Wheeler Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 I use the GNIS -- http://geonames.usgs.gov/ -- to find out county names. Click on "U.S. and territories" in the section marked "Query GNIS" and you'll get a form. Fill out the name of the town and select the state. Usually if you want a city, you should select "populated place" in the feature list. GNIS is an outstanding resource that everyone should bookmark and learn to take full advantage of its capabilities. Be sure to click on "GNIS Query Help Page" below the search form to learn all about it. As you can see by clicking through the "Feature Type" list, it covers about every geographic feature in the U.S imaginable. By checking "yes" on the form for "Query Variant Name" you can often (but not always) locate a place even if it has been renamed and you only have the original, obsolete name. You can even do nationwide wildcard searches. Quote Link to comment
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