Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) - USGS National Map Downloadable Data Collection
The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is the Federal standard for geographic nomenclature. The U.S. Geological Survey developed the GNIS for the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, a Federal inter-agency body chartered by public law to maintain uniform feature name usage throughout the Government and to promulgate standard names to the public. The GNIS is the official repository of domestic geographic names data; the official vehicle for geographic names use by all departments of the Federal Government; and the source for applying geographic names to Federal electronic and printed products of all types. See https://www.usgs.gov/board-on-geographic-names for additional information.
Complete Metadata
| accessLevel | public |
|---|---|
| bureauCode |
[
"010:12"
]
|
| contactPoint |
{
"fn": "U.S. Geological Survey, National Geospatial Program",
"@type": "vcard:Contact",
"hasEmail": "mailto:tnm_help@usgs.gov"
}
|
| description | The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is the Federal standard for geographic nomenclature. The U.S. Geological Survey developed the GNIS for the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, a Federal inter-agency body chartered by public law to maintain uniform feature name usage throughout the Government and to promulgate standard names to the public. The GNIS is the official repository of domestic geographic names data; the official vehicle for geographic names use by all departments of the Federal Government; and the source for applying geographic names to Federal electronic and printed products of all types. See https://www.usgs.gov/board-on-geographic-names for additional information. |
| distribution |
[
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Digital Data",
"format": "XML",
"accessURL": "https://www.usgs.gov/us-board-on-geographic-names/domestic-names",
"mediaType": "application/http",
"description": "Landing page for access to the data"
},
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Original Metadata",
"format": "XML",
"mediaType": "text/xml",
"description": "The metadata original format",
"downloadURL": "https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/metadata/USGS.9338e845-e2b1-483e-bf56-2405d54c5756.xml"
}
]
|
| identifier | http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/USGS_9338e845-e2b1-483e-bf56-2405d54c5756 |
| keyword |
[
"AK",
"AL",
"AR",
"AS",
"AZ",
"Alabama",
"Alaska",
"American Samoa",
"Antarctica",
"Arizona",
"Arkansas",
"BGN",
"Board on Geographic Names",
"Borough",
"CA",
"CO",
"CT",
"California",
"Census Area",
"Colorado",
"Commonwealth",
"Connecticut",
"County",
"Cultural Resources Theme",
"DC",
"DE",
"Delaware",
"District",
"District of Columbia",
"FL",
"Feature class",
"Feature coordinates",
"Feature county",
"Feature description",
"Feature designation",
"Feature history",
"Feature indentification",
"Feature name",
"Feature state",
"Florida",
"GA",
"GNIS",
"GU",
"Geographic Names Information System",
"Geographic feature",
"Geographic name",
"Geographical feature",
"Geographical name",
"Georgia",
"Guam",
"HI",
"Hawaii",
"IA",
"ID",
"IL",
"IN",
"Idaho",
"Illinois",
"Indiana",
"Iowa",
"KS",
"KY",
"Kansas",
"Kentucky",
"LA",
"Louisiana",
"MA",
"MD",
"ME",
"MI",
"MN",
"MO",
"MP",
"MS",
"MT",
"Maine",
"Maryland",
"Massachusetts",
"Michigan",
"Minnesota",
"Mississippi",
"Missouri",
"Montana",
"Municipio",
"NC",
"ND",
"NE",
"NGDA",
"NGDAID34",
"NH",
"NJ",
"NM",
"NV",
"NY",
"National Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)",
"National Geospatial Data Asset",
"Nebraska",
"Nevada",
"New Hampshire",
"New Jersey",
"New Mexico",
"New York",
"North Carolina",
"North Dakota",
"Northern Mariana Islands",
"OH",
"OK",
"OR",
"Official feature name",
"Ohio",
"Oklahoma",
"Oregon",
"Outlying Area",
"PA",
"PR",
"Parish",
"Pennsylvania",
"Place name",
"Populated Place",
"Puerto Rico",
"RI",
"Rhode Island",
"SC",
"SD",
"South Carolina",
"South Dakota",
"TN",
"TX",
"Tennessee",
"Territories",
"Territory",
"Texas",
"Topographic Map",
"U.S. Board on Geographic Names",
"U.S. Geological Survey",
"US",
"USA",
"USBGN",
"USGS",
"USGS:9338e845-e2b1-483e-bf56-2405d54c5756",
"UT",
"United States",
"Utah",
"VA",
"VI",
"VT",
"Variant name",
"Vermont",
"Virgin Islands",
"Virginia",
"WA",
"WI",
"WV",
"WY",
"Washington",
"West Virginia",
"Wisconsin",
"Wyoming",
"antarctic",
"database",
"economy",
"environment",
"feature",
"gazetteer",
"geographic",
"geographical",
"geography",
"geospatial",
"imageryBaseMapsEarthCover",
"inlandWaters",
"location",
"map",
"name",
"place",
"placename",
"society",
"structure",
"topographic map",
"toponymy"
]
|
| modified | 2026-02-25T00:00:00Z |
| publisher |
{
"name": "U.S. Geological Survey",
"@type": "org:Organization"
}
|
| spatial | -180.00, -90.00, 180.00, 72.00 |
| theme |
[
"Geospatial"
]
|
| title | Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) - USGS National Map Downloadable Data Collection |
