Description: 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.
Copyright Text: U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Board on Geographic Names, Montana State Library
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Description: This table contains the official names and alternate names for every feature in the Montana Geographic Names Framework (MGNF). For most features, the names are from the federal Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
The table has a column, "Official", whose values are either "Official" to indicate that the name is official for both the GNIS and the MGNF, "BGN" to indicate that the name is official for the GNIS but believed to be incorrect for the MGNF, "Montana" to indicate that the name is considered to be official for the MGNF but is not recognized as such by the GNIS, or "Alternate" to indicate that the name is an alternate name the feature has been known by, but should not be used in official maps or documents unless the official name is also specified.
Description: This table contains description and history information for selected features in the Montana Geographic Names Framework (MGNF). For most features, the data are from the federal Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).