GEOGRAPHIC NAMES
Records of the Board on Geographic Names [BGN] - National Archives
Records of the Board on Geographic Names [BGN] in the holdings of the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. From the Guide to Federal Records ...
Wisconsin Geographic Names Council
The WGNC process is part of a national naming process managed by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN) [exit DNR]. Decisions made by the WGNC in January are ...
Geographic Names Home - Montana State Library
The Montana Geographic Names Framework is made up of location data for Montana's names and locations of any object, other than roads, whose name can appear on a ...
N.C. Board on Geographic Names (SMAC) | NCDIT
The NC Board on Geographic Names and the US Board on Geographic Names work together to develop official names for use in federal products and for adoption.
Missouri Board on Geographic Names
The Missouri Board on Geographic Names (MOBGN) is responsible for coordinating place-naming activity between local, state and federal agencies.
Hawaiʻi Board on Geographic Names
The Hawaiʻi State Board on Geographic Names was created by Act 50 of the 1974 Hawaiʻi State Legislature. Act 50 (Chapter 4E, Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes) states ...
Geographic Names | Georgia Archives
The Georgia Archives is the Names Authority for the state of Georgia. Individuals or organizations wishing to propose new names or name changes for geographic ...
How to search Geographic Names Online in GNIS and GEOnet
The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is the file in which decisions of the Domestic Names Committee, United States Board on Geographic Names, are ...
UNSD — United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names
National Names Authorities. The concept of national standardization of geographical names is at the heart of UNGEGN. A national geographical names authority or ...
In addition to adjudicating conflicts, it now had authority to standardize all geographic names for Federal use, including name changes and new names. The ...
Geographical Sciences: Place Names - ASU Library guides
World Place Names · NGA GEOnet Names Server (GNS) - GEOnet Names Server (GNS) is the official repository of standard spellings of all foreign geographic names, ...
Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) - USGS National ...
The GNIS is the official repository of domestic geographic names data; the official vehicle for geographic names use by all departments of the ...
Colorado Geographic Naming Advisory Board
OverviewThe Colorado Geographic Naming Advisory Board (Board) is an advisory Board established by Governor Jared Polis to evaluate proposals concerning name ...
UNGEGN Geographical Names - UN Statistics Division
UNGEGN Geographical Names provide offical names of countries and cities in different languages.
U.S. Board on Geographic Names - McMaster Library
The database is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the U.S. Board on Geographical Names. A search will return feature type, ...
Zachary Stauber represents New Mexico as the recognized state geographic names authority, since NMGIC's Geographic Names Committee is New Mexico's official ...
Geographic Names - Office of Policy (U.S. National Park Service)
The Office of Policy represents the NPS on the US Board on Geographic Names (BGN) and provides Service-wide guidance and coordination on naming of geographic ...
Wyoming Board of Geographic Names
The Wyoming Board on Geographic Names is an advisory Board established by Executive Order 1995-7 to evaluate proposals concerning name changes.
Lesson 14a - Searching for Domestic Names in the ... - YouTube
This lesson will show how to use the Domestic Names Search Application to find names of geographic features. By the end of this lesson, ...
Virginia Board on Geographic Names (VABGN)
The purpose of the VABGN is to make recommendations regarding the naming of features to the USBGN, who holds the final authority.