American Indian Place Names In Rhode Island, Page 8

[80] Sometimes spelled "Sachim".

[81] Original word, recorded by Roger Williams (1643), is Sachimmaacômmock = Sachem's wigwam

[82] A Sagamore was thought to be a "subchief", but may mean "He is the Sachem".

[83] Also name for Bridge, Point, River, Harbor, City, and one recorded name of Indian Tribe that lived in Little Compton, RI, as described by Church (1716).

[84] Sassafras [Sasafrash, Bed & Breakfast, Block Island].

[85] Also Tribe of Wampanoag Nation.

[86] See Squannakonk (footnote).

[87] Wampum which the Dutch called sewan.

[88] Local name for Blackstone River.

[89] Several Native American names (Sonanoxet , Sowananoxet, Azoiquoneset, Nonequasset, Nanaquonset) are associated with Fox Island in Narragansett Bay; there appears to be three distinct names describing parts or all of the place Fox Is.

[90] Also Bay, School and Playground in East Providence.

[91] Probably sewan (or wampum)

[92] Also an Indian Tribe.

[93] A porgy or related fish; any of various freshwater sunfishes, especially : Bluegill . Porgy: 1 : a blue-spotted crimson food fish of the eastern and western Atlantic; also: any of various fishes of the same family. 2 [alteration of pogy] : any of various bony fishes (as a menhaden) of families other than that of the porgy.

[94] The only instance of this word discovered in RI place names. "Squaw" is considered offensive [as discussed in the author's essay

"The Word 'Squaw' in Historical and Modern Sources", [http://www.indianeduresearch.net/squaw.pdf]. Some States have changed names involving "squaw".

[95] From, "King's Pocket-book of Providence, R.I." Moses King, Cambridge, Mass., 1882 Tibbitts, Shaw & Co., Providence, RI.

