Pronunciation Guide for National Forests and Grasslands

The following is a complete list of national forest and grassland names and their pronunciations listed by state.

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STATE	FORESTS GRASSLANDS	SPELLED PRONUNCIATION	IPA PRONUNCIATION Key	SPELLED PRONUNCIATION Key
Alabama	Conecuh	Kuh-EH-kuh	kəˈneɪ kə	kuh-neh-kuh
Alabama	Talladega	Tal-uh-DAY-guh
Alabama	Tuskegee	tuss-KEE-gee	tʌsˈki gi	tuhs-kee-gee
Alabama	William B. Bankhead		ˈwɪl yəm bi ˈbæŋk hɛd	wil-yuhm bee bangk-hed
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Alaska	Chugach	choo-gatch
Alaska	Tongass	TAHN-guhs
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Arizona	Apache	uh-PATCH-ee	əˈpætʃ i	uh-pach-hee
Arizona	Coconino	Ko-kuh-NEE-no
Arizona	Coronado	Cur-uh-NAH-doe	ˌkɔr əˈnɑ doʊ, ˌkɒr-	kawr-uh-nah-doh, kor-
Arizona	Kaibab	KIE-bab
Arizona	Prescott	PRESS-kit	ˈprɛs kət, -kɒt	pres-kuht, -kot
Arizona	Sitgreaves	SIT-greevz
Arizona	Tonto	TAHN-toe
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Arkansas	Ouachita	WAH-shu-tah	ˈwɒʃ ɪˌtɔ, ˈwɔ ʃɪ-	wosh-i-taw, waw-shi
Arkansas	Ozark		ˈoʊ zɑrk	oh-zahrk
Arkansas	St. Francis	Saint FRAN-sis	seɪnt ˈfræn sɪs	seynt-fran-sis
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California	Angeles	AN-juh-luhs	ˈæn dʒə ləs	an-juh-luhs
California	Butte Valley		byut ˈvæl i	byoot val-lee
California	Cleveland		ˈkliv lənd	kleev-luhnd
California	Eldorado	Ell-duh-RAH-doe	ˌɛl dəˈrɑ doʊ	el duh-rah-doh
California	Inyo	INN-yoe
California	Klamath	KLAM-ath	ˈklæm əθ	klam-uhth
California	Lassen		ˈlæs ən	las-uhn
California	Los Padres	Lows-PAH-drace
California	Mendocino	Men-duh-SEE-no	ˌmɛn dəˈsi noʊ	men-duh-see-noh
California	Modoc	MOE-dock	ˈmoʊ dɒk	moh-dok
California	Plumas	PLEW-muhs
California	Rogue River		roʊg ˈrɪv ər	rohg riv-er
California	San Bernardino	San Ber-na-DEE-no	ˈsæn ˌbɜr nərˈdi noʊ, -ˌbɜr nə-	san bur-ner-dee-noh
California	Sequoia	Suh-QUOY-uh	sɪˈkwɔɪ ə	si-kwoi-uh
California	Shasta-Trinity		ˈʃæs tə ˈtrɪn ɪ ti	shas-tuh trin-i-tee
California	Sierra		siˈɛr ə	see-er-uh
California	Siskiyou	SIS-kee-you (or SIS-que)
California	Six Rivers		sɪks ˈrɪvərz	siks riv-erz
California	Stanislaus	STAN-iss-law (or -loss)
California	Tahoe	TAH-hoe	ˈtɑ hoʊ	tah-hoh
California	Toiyabe	Toy-YAH-bee
California	Trinity	TRIN-uh-tee	ˈtrɪn ɪ ti	trin-i-tee
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Colorado	Arapaho	uh-RAP-uh-hoe	əˈræp əˌhoʊ	uh-rap-uh-hoh
Colorado	Comanche		kəˈmæn tʃi, koʊ-	kuh-man-chee, koh-
