115 - Izalco, El Salvador

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In the SW. The city's eponymous volcano (or the other way 'round) is one of the most famous and active in El Salvador.



Here's the town:

114 - Hauula, Hawaii

On the NE coast of Oahu.

The Aloha Guide The Standard Handbook of Honolulu and the Hawaiian Islands for Travelers and Residents with a Historical Resume, Illustrations and Maps By Ferdinand John Henry Schnack

113 - Golsovia, Alaska

On Norton Sound, S of Unalakleet. Now seems to exist largely as a river name.

112 - Fischer, Texas

25mi. W of San Marcos.

Seeds of the community were sown in 1876 with more than 3,000 acres acquired by brothers Herman and Otto Fischer. Herman claimed and stuck with 160 acres, building a small 3-section “dog trot” cabin -- part of it becoming the original Fischer’s store and the hub of “Fischerdale.” Otto, however, thought 3,000 acres would be more suitable for a livestock operation. It makes sense, then, that Herman became known as “Store” Fisher, and Otto known as “Stock” Fisher.

Over the years, Fischer’s store expanded far beyond its mercantile role to also become the community’s post office, “bank” and saloon -- the original 3-section cabin giving way to a larger frame building. At about 1900 it became the frame and tin structure we know today. Never one to miss a business opportunity, “Store” Fischer established a thriving cotton gin across the road at a spot now marked by two cedar trees in the open field.

Progress also brought name changes to Fischerdale, which quickly became Fischer’s Store. However, with the post office came a forced name change to simply Fischer, so the postmark wouldn’t “advertise” the store.

Here's a tractor patent by Fischer resident Kevin Wilson:

111 - El Toro, California

NE of Laguna Beach.

Before it was decommissioned in 1999, it was the home of Marine Corps aviation on the West Coast. Designated as a Master Jet Station, its four runways (two of 8,000 feet (2,400 m) and two of 10,000 feet) could handle the largest aircraft in the U.S. military inventory. All U.S. Presidents in the post-WWII era have landed in Air Force One at this airfield.

110 - Delle, Utah

80mi. a of Salt Lake City.

Delle is a small enclave in Tooele County, Utah, along Interstate 80 near the Bonneville Salt Flats. The town has never had more than a few residents and has served primarily as a filling station along the I-80 corridor (and U.S. Route 40 corridor before it). Since the completion of the freeway the town has essentially become a ghost town.

109 - Chama, New Mexico

In the San Juan Mountains, just S of the Colorado line.

Annual Reports By United States American Ethnology Bureau, Maritime Lumber Bureau

108 - Bassett, Nebraska

S of the Niobeara River, between Newport and Long Pine. "A shipping point for wild hay, the town was named for J.W. Bassett, a rancher, who drove the first herd of cattle into the section in 1871."

107 - Atkins, Arkansas

80mi. NW of Little Rock.

106 - Zeeland, Michigan

20mi. SW of Grand Rapids. Founded by Dutch settlers. Current home of the Herman Miller furniture company.

105 - Yanceyville, North Carolina

30mi. NE of Greensboro.

104 - Xenia, Ohio

20mi. SE of Dayton. Home of Wilberforce University and this giant 1974s tornado:

103 - Whites Valley, Pennsylvania, USA

10mi. NE of Carbondale. Home to an octagonal schoolhouse, built in 1840:

102 - Villa Ahumada, Mexico

In Chihuahua, about 100mi. S of El Paso.

Villa Ahumada (officially Miguel Ahumada) is a town in northern Mexico with about 9,000 inhabitants (2008), located in the state of Chihuahua along Highway 45, about 130 km south of Ciudad Juárez and 247 km north of the city of Chihuahua.
The city has several roadside restaurants and burrito stands and is known for its good cheese.
Villa Ahumada entered the international news in 2008 when it was terrorized for several hours by an out of town gang. This was presumably part of the wave of drug-smuggling related violence in Mexico that resulted in about 4,000 deaths between early 2007 and mid 2008. At the night of May 19, 2008, dozens of men drove through town, firing assault rifles and killing the police chief, two police officers and three civilians, and abducting at least 10 people. The remaining policemen then left, and the state and federal governments sent troops to restore order. Officials did not offer a theory about the perpetrators. According to local rumors, the town's drug dealers had been aligned with police and were linked to the Juárez Cartel. After a local drug boss was killed and another arrested, a rival gang was possibly trying to take over the drug trade along the route from Ciudad Juárez to the state of Sinaloa.

