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& Web Resources | Gazetteers (Place Name Dictionaries)
GNIS: Geographic Names Information
System (U.S.)
The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a gazetteer of place
names in the United States. The database includes all named features
on the U.S. Geological Survey 7.5' topographic map series (for example,
populated places, streams, bodies of water, summits, buildings, forests,
glaciers, cemeteries, etc.). Records usually include elevation, latitude/longitude
coordinates, population (if relevant) and the name of the 7.5' topographic
quadrangle map that contains the place and a link to a map of the area.
GEONet International
Names Server
The GEOnet Names Server (GNS) provides access to the National Imagery
and Mapping Agency's (NIMA) database of foreign geographic feature names.
The database is arranged by country, and is based on the Board on Geographic
Names gazetteers.
GeoScience Australia
Placename search for Australia from the Committee for Geographic Names
in Australasia.
Geographical Names
of Canada
An authoritative source of over 500,000 official and formerly official
geographical names in Canada.
The JewishGen ShtetlSeeker
This gazetteer searches for place names in Central and Eastern European
countries. Names can be searched using the Daitch-Mokotoff Soundex system,
which allows for a phonetic match in case an exact spelling is not known.
This system was developed especially to address Slavic and Yiddish names,
but can be used to find places in other languages as well
Latin Place Names
List of Latin place names
found in the imprints of books printed before 1801 and their vernacular equivalents in AACR2 (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules) form . From the Rare Books and Manuscripts section of the Association of College and Research Libraries' Bibliographic Standards Committee.
U.S. Census Bureau
Gazetteer
This database searches U.S. city, county and MCD (minor civil division)
names. It is also searchable by zipcode.
Getty
Foundation Thesaurus of Geographic Names
This gazetteer provides a hierarchical arrangement of places within
their geographical context. Coordinates, vernacular names, and historical
names are also included. The Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)
was developed primarily for the field of art history, but with the potential
for applications in related disciplines such as archeology, history
and geography. The TGN is the only available geographical resource that
is both hierarchical and global in scope.
Oddens's
Bookmarks: Gazetteers
Links to many online gazetteers, collected by the same Oddens who offers
the most comprehensive list of maps on the Web.
Peakware
Lists of international monuntain peaks, including elevation and basic descriptive information. Can be sorted by mountain range.
