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North Merrick

(Encyclopedia) North Merrick, uninc. village (1990 pop. 12,113), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on Long Island. It is chiefly residential.

Mount Prospect

(Encyclopedia) Mount Prospect, village (1990 pop. 53,170), Cook co., NE Ill.; inc. 1917. It is a residential suburb of Chicago.

Grasmere

(Encyclopedia) Grasmere, village, Cumbria, NW England, in the Lake District, near Lake Grasmere. Dove Cottage was the home of William Wordsworth from 1799 to 1808; the Wordsworth museum is also there…

Contreras

(Encyclopedia) ContrerasContreraskōntrāˈräs [key], village, central Mexico, near Mexico City, site of an important battle (Aug. 19–20, 1847) of the Mexican War. Gen. Winfield Scott, continuing his…

Dunwich

(Encyclopedia) Dunwich Dunwich dŭnˈĭch [key], village, Suffolk, SE England, on the North Sea, known as…

Watkins Glen

(Encyclopedia) Watkins GlenWatkins Glenwŏtˈkĭnz [key], resort village (1990 pop. 2,207), seat of Schuyler co., W central N.Y., in the Finger Lakes region, at the southern end of Seneca Lake; inc.…

Elmwood Park

(Encyclopedia) Elmwood Park, village (2020 pop. 24,521), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago; inc. 1914. It is chiefly residential.

Franklin Park

(Encyclopedia) Franklin Park, village (2020 pop. 18,467), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago; inc. 1892. It is chiefly residential.

Villa Park

(Encyclopedia) Villa Park, village (1990 pop. 22,253), Du Page co., NE Ill.; inc. 1914. It is a residential suburb W of Chicago.

Selden

(Encyclopedia) Selden, uninc. village (1990 pop. 20,608), Suffolk co., SE N.Y., on Long Island. It is chiefly residential with some manufacturing.