Colorado	Grand Mesa	Grand MAY-suh	grænd ˈmeɪ sə	grand-mey-suh
Colorado	Gunnison	GUN-nuh-sun
Colorado	Manti-La Sal	MAN-tie-Luh-SAL
Colorado	Pawnee		pɔˈni	paw-nee
Colorado	Pike		paɪk	pahyk
Colorado	Rio Grande	Ree-o Grand	ˈri oʊ ˈgrænd	ree-oh grand
Colorado	Roosevelt		ˈroʊ zəˌvɛlt, -vəlt, ˈroʊz vɛlt, -vəlt	roh-zuh-velt, -vuhlt, rohz-velt, -vuhlt
Colorado	Routt	ROUT (rhymes with shout)
Colorado	San Isabel	San IS-a-bell	ˌsænˈɪz əˌbɛl	sahn iz-uh-bel
Colorado	San Juan	San Wahn	ˌsæn ˈwɑn, ˈʰwɑn	san wahn, hwahn
Colorado	Uncompahgre	Un-come-pah-gray
Colorado	White River		ʰwaɪt, waɪt ˈrɪv ə	hwahyt riv-er
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Florida	Apalachicola	Ap-uh-latchee-CO-luh	ˌæp əˌlætʃəˈkoʊ lə	ap-uh-lach-uh-koh-luh
Florida	Choctawhatchee	Choc-tuh-hatch-ee	ˌtʃɒk təˈhætʃ i	chok-tuh-hach-ee
Florida	Ocala	Oh-CAL-uh	oʊˈkæl ə	oh-kal-uh
Florida	Osceola	Ah-see-OH-luh	ˌɒs iˈoʊ lə, ˌoʊ seɪ‑	os-ee-oh-luh, oh-sey
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Georgia	Chattahoochee	Chat-uh-HOO-chee	ˌtʃæt əˈhu tʃi	chat-uh-hoo-chee
Georgia	Oconee	oh-CO-nee
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Idaho	Bitterroot		ˈbɪt ərˌrut, -ˌrʊt	bit-er-root, -root
Idaho	Boise	BOY-see	ˈbɔɪ zi or, especially locally, -si	boy-see
Idaho	Cache	Cash	kæʃ	kash
Idaho	Caribou		ˈkær əˌbu	kar-uh-boo
Idaho	Challis	CHA-lis (a as in cat)
Idaho	Clearwater		ˈklɪərˌwɔ tər,-ˌwɒt ər	kleer-waw-ter, -wot-er
Idaho	Coeur d'Alene	Koor Duh-LANE	ˌkɜr dlˈeɪn	kur dl-eyn
Idaho	Curlew		ˈkɜr lu	kur-loo
Idaho	Kaniksu	Kuh-NICK-su
Idaho	Kootenai	KOOT-knee	ˈkut nˌeɪ, -nˌi	koot-n-ey, -n-ee
Idaho	Nez Perce	NEZ-purse	ˈnɛz ˈpɜrs	nez purs
Idaho	Payette	Pay-YETT
Idaho	Salmon	SAA-muhn (a as in cat)	ˈsæm ən	sam-uhn
Idaho	Sawtooth	SAW-tooth	ˈsɔˌtuθ	saw-tooth
Idaho	St. Joe		seɪnt dʒoʊ	seynt-joh
Idaho	Targhee	TAR-ghee
Idaho	Wallowa	Wul-OW-wuh
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Illinois	Midewin	Mih-DAY-win	mɪ 'deɪ wɪn	mi-dey-win
Illinois	Shawnee		ʃɔˈni	shaw-nee
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Indiana	Hoosier	HOO-zhure	ˈhu ʒər	hoo-zher
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Kansas	Cimarron		ˈsɪm əˌrɒn, -ˌroʊn, -ər ən	sim-uh-ron, -rohn, -er-uhn
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Kentucky	Daniel Boone		ˈdæn yəl bun	dan-yuhl boon
Kentucky	Jefferson	JEFF-er-sun	ˈdʒɛf ər sən	jef-er-suhn
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Louisiana	Kisatchie	Kiss-SATCH-ee
