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Arizona Maps and Place Research

This guide provides resources for discovering physical and digital map resources, and Geographic Information System (GIS) applications.

Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

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Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

This research is a searchable database of names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN)

Searches can be limited by state and county. Each entry provides a history of the feature, including its precise location and any variant names the feature used to be called. Each entry also includes an administrative history of when BGN approved the name.