United States Board On Geographic Names - Other Authorities

Other Authorities

  • The United States Census Bureau defines census-designated places, which are a subset of locations in the Geographic Names Information System.
  • The names of post offices have historically been used to back up claims about the name of a community. U.S. Postal Service Publication 28 gives standards for addressing mail. In this publication, the Postal Service defines two-letter state abbreviations, street identifiers such as boulevard (BLVD) and street (ST), and secondary identifiers such as suite (STE).

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