Contains information about almost 2 million physical and cultural geographic features in the United States, as well as its territories and Antarctica.

Features include:

• Federally recognized feature name
• Feature type
• Elevation (where available)
• Estimated 1994 population of incorporated cities and towns
• State(s) and county(s) in which the feature is located
• Latitude and longitude of the feature location
• List of USGS 7.5-minute x 7.5-minute topographic maps on which the feature is shown
• Names other than the federally recognized name by which the feature may be or have been known.
• Links to sites offering map viewers for graphical display of the feature
• Link to site offering information about the watershed area in which the feature is located

Information about foreign geographic feature names can be obtained from the GEOnet Names Server.

Developed by the United States Geological Survey in cooperation with the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN).