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United States Historic Features - Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) {2009}

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United States Historic Features - Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) {2009}
Description
The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), developed by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN), contains information about physical and cultural geographic features in the United States and associated areas, both current and historical, but not including roads and highways. The database also contains geographic names in Antarctica. The database holds the Federally recognized name of each feature and defines the location of the feature by state, county, USGS topographic map, and geographic coordinates. Other feature attributes include names or spellings other than the official name, feature designations, feature class, historical and descriptive information, and for some categories of features the geometric boundaries. The database assigns a unique feature identifier, a random number, that is a key for accessing, integrating, or reconciling GNIS data with other data sets. The GNIS is our Nation's official repository of domestic geographic feature names information.
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Geological Survey (U.S.)
Date Issued
2009
Access Rights
Public
Format
File
Language
English
Date Added
August 28, 2025

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    Geological Survey (U.S.) (2009). United States Historic Features - Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) {2009}. . https://www.pasda.psu.edu/uci/DataSummary.aspx?dataset=1450 (dataset)
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