The settlers
Sources attach this name to the 3 places below. The name itself is part of the folklore record.
The settlers are reportedly seen. In a place where the population already left once, the remaining reports at Grafton feel almost inevitable. The account appears in 'Grafton'. The name travels further than the proof; the sightings keep renewing the lease. The claim holds its place in the ledger. The file stays open on it.
The founders are reportedly remembered. The file calls it The settlers. Nicodemus, Kansas is a living community with a dead file — the reports are the town's other history. Sources including 'Nicodemus' keep the claim in circulation. The file keeps The settlers on the roster; the sightings keep the name alive.
The settlers are reportedly seen. Fort Owen in Stevensville, Montana carries the report the way old places do — as part of its identity. The report is preserved in sources like 'Fort Owen'. The lore has a face now: The settlers. The file stays open on it. The reports keep the address on the map. The telling survives; the proof stays folklore.