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Maine	White Mountain		ʰwaɪtˈmaʊntn, waɪt	hwahyt-moun-tun
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Michigan	Hiawatha		ˌhaɪ əˈwɒθ ə, -ˈwɔ θə, ˌhi ə-	hahy-uh-woth-uh, -waw-thuh, hee-uh-
Michigan	Huron	HEW-ron	ˈhyʊər ən, -ɒn or, often, ˈyʊər-	hyoor-uhn, -on
Michigan	Manistee	MAN-iss-tee
Michigan	Ottawa	OTT-uh-wah	ˈɒt ə wə	ot-uh-wuh
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Minnesota	Chippewa	CHIP-puh-wha (a as in far)	ˈtʃɪp əˌwɑ, -ˌweɪ, -wə	chip-uh-wah, -wey, -wuh
Minnesota	Superior		səˈpɪər i ər, sʊ-	soo-peer-ee-or
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Mississippi	Bienville	Bee-EN-vill
Mississippi	De Soto	Dee-SO-toe	də ˈsoʊ toʊ	duh soh-toh
Mississippi	Delta		ˈdɛl tə	del-tuh
Mississippi	Holly Springs		ˈhɒl i sprɪŋ	hol-eespringz
Mississippi	Homochitto	Hoh-muh-CHI-to
Mississippi	Tombigbee	Tom-BIG-bee	tɒmˈbɪg bi	tom-big-bee
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Missouri	Mark Twain		mɑrk tweɪn	mahrk tweyn
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Montana	Beaverhead		ˈbi vər hɛd	bee-ver-hed
Montana	Bitterroot		ˈbɪt ərˌrut, -ˌrʊt	bit-er-root, -root
Montana	Custer		ˈkʌs tər	kuhs-ter
Montana	Deerlodge		dɪər-lɒdʒ	deer-loj
Montana	Flathead		ˈflætˌhɛd	flat-hed
Montana	Gallatin	GAL-uh-tin	ˈgæl ə tɪn	gal-uh-tin
Montana	Helena	HELL-uh-nuh	ˈhɛl ə nə	hel-uh-nuh
Montana	Kaniksu	Kuh-NICK-su
Montana	Kootenai	KOOT-knee	ˈkut nˌeɪ, -nˌi	koot-n-ey, -n-ee
Montana	Lewis & Clark		ˈlu ɪs ænd klɑrk	loo-is-and-klahrk
Montana	Lolo	LOW-low
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Nebraska	Nebraska		nəˈbræs kə	nuh-bras-kuh
Nebraska	Samuel R. McKelvie	Mah-Kell-vee
Nebraska	Oglala		ɒgˈlɑ lə	og-lah-luh
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Nevada	Eldorado	Ell-duh-RAH-doe	ˌɛl dəˈrɑ doʊ, -ˈreɪ-	el duh-rah-doh, -rey-
Nevada	Humboldt	HUM-bolt	ˈhʌm boʊlt	huhm-bohlt
Nevada	Inyo	INN-yoe
Nevada	Toiyabe	Toy-YAH-bee
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New Hampshire	White Mountain		ʰwaɪtˈmaʊntn, waɪt	hwahyt-moun-tun
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New Mexico	Apache	uh-PATCH-ee	əˈpætʃ i	uh-pach-hee
New Mexico	Carson		ˈkɑr sən	kahr-suhn
New Mexico	Cibola	SEE-bow-luh	ˈsi bə lə	see-buh-luh
New Mexico	Coronado	Cur-uh-NAH-doe	ˌkɔr əˈnɑ doʊ, ˌkɒr-	kawr-uh-nah-doh, kor-
New Mexico	Gila	HEE-luh	ˈhi lə	hee-luh
New Mexico	Kiowa		ˈkaɪ ə wə, -ˌwɑ, -ˌweɪ	kahy-uh-wuh, -wah, -wey
New Mexico	Lincoln		ˈlɪŋ kən	ling-kuhn
