GNIS and Place Names
GNIS And Place Locations
- Category: Location
- Data Type: GIS Data Layer
- Steward(s): USGS
- Abstract: The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) was developed by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN), local governments and other interested organizations. The GNIS 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 goal of GNIS is to meet major national needs regarding geographic names and their standardization and dissemination.
GNIS2019
Location.PlaceNamesGNIS2019 contains the latest release of the GNIS dataset for the state of Utah. The dataset consists of point locations with corresponding feature names. All point entities are categorized by feature type.
There are no constraints or warranties with regard to the use of this dataset.
Comments, questions, compliments, or concerns can be directed to the staff from AGRC at agrc@utah.gov or 801-538-3665.
Related Resources
Updates
- April 3, 2019
Web Services
Place Areas (Zoom Locations)
This data contains polygons of commonly used places in mapping. It was created by AGRC from multiple sources including the GNIS point, municipalities, counties, political districts, zipcodes, etc.. The dataset is named ZoomLocations since the names and geometries can be used to zoom to common areas on a map with widgets like Sherlock.
Comments, questions, compliments, or concerns can be directed to the staff from AGRC at agrc@utah.gov or 801-538-3665.
Downloads and Web Services
Updates
- December 2010