Name	Historical & Geographical Information	Translation
Saccanosset	HILL, a coal mine, in Cranston, near Gorton Arnold's, three and half miles west by south from Pawtuxet.	Black earth place; along the little seashore trial
Sacanocho	Narragansett Sachem or Chief	See Narragansett Tribe
Sachem[80]	Pond, etc., Newport County, Block Island & elsewhere	"The strong one" (tribal leader - akin to "Chief"); also a small, brave bird
Sachimma Comaco[81]	Kent County	Sachem's House
Sachuck	Hill, Providence County	At the mountain (See Nippsatchuck)
Sachueeset	POINT and BAY, making the S. E. point of Rhode Island, mentioned in Church's History of the Indian Wars. It is nearly opposite and N. W. from Seaconnet point.	See Sachuest
Sachues	See Sachuest
Sachuest	Bay, Beach, Point, River, Golf Club Newport County, Middletown and Golf Club, Prudence Island and National Wildlife Refuge, Sakonnet Point	At or near the great hill; little hill at the outlet
Sachuset	See Sachuest
Sackett, Sacket	School, Providence County, Providence	See Sauga ?
Saconaset	See Sockanosset
Saconet, Saconett	See Saconnet
Saconnet	POINT, or Seaconnet. South west termination of Little Compton. In 1700, there were 100 Indian men here, and a smaller settlement north east, near Dartmouth. The boundary of the Saconnet Indians, on the north side, was a line from Packet brook to the head of Coaxet. The word, Seconnet, means black goose, like Seekonk. [See introductory remarks.]	Rocky outlet; at the outlet; black goose abode
Sagamore[82]	See Sachem
Sahnnock	Historic District, Washington County, Carolina	See Shannock
Sakannet	Vineyards and Historic District, Tiverton	See Saconnet
Sakonet	See Saconnet
Sakonnet[83]	See Saconnet
Sapowet	SHORE [& Cove, Creek, Wildlife Refuge], or Espowet, between Dr. West's house and the bay in southwest part of Tiverton.	By the river; wet miry place (See Espowet)
Sassafras	Island, Tivereton and Point and Cove, Providence	See Saxafrax
Sassawitch	BEACH, next beyond the present one of bathing in Newport.	Eel trap
Satuit	See Setuat
Sauga	Point, Washington County, Wickford	At the outlet
Saugatuck	See Saugatucket
Saugatucket	Camp, Pond, River at Narragansett Pier	See Sawcatucket
Saugkonnate	Tribe, Little Compton	See Saconnet
Sauks	Island, Washington County, Quonochontaug	Outlet; black mud; yellow earth people (Sauk Tribe)
Sautaug	POND, north end of Long Island.	Outlet place?
Sawcatucket	RIVER, South Kingstown, runs from Moore's field, nearly due south, through Peacedale to Wakefield.	At the outlet of the tidal river
Sawgoge	Sawgoge, or -goog, POINT, in North Kingstown, extension of Sawgogue Meadows.	Loose shell beads (wampum) unstrung
Sawgogue	MEADOWS, near Cocumscussit, mentioned in Coquinoquand's lease to R. Smith. [See Potter, page 33.] It is between Wickford and Devil's Foot.	See Sawgoge
Sawgoog	See Sawgoge
Sawsumsit	See Causumset
Saxafrax[84]	Point & Cove, Providence	Eels? Place of the upright rocks?
Scamscammuck	SPRING, near Rumstick point, in Barrington [& Warren]. [Gen. Fessenden.]	Rocky enclosure
Scamscamnek	See Scamscammuck
Scamscamnet	See Scamscammuck
Scatacoke	See Scatacook
Scatacook	LANDS, or Scatacosh, part of Kent County [in Coventry].	Fork in river
Scatacosh	See Scatacook
Schichmachute	See Setamachut
Scituate	Town, Reservoir, Post Office, School, Hall/House, Providence County, Scituate	At the cold springs or cold brook; between tides
Scoakequanocksett	See Sockanosset
Scoakequanocsett	See Scoakequanocksett
Scoconaxit	See Sockanosset
Scutabe	See Scuttop
Scuttape	See Scuttop
Scuttop	Narragansett Sachem or Chief	See Narragansett Tribe
Seaconk	See Seekonk
Seaconke[85]	See Seekonk
Seaconnet, Seaconnett	See Saconnet
Seacunck, Seacuncke	See Seekonk
Seakunk	See Seekonk
Sec-e-sa-kut	See Secasakut
Secesakut, Secesakutt	Hill, Providence County, North Scituate	Black rocks place
Seconiganset	See Quonset
Seconiquonset	See Quonset
Seconit	See Saconnet
Seconnet	See Saconnet
Seconocho	See Sacanocho
Secunk, Secunke	See Seekonk