New Mexico	Santa Fe	Santa Fay	ˈsæn tə ˈfeɪ	san-tuh fey
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New York	Finger Lakes		ˈfɪŋ gər leɪks	fing-ger leyks
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North Carolina	Cherokee		ˈtʃɛr əˌki, ˌtʃɛr əˈki	cher-uh-kee, cher-uh-kee
North Carolina	Croatan	CROW-uh-tan
North Carolina	Nantahala	Nan-tuh-HAY-luh
North Carolina	Pisgah	PIZZ-guh	ˈpɪz gə	piz-guh
North Carolina	Uwharrie	U-WHAR-ee (rhymes with far)
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North Dakota	Cedar River		ˈsi dər ˈrɪv ər	see-der-riv-er
North Dakota	Little Missouri		ˈlɪt l mɪˈzʊəri	lit-l-mi-zoor-ee
North Dakota	Sheyenne	shahy-en
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Ohio	Wayne		weɪn	weyn
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Oklahoma	Ouachita	WAH-shu-tah	ˈwɒʃ ɪˌtɔ, ˈwɔ ʃɪ-	wosh-i-taw, waw-shi
Oklahoma	Black Kettle		blæk ˈkɛt l	blak-ket-l
Oklahoma	Rita Blanca	rit-uh blahng-uh
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Oregon	Crooked River		ˈkrʊk ɪd ˈrɪv ər	krook-id riv-er
Oregon	Deschutes	Duh-SHOOTS
Oregon	Fremont	FREE-mont	ˈfri mɒnt	free-mont
Oregon	Klamath	KLAM-ath	ˈklæm əθ	klam-uhth
Oregon	Malheur	Mal-HEWR
Oregon	Mt. Hood		maʊnt hʊd	mount hood
Oregon	Ochoco	OH-chuh-koh
Oregon	Rogue River	roʊg ˈrɪv ər	rohg riv-er
Oregon	Siskiyou	SIS-kee-you (or SIS-que)
Oregon	Siuslaw	Sigh-YOU-slaw
Oregon	Umatilla	You-muh-TILL-uh
Oregon	Umpqua	UMP-kwah
Oregon	Wallowa	Wul-OW-wuh
Oregon	Whitman	WIT-muhn	ˈʰwɪt mən, ˈwɪt-	hwit-muhn, wit-
Oregon	Willamette	Will-LAM-et	wɪˈlæm ɪt	wi-lam-it
Oregon	Winema	y-NEE-muh
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Pennsylvania	Allegheny	Al-luh-GAIN-ee	ˌæl ɪˈgeɪ ni	al-i-gey-nee
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Puerto Rico	El Yunque	el-ZHUN-kay
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South Carolina	Francis Marion		ˈfrænsɪs ˈmær iən, ˈmɛər-	fran-sis mar-ee-uhn, mair-
South Carolina	Sumter	SUM-ter	ˈsʌm tər, ˈsʌmp-	suhm-ter
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South Dakota	Black Hills		blæk hɪlz	blak-hilz
South Dakota	Custer		ˈkʌs tər	kuhs-ter
South Dakota	Buffalo Gap		ˈbʌf əˌloʊ gæp	buhf-uh-loh-gap
South Dakota	Fort Pierre		foʊrt pɪər	fohrt-peer
South Dakota	Grand River		grænd ˈrɪvər	grand-riv-er
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Tennessee	Cherokee		ˈtʃɛr əˌki, ˌtʃɛr əˈki	cher-uh-kee, cher-uh-kee
