Domestic Names - Propose or Change a Domestic Geographic Name

IMPORTANT NOTICE: This form is inoperable. It soon will be replaced by a new and improved form. In the meantime, please use this form as a guide and submit the same information via email, mail, or fax to the address below.

email: BGNEXEC@usgs.gov
Mail:
U.S. Board on Geographic Names
U.S. Geological Survey
523 National Center
Reston, VA 20192-0523
(703) 648-4552
Fax: (703) 648-4549

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Proposed Feature Name: State or Equivalent where feature is located: --select one-- Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas U.S. Virgin Islands Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Is the feature located in other States?: No Yes County where feature is located?: City, Town, Township where feature is located: Administrative Area where feature is located: Action requested: Proposed New Name Name or Spelling Change Apply existing Name to Different Feature other If other was selected, explain below: Why does feature need a name?: Feature type: Is this a GNIS feature? Unknown Yes No If yes, explain below: Feature description: Name Information: Feature elevation: Mouth or center of feature: Latitude: Longitude: Source of feature: Latitude: Longitude: Section(s): Township(s): Ranges(s): Meridian: Maps and other published sources using name: Other names used for feature: Is the proposed name in local usage?: No Yes If yes, for approximately how many years?: Is there local opposition or conflict regarding the proposed name?: No Yes If yes, explain below: Additional Information: Organizations or individuals which support proposed name: Proposed By: Name: Street: City, State and Zip: Email: Telephone: Fax Number: Title: Company or Agency: Submitted By: Name: Street: City, State and Zip: Email: Telephone: Fax Number: Title: Company or Agency: Do you have additional materials to submit?: No Yes Please do not click Submit more than once.