Internet Resources - Gazetteer

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• Beach Watch
  From the EPA. Lists beaches by state. Gives map, closest town, some pollution information.
  Browse related subjects: Environment, Gazetteer, Travel
• Geographic Names Information System
  From U.S. Geological Survey. Offical repository of information about U.S. physical and cultural geographic features -- natural and manmade (includes populated places).
  Browse related subjects: Gazetteer, Geography
• GEOnet Names Server (GNS)
  From the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Search for locations of places in other countries.
  Browse related subjects: Countries, Gazetteer
• Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
  Nearly 1 million place (including historical) names--physical or political entities, including continents, rivers, mountains, empires, nations, states, districts, townships, cities, and neighborhoods.
  Browse related subjects: Countries, Gazetteer, Geography
• Global Gazeteer
  Created by Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. as a demonstration. Lists 2,880,532 cities and towns, arranged by country and then name of town. Gives latitude and longitude, and map.
  Browse related subjects: Countries, Gazetteer, Geography
• U.S. Gazetteer
  From U.S. Bureau of the Census. Searchable by place name or zip code. Gives state, longitude and latitude, 1990 census population, link to map.
  Browse related subjects: Gazetteer, Geography