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Texas	Angelina	An-juh-LEE-nuh	ˌæn dʒəˈli nə, -ˈlaɪ-	an-juh-lee-nuh, -lahy-
Texas	Black Kettle		blæk ˈkɛt l	blak-ket-l
Texas	Caddo		ˈkæd oʊ	kad-oh
Texas	Davy Crockett		ˈdeɪ vi ˈkrɒkɪt	dey-vee krok-it
Texas	Lyndon B. Johnson		ˈlɪn dən bi ˈdʒɒn sən	lin-d-uhn bee jon-suhn
Texas	McClellan Creek		məˈklɛl ən	muh-klel-uhn
Texas	Rita Blanca	rit-uh blahng-uh
Texas	Sabine	Suh-BEEN	səˈbin	suh-been
Texas	Sam Houston		sæm ˈhyu stən	sam hyoo-stuhn
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Utah	Ashley		ˈæʃ li	ash-lee
Utah	Cache	Cash	kæʃ	kash
Utah	Caribou		ˈkær əˌbu	kar-uh-boo
Utah	Dixie		ˈdɪk si	dik-see
Utah	Fishlake		fɪʃ-leɪk	fish-leyk
Utah	Manti-La Sal	MAN-tie-Luh-SAL
Utah	Sawtooth	SAW-tooth	ˈsɔˌtuθ	saw-tooth
Utah	Uinta	You-IN-tuh
Utah	Wasatch	WAH-satch
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Vermont	Green Mountain		grin ˈmaʊn tn	green moun-tn
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Virginia	George Washington		dʒɔrdʒ ˈwɒʃ ɪŋ tən, ˈwɔ ʃɪŋ-	jawrj wosh-ing-tuhn, waw-shing-
Virginia	Jefferson	JEFF-er-sun	ˈdʒɛf ər sən	jef-er-suhn
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Washington	Colville	CALL-vill
Washington	Gifford Pinchot	PIN-show
Washington	Kaniksu	Kuh-NICK-su
Washington	Mt. Baker		maʊnt ˈbeɪ kər	mount bey-ker
Washington	Okanogan	Oh-kah-NOG-guhn
Washington	Olympic		əˈlɪm pɪk, oʊˈlɪm-	oh-lim-pik
Washington	Snoqualmie	Snow-QUAL-mee
Washington	Umatilla	You-muh-TILL-uh
Washington	Wenatchee		wəˈnætʃ i	wuh-nach-ee
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West Virginia	George Washington		dʒɔrdʒ ˈwɒʃ ɪŋ tən, ˈwɔ ʃɪŋ-	jawrj wosh-ing-tuhn, waw-shing-
West Virginia	Jefferson	JEFF-er-sun	ˈdʒɛf ər sən	jef-er-suhn
West Virginia	Monongahela	Muh-nahn-guh-HEE-luh	məˌnɒŋ gəˈhi lə	muh-nahn-guh-hee-luh
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Wisconsin	Chequamegon	Shuh-WAH-muh-guhn
Wisconsin	Nicolet	Nick-oh-LAY	ˌnɪk əˈleɪ	nik-uh-let
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Wyoming	Ashley	ASH-lee	ˈæʃ li	ash-lee
Wyoming	Bighorn		ˈbɪgˌhɔrn	big-hawrn
Wyoming	Black Hills		blæk hɪlz	blak-hilz
Wyoming	Bridger	BRIDGE-uhr
Wyoming	Caribou		ˈkær əˌbu	kar-uh-boo
Wyoming	Medicine Bow	Medicine Bo	ˈmɛd ə sɪn boʊ	med-uh-sin boh
Wyoming	Shoshone	Sh-SHOW-nee		shuh-shoh-nee
Wyoming	Targhee	TAR-ghee
Wyoming	Teton	TEE-tohn	ˈti tɒn, ˈtit n	tee-tohn, teet-n
Wyoming	Thunder Basin		ˈθʌn dər ˈbeɪsən	thuhn-der bey-suhn
Wyoming	Wasatch	WAH-satch
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