buren...	422020N...	0860120W
Lower Lake...............	Barry.......	424145N...	0851449W
Lyle Lake................	Van Buren...	422108N...	0855354W
Lyons Lake...............	Kalamazoo...	421827N...	0853040W
Manning Lake.............	Barry.......	422557N...	0851810W
Maple Lake...............	Van Buren...	421329N...	0855334W
Markley Lake.............	Van Buren...	421902N...	0855217W
Marshall Lake............	Barry.......	422654N...	0852017W
Martin Lake..............	Van Buren...	422126N...	0855550W
Max Lake.................	Van Buren...	421916N...	0855917W
McDonald Lake............	Barry.......	423800N...	0852926W
McGinnis Lake............	Kalamazoo...	421442N...	0852109W
Merriman Lake............	Van Buren...	421815N...	0861005W
Metcalf Lake.............	Barry.......	422542N...	0851118W
Middle Lake..............	Barry.......	423454N...	0851332W
Mill Lake................	Van Buren...	422237N...	0855403W
Mill Pond................	Van Buren...	421901N...	0860625W
Miller Lake..............	Kalamazoo...	422412N...	0852602W
Mixer Lake...............	Barry.......	423456N...	0851354W
Monarch Millpond.........	Kalamazoo...	421518N...	0853427W
Moon Lake................	Van Buren...	422256N...	0860737W
Mud Lake.................	Kalamazoo...	420531N...	0853058W
Mud Lakes................	Kalamazoo...	422208N...	0854145W
Munn Lake................	Van Buren...	422322N...	0855457W
Munson Lake..............	Van Buren...	422223N...	0860351W
Murry Lake...............	Kalamazoo...	422354N...	0854307W
Muskrat Lake.............	Van Buren...	422202N...	0855126W
Myers Lake...............	Barry.......	423503N...	0851834W
Nelson Lake..............	Van Buren...	421407N...	0860128W
Newton Lake..............	Barry.......	423525N...	0851754W
Nicholas Lake............	Van Buren...	421447N...	0860324W
North Lake...............	Van Buren...	421955N...	0854931W
North Scott Lake.........	Van Buren...	421950N...	0860000W
Number Twenty-one Lake...	Barry.......	423231N...	0852243W
Oatman Lake..............	Kalamazoo...	422038N...	0853041W
Osborn Lake..............	Van Buren...	420610N...	0860413W
Otis Lake................	Barry.......	423633N...	0852458W
Paw Paw Lake.............	Kalamazoo...	420936N...	0854459W
Payne Lake...............	Barry.......	423814N...	0853109W
Perch Lake...............	Barry.......	423508N...	0852224W
Pickerel Lake............	Kalamazoo...	421009N...	0852916W
Pickliss Lake............	Barry.......	422522N...	0851700W
Picture Lake.............	Van Buren...	422326N...	0860850W
Pierce Lake..............	Barry.......	423242N...	0851726W
Pikes Pond...............	Kalamazoo...	421549N...	0853620W
Pine Lake................	Van Buren...	420624N...	0860501W
Pleasant Lake............	Barry.......	422929N...	0852304W
Podunk Lake..............	Barry.......	423643N...	0852058W
Pond Lily Lake...........	Kalamazoo...	422010N...	0852241W
Popendick Lake...........	Van Buren...	421055N...	0855850W
Portage Lake.............	Kalamazoo...	421540N...	0852056W
Potter Lake..............	Kalamazoo...	421458N...	0852053W
Pretty Lake..............	Kalamazoo...	421137N...	0854345W
Pumpkin Seed Lake........	Barry.......	423849N...	0850949W
Purdy Lake...............	Barry.......	422552N...	0851929W
Red Lake.................	Van Buren...	420913N...	0860705W
Reynolds Lake............	Van Buren...	421204N...	0860005W
Round Lake...............	Van Buren...	420449N...	0861240W
Ruppert Lake.............	Kalamazoo...	422427N...	0854401W
Rush Lake................	Van Buren...	421434N...	0861218W
Saddle Lake..............	Van Buren...	422253N...	0860302W
Saddlebag Lake...........	Barry.......	424326N...	0850440W
Sagamaw Lake.............	Kalamazoo...	421025N...	0852655W
Sand Lake................	Van Buren...	421203N...	0855130W
Sassafras Lake...........	Van Buren...	421416N...	0861058W
School Lake..............	Van Buren...	420700N...	0860339W
School Pond..............	Barry.......	422752N...	0852219W
School Section Lake......	Van Buren...	421708N...	0861036W
Scott Lakes..............	Van Buren...	421920N...	0860000W