Secunnit	See Saconet
Seeconnet	See Saconnet
Seekhouk	See Seekonk
Seekonk	RIVER and TOWN [& Park, Plain], opposite Providence, in Massachusetts. Name derived from Seki, black, and konk, goose. It has recently been decided to annex this town to Rhode Island. It is believed from tradition, that wild geese, in migrating, stop here to feed.	Black goose abode; outlet; mouth of the stream
Seepoke	or Sepooke, TRACT of land R. Smith bought of the Indian, Hermon Garret, [Potter's History,] adjoining the west side of Weecapaug line, where Charlestown and Westerly join, probably including the eastern part of the town of Charlestown, and the western part of South Kingstown.	Salt pond in water
Seepoocke	See Seepoke
Seepooke	See Seepoke
Seewamuck	POINT, nearly three miles northwest of Slade's Ferry, a point of land where Taunton river enters Montop bay. [De Barre's map.]	At the place where we catch bream (porgies [86]); at the place of early summer fish; big plain or meadow place; place of sewan[87]
Seippog	See Seepoke
Sekescute	See Secesakut
Sekonit	See Saconnet
Sekunk	See Seekonk
Senechataconet	TRACT, between Abbott's run and the Blackstone or Sneachteconnet river, and extending north to the Massachusett's boundary line. It is a part, if not all, of Cumberland gore. [See old map in Arnold's History, 2d vol.]	Stony angle (corner) of plantation; stepping-stones ford
Sepooke	See Seepoke
Setamachut	Hill, Providence County, Johnston	At the great stony hill; place of strong currents?
Setamechut	See Setamachut
Settemeechut	See Setamachut
Setuat	Providence County, Cranston	Cold brook; salt, cold stream?
Shaganiscalhauk	Washington County	Land at the side of the hills; land of the green hills?; land between hills
Shamcook	BANK or SHORE, same as Namcook or Naomuck, Boston neck, in North Kingstown.	Great salmon (or fishing) place
Shannock	RIVER, in North Stonington, runs into Pawcatuck river, N. W. corner of Westerly. It means squirrel river.	Where two streams meet; big squirrel; morning star
Shannock, Shanock	HILL [& Mill & Post Office], or Mishannoke, HILL, S. E. corner of Richmond [in Carolina]. The name means squirrel.	See Shamcook
Shannuck	See Shannock
Shantituck	BROOK, Cranston, called also Meshautituck. A Quaker Meeting house was not far from here. [See Staples, p. 430.]	Large trees near the river
Shaomet	See Shawomut
Shawhomett	See Shawomut
Shawmut	Historical place, Providence	See Shawomut
Shawnnuck	See Shannock
Shawomet	Ancient Narragansett Village, near Warwick [in East Greenwich]; named changed to "Warwick"	See Shawomut
Shaw-omet	See Shawomut
Shawomock	See Shawomut
Shawomut	NECK. Warwick Neck. The Indian word means a spring. Boston was so called, from a spring. Also, a tongue of land, running from Slade's ferry, south west, near Tiverton.	At the neck of land; canoe landing place
Sheganiscalhoke	LANDS. It applies to the east side of the boundary between Westerly and Charlestown.	See Shaganiscathoke
Sheganiscathoke	See Shaganiscathoke
Sheganiskachoke	See Shaganiscathoke
Shenskonet	Brook & Hill, Providence County, Glocester	Strong field; wholly enclosed place?; level land? (see Shinskatuck)
Shewatuck	See Showatucquese
Shewatucket	Stream, Providence County, North Kingston	At the place between tidal streams
Shewatucquese	See Showatucquese
Shewotuck	Brook [also called Phillip Brook],	See Shewatucket
Shewtuck	RIVER or CREEK, see Showauckese [in North Kingston].	See Shewatucket
Shewtuk	See Shewatucket
Shichemachute	See Setamachut
Shickasheen	same as Miskianza, BROOK. It runs from Yagoo and Barber's pond, in South Kingstown.	Great spring
Shinscot	Brook, Georgiaville	See Shinskatuck ?
Shinskatuck	Brook & Hill, Providence County, Glocester	Spring-fed river (see Shenskatuck)
Shippaquonset	LAND, near Passanoke, or quke, in South Kingstown. [See Potter	Place apart from big point, or from long point
Shippee		Large lake
Shogonaug	Providence County, Glocester	Land on the side of the hill
Showatucquese	STREAM, or Shewatuck, very small, near Wickford or Cocumscusset bay. [See Potter's History, page 33. Land Records, page 57.]	Place between small streams; small place between streams
Showaukese	See Showatucquese
Showomet	Post Office, Bristol	See Shawomut
Shumack	Stream, Washington County	A beaver?; the sumac bush (Arabic word)?
Shuman Kanuc, Shuman Kanuk	See Shumunkanuck
Shumunkanuc	Hill, Carolina	See Shumunkanuck
Shumunkanuck	HILL, N. W. corner of Charlestown, near the Stonington Railroad [in Carolina], and south side of it, midway between Watchaug pond and Richmond Switch, which bears due north one and a half miles.	High enclosed place; place of refuge high up
Sickkibunkiaut	Hill, North Scituate	See Setamachut
Sikunke	See Seekonk
Sissamachute	See Setamachut
Situate	See Scituate
Skamscommuck	See Scamscammuck
Sneachteconnet	See Senechataconet
Sneech	POND, in Cumberland, a mile N. E. of Cumberland hill.	Rocks at the outlet
Sneechteconnet[88]	RIVER, is the Blackstone river, running through Woonsocket and Mannville.	Rocks in or along the river
Soansacut	See Moshwaniscut
Soansakant	See Moshwaniscut
Sockanosset, Sockanossett	Cross Road , Hill, School for Boys Providence County, Cranston	Dark colored little place
Soewompsit	See Sowampsett
Sogkonate	POINT, same as Seeconnet [in Little Compton].	See Saconnet
Sogkonet	See Saconnet
Sogkunate	Point, River, Village, Newport County. Little Compton	Haunt of the black goose; land at the outlet; a path along the seashore?
Sonanoxet	Washington County, Narragansett Bay	Place too strong (hard) to dig; crushed by heavy stone (as in a trap). Now called Fox Island [89]
Sowaams	See Sowams
Sowampsett	Pond & River, Bristol County, Warren	Red rocks place
Sowams[90]	LAND, or Sowamset, part of Barrington and all of Warren and Bristol.	South country
Sowamset	RIVER, now Warren river; also the name of the present site of Warren village, and of a bank there.	See Sowamsett & Sowams
Sowamsett	Bristol County, Bristol	At the south country; strong plain?; beach trees?
Sowanoxet	ISLAND. Fox Island, near Wickford. Shickasheen, same as Miskianza, BROOK. It runs from Yagoo and Barber's pond, in South Kingstown.	Place of small shells [91] (see Sonanoxet)
Sowhomes	See Sowams
Sowonexet	Sowanoxet
Spoart	LAND, between Nomquit pond and Nonequacket neck, Tiverton.	Large cove (see Espowet)
Squakheag	See Sawgoge
Squakheag[92]	See Squakheague
Squakheague	Washington County	Waiting, watching place
Squamcut	Providence County	See Misquamicut
Squamicott	WESTERLY, same as Misquamicutt.	See Misquamicut
Squamicut	See Misquamicut
Squammicott	Washington County, Chepachet	Salmon fishing place
Squannakonk	River, Warwick	Salmon fishing place; bream [93] taking place
Squantum	Association, Providence and Point & Park, East Providence	Angry god?; door, gateway
Squaw[94]	SQUAW HOLLOW [was] the name given to a district bet[ween]. Orms and Martin St[reet]s [in Providence]. and adjacent to Bull-dog Hill. It was formerly inhabited almost wholly by negroes and a low class of white people [95].	Woman
Squepaug	Washington County	Red pond; end of pond
Squomacuk	See Misquamacut
Suamicut	Burriville	See Misquamacut
Succotash	Point, Washington County, Kingston & Road, Wakefield, South Kingston	Shelled corn kernels separated and beaten to a pulp
Suckatunkanuc	Hill, North Scituate	See Suckatunkanuck
Suckatunkanuck	HILL, a mile or two west of Newtaconquenut hill, in Johnston, and ranging nearly parallel with it.	Dark colored earth (rocks) at the summit
Suckquansh	See Cussucquunsh
Suckuansh	See Cussucquunsh
Sugkonate	See Saconnet
Suker	POND, runs into Chepachet river, one mile northeast of the village, from a north direction.	It pours forth
Susquansh	See Cussucquunsh
Sutamachute	See Setamachut
Swamcot	NECK, on the east side of Pawcatuck river; same as Misquamacut.	See Misquamicut
Swamicott	VALLEY, two miles S. E. of Chepachet. East of it is Matomy hill, running north and south.	South plantation
Swammicott	See Swamicott

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