For other general reference links to encyclopedias, dictionaries, etc. go
to the Cataloging Department's list of
Internet resources
or the
Ready
Reference Resources from the General References Section of the Univ.
Libraries.
- U.S.
Gazetteer Official source of U.S. geographic names from the Census
Bureau
- Geonames Query Home Page -- Official Source for geographic names, this
is the National Imagery and Mapping Agency's (NIMA) database of foreign
geographic feature names
- British
place name Gazetteer from the Ordnance Survey. Note: For informational
use only, this is not an accepted source for AACR2 geographic names.
- Canadian
Geographical Names from Natural Resources Canada. Note: For informational
use only, this is not an accepted source for AACR2 geographic names.