Scouters Pond............	Kalamazoo...	421305N...	0854104W
Second Lake..............	Barry.......	424232N...	0850458W
Shafer Lake..............	Van Buren...	421127N...	0860610W
Shallow Gilkey Lake......	Barry.......	422836N...	0852111W
Shallow Lake.............	Barry.......	423127N...	0852134W
Shaw Lake................	Van Buren...	421645N...	0855623W
Shelp Lake...............	Barry.......	423010N...	0853008W
Sherman Lake.............	Kalamazoo...	422101N...	0852321W
Silver Lake..............	Van Buren...	422319N...	0860337W
Simmons Lake.............	Van Buren...	421652N...	0855429W
Skunk Lake...............	Van Buren...	422246N...	0855437W
Smith Lake...............	Van Buren...	422013N...	0855810W
Snow Lake................	Barry.......	423548N...	0852814W
South Scott Lake.........	Van Buren...	421926N...	0860008W
Southard Lake............	Van Buren...	421521N...	0860648W
Stears Lake..............	Kalamazoo...	421942N...	0853147W
Stewart Lake.............	Barry.......	423406N...	0852700W
Stillwell Lake...........	Van Buren...	422121N...	0860057W
Stony Lake...............	Kalamazoo...	422238N...	0852041W
Story Lake...............	Van Buren...	422147N...	0854944W
Strewins Lake............	Barry.......	422539N...	0851850W
Sugarbush Lake...........	Barry.......	424432N...	0852048W
Sugarloaf Lake...........	Kalamazoo...	420929N...	0853743W
Sunset Lake..............	Kalamazoo...	420737N...	0853206W
Sweet Lake...............	Van Buren...	422452N...	0855327W
Swift Lake...............	Van Buren...	420432N...	0855300W
Tamarack Lake............	Van Buren...	422123N...	0854940W
Tanner Lake..............	Barry.......	423610N...	0851941W
Taylor Lake..............	Barry.......	423022N...	0850855W
Thayer Lake..............	Van Buren...	422047N...	0855558W
Thornapple Lake..........	Barry.......	423736N...	0851119W
Thrall Lake..............	Kalamazoo...	420723N...	0853026W
Three Lakes..............	Kalamazoo...	422109N...	0852552W
Three Legged Lake........	Van Buren...	422403N...	0855506W
Threemile Lake...........	Van Buren...	421133N...	0855706W
Tillotson Lake...........	Barry.......	423540N...	0852027W
Tin Cup Lake.............	Van Buren...	422110N...	0854947W
Tub Lake.................	Kalamazoo...	420517N...	0853431W
Turkey Lake..............	Van Buren...	422132N...	0855128W
Turner Lake..............	Barry.......	423736N...	0852722W
Twin Lakes...............	Kalamazoo...	422025N...	0853923W
Upjohn Pond..............	Kalamazoo...	421220N...	0853257W
Upper Jeptha Lake........	Van Buren...	422053N...	0860035W
Uptegrove Lake...........	Kalamazoo...	420621N...	0853038W
Van Auken Lake...........	Van Buren...	421510N...	0861105W
Von Syckle Lake..........	Barry.......	422744N...	0851359W
Wall Lake................	Barry.......	423117N...	0852317W
Warner Lake..............	Barry.......	422815N...	0853130W
West Gilkey Lake.........	Barry.......	422657N...	0852820W
West Lake................	Kalamazoo...	421111N...	0853426W
Whitefish Lake...........	Barry.......	423246N...	0851837W
Whites Lake..............	Kalamazoo...	421503N...	0853623W
Whitford Lake............	Kalamazoo...	421836N...	0852126W
Whitman Lake.............	Kalamazoo...	421741N...	0851820W
Wilcox Lake..............	Van Buren...	421642N...	0855424W
Wiley Lake...............	Barry.......	423216N...	0852704W
Wilkes Lake..............	Barry.......	422746N...	0851253W
Wilkinson Lake...........	Barry.......	423151N...	0852441W
Williams Lake............	Barry.......	423749N...	0852958W
Wintergreen Lake.........	Kalamazoo...	422351N...	0852307W
Wolf Lake................	Van Buren...	421755N...	0854713W
Wood Lake................	Kalamazoo...	421626N...	0852005W
Woods Lake...............	Kalamazoo...	421542N...	0853657W
Wyman Lake...............	Kalamazoo...	421541N...	0854348W
Zigler Lake..............	Barry.......	423403N...	0851953W


Again, let me know if there's anything else you need.


paf


source:  Lake names extracted from county searches at the Geographic
Names Information System:

http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic