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- A combined geographical index for Annie Alexander and Louise Kellogg, Carl Purpus, and Tom Schweich is available at Combined Geographical Index -- V.
- Locations are generally listed in the way that Purpus spelled them, with a reference to a current name or spelling for that location.
- All locations are in the United States, unless another country is explicitly listed in the entry.
- Locations in the United States may be compared with the United States Geological Service: Geographical Names Information System by clicking on Query: G. N. I. S.
A, B, C,
D, E, F,
G, H, I,
J, K, L,
M, N, O,
P, Q, R,
S, T, U,
V, W, X,
Y, Z
Query: G.N.I.S.
See also: Farewell
Gap. Little Kern River.
| Vandever Mountain, California. |
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Query: G.N.I.S.
See also: Las Vegas. 
| Vegas Desert, Clark County, Nevada. |
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What Purpus referred to was the waterless area northeast of Las Vegas which
would include Dry Lake Valley.
1898.
Articles that refer to this location: - A Cactus-Collecting
Trip to the Deserts of Southern Nevada, Northwestern Arizona, and Southwestern Utah:
0250
Letters that refer to
this location: - Carl A. Purpus to Katherine Brandegee: 7/4/1898
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Query: G.N.I.S.
| Verde River, Arizona. | |
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1902. |
Query: See also:
Viesea. |
Viesca, , Mexico. | |
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Letters that refer to this location: - Carl A. Purpus
to Katharine Brandegee: 3/12/1903
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Query: See also:
Viesca. |
Viesea, , Mexico. | |
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Perhaps the same location as Viesca.
Letters that refer to
this location: |
Query: G.N.I.S.
See also: Virgin Range.
| Virgin Mountains, Nevada. | |
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Query: G.N.I.S.
| Virgin Mountains, Arizona. | |
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Types described from this location:
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Query: G.N.I.S.
See also: Virgin
Mountains.  |
Virgin Range, Clark County, Nevada. |
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Now called the Virgin Mountains, Purpus traveled around
the north side of the range along the Virgin River.
1898.
Articles that refer to this location: - Report By C. A. Purpus
On His Expedition To The Desert Areas Of Southern and Western Nevada, Northern Arizona, And Western Utah:
0290
- A Cactus-Collecting Trip to
the Deserts of Southern Nevada, Northwestern Arizona, and Southwestern Utah:
0260
Letters that refer to
this location: - Carl A. Purpus to Katherine Brandegee: 7/10/1898
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Query: G.N.I.S.
See also: Beaverdam.
Bunkerville. Saint Thomas.
| Virgin River, Nevada. | |
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Runs from southwestern Utah across northwestern Arizona.to Clark County, Nevada
and empties into Lake Mead.
1898.
Articles that refer to this location: - Report By C. A. Purpus
On His Expedition To The Desert Areas Of Southern and Western Nevada, Northern Arizona, And Western Utah:
0280
- A Cactus-Collecting Trip to
the Deserts of Southern Nevada, Northwestern Arizona, and Southwestern Utah:
0260
- On the Trail, with Purpus,
in California: 0500
Letters that refer to this location: - Carl A. Purpus to
Katherine Brandegee: 7/10/1898
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Query: G.N.I.S.
| Virgin River, Mohave County, Arizona. |
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Runs from southwestern Utah across northwestern
Arizona.to Clark County, Nevada and empties into Lake
Mead. 1898.
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Query: G.N.I.S.
| Volcano Falls, California. | |
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Articles that refer to this location: - Report on my
collecting trip this year [1896] through the southeastern Sierra Nevada of California:
0110
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C, D, E, F, G, H, I,
J, K, L,
M,
N, O,
P, Q, R,
S, T, U,
V, W, X,
Y, Z
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