What is the source of the geographic names you use?

Our geographic names come from the GNIS database. The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is the Federal standard for geographic nomenclature. The U.S. Geological Survey developed the GNIS for the U.S. Board on Geographic Names as the official repository of domestic geographic names data - the official vehicle for geographic names use by all departments of the Federal Government.

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How can I find a city on your web site?

We provide multiple ways of finding a city. You can:

• enter name and state of the city in the Quick Search box on our home page and press Search
• click on the state name on our home page, then select the county where your city of interest is located, then select the city from the county's list of cities.

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How many cities, towns, and villages do you list?

We list 120134 cities, towns, and villages.

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How many counties do you list?

We list 3099 counties.

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What do you mean by the word 'county'?

We mean here all the primary divisions of a state. We also include here boroughs and census areas in Alaska and parishes in Louisiana. We do not include independent cities.

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