101 - Upper Arrow Lake, British Columbia, Canada

Runs due N-S, just above (of course) Lower Arrow Lake. It's actually just a widening in the Columbia River — and since a 1960 damming they're actually one lake. Here's an old-time steamship on the Arrow Lakes:

100 - Thompson, Manitoba

On a long spur of the CNR.

The modern history of Thompson began in 1956 when on February 4, a major ore body was discovered by use of an airborne electromagnetometer following ten years of mining exploration in the region. Inco Limited signed an agreement with the Manitoba government covering the construction of the mine, mill, smelter, and refinery, as well as town services. The agreement also required that the company provide financial assistance towards the Kelsey Generating System, and a spur line to connect with C.N's Bay Line near Thicket Portage. Thompson is a planned community named after Inco's chairman, John F. Thompson, and was incorporated as a town in 1967 on Canada's Centennial Anniversary. In 1970 Thompson was incorporated as a city in the royal presence of Queen Elizabeth II, having reached a population of 20,000. A decline in population occurred during the following decades, levelling off around 14,000 people. Thompson came to be known as "The Hub of the North", as it functions as a centre for politics and commerce in the region.

The Tragically Hip wrote a song called "Thompson Girl", apparently set in Thompson, MB. Here they are performing it:

99 - Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

Just E of Copper Cliff. Wikitravel's "Things to Do in Sudbury" includes this:

Every few hours, the molten smelting waste (called slag) is moved by train to the huge piles in the northwest part of the city. The liquid slag is dumped from the top of the piles, resulting in a spectacular volcano-like spectacle.
The mining company no longer publicizes the location of the slag dumps, so consider yourself lucky if you are able to see it. The best way to see a slag dumping is to befriend a local. They will inform you of the best place to see it from, and if you're lucky, they will accompany you personally!

98 - River of Ponds, Newfoundland, Canada

S of the Straits of Belle Isle.

97 - Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada

S of the Alexander Archipelago. They always save me when I play my "name islands A-Z" game.

The story of the modern name:

The archipelago was visited in 1774 by Juan Pérez (at Langara Island) and in 1778 by Captain James Cook. In 1787 the islands were surveyed by Captain George Dixon. The islands were named by Captain Dixon after one of his ships, the Queen Charlotte, which was named after Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III of the United Kingdom.
The name Haida Gwaii is of modern coinage and was created as an alternative to the colonial name "Queen Charlotte Islands", to recognize the history of the Haida Nation. "Haida Gwaii" means "our land", while "Haida" on its own means not only "us" but also "people".
No longer in common usage is the more ancient and original name of 'Xaadala Gwayee' or, in alternative orthography, 'Xhaaydla Gwaayaay', meaning Islands on the Xhaaydla, that is to say, Islands on the Boundary between Worlds, 'Worlds' referring here to the forest, sea, and sky; indeed, the coastal villages of the Haida occur along the meeting of forest, sea, and sky.

96 - Pico, Azores

Island S of São Jorge.

Pico Island (Portuguese: Ilha do Pico, pron. IPA: ['iʎɐ du 'piku]) is an island of the Azores noted for its eponymous volcano, Ponta de Pico (Pico Alto), which is the highest mountain of Portugal and also the highest elevation of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

95 - Odendaalsrus, South Africa

In the Orange Free State, between Klerksdorp and Bloemfontain.

It started out in 1912 as a ramshackle collection of farms and a central church that became a town. In April 1946 gold was struck on the farm Geduld near the town. On the 5 December 2000, Odendaalrus was incorporated into the Matjhabeng Local Municipality along with the city of Welkom and the towns of Allanridge, Hennenman, Ventersburg and Virginia. The Kutlwanong location was established about 10 km outside Odendaalsrus to house black people during the apartheid era.

94 - Nyamandhlovu, Zimbabwe

On the railway 40mi. NW of Bulawayo.

93 - Masindi, Uganda

Between lakes Albert and Kyogo.

92 - Luganba, Congo

In the hills W of Lake Tanganyika. I think—couldn't find it on the web though ...

91 - Koulamoutou, Gabon

On the Lolo River.

90 - Jagua, Central African Republic

In the SW corner.

89 - Isanlu Makutu, Nigeria

125mi. NE of Ibadan.

88 - Hamada Safia, Mali

50mi. NW of Taoudenni, in the country's northern fin. Not sure if it's the name of a village or a region or a natural feature (hints on a NASA site about the Hamada Safia "wind streaks").

87 - Gufala, Sudan

120mi. NW of El Obeid, in the Kordofan region.

86 - Faiyûm, Egypt

District on the Nile containing the below-sea-level Birket Qârûn. I'm guessing this system of dikes and pools is some sort of salt-making scheme ...