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The Montana Geographic Names Framework (MGNF) contains the names and locations of any object, other than roads, whose name can appear on a map. These include streams, valleys, mountain peaks, buildings, parks, towns, and counties. The two primary uses of the MGNF are as a source of names for placing labels on maps and as a searchable database, or gazetteer, that provides the geographic location of something whose name you know. The MGNF is based on the federal Geographic Names Information system (GNIS). The MGNF contains edits and additions to the GNIS that have not been accepted by the federal government yet. The data include links to a table of alternate names for each feature that has other unofficial names and to a table containing histories and descriptions of the features and their names, where such information is available. Please see http://msl.mt.gov/gis/names for more information regarding these data. |