Geographic Names Information System (USGS) for Minnesota in GIS Format

The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), developed by the United States Geological Survey in cooperation with the U.S. Board of Geographic Names, provides primary information on location of all known places, features, and areas in the United States which are identified by a proper name. Specifically, information on this file is from the National Geographic Names Data Base, which contains names of all places, features, and areas which appear on the USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle map series. The Land Management Information Center has converted a subset of the information in the original USGS ASCII files into an Arc/INFO point coverage.

Data and Resources

Field Value
Groups
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • National Provider
  • North America
Tags
  • amerigeo
  • amerigeoss
  • ckan
  • geo
  • geoss
  • national
  • north-america
  • united-states
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metadata_created 2025-11-30T14:07:34.891654
metadata_modified 2025-11-30T14:07:34.891658
notes The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), developed by the United States Geological Survey in cooperation with the U.S. Board of Geographic Names, provides primary information on location of all known places, features, and areas in the United States which are identified by a proper name. Specifically, information on this file is from the National Geographic Names Data Base, which contains names of all places, features, and areas which appear on the USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle map series. The Land Management Information Center has converted a subset of the information in the original USGS ASCII files into an Arc/INFO point coverage.
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title Geographic Names Information System (USGS) for Minnesota in GIS Format