Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Anthon (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Anthon. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Anthon is located in Woodbury County.
To see how the shape of Iowa's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Woodbury County: Cherokee, Ida, Monona, Plymouth, Dakota (NE), Thurston (NE) & Union (SD).
Below are the counties that are near Anthon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Anthon:
- Woodbury County (The home county of Anthon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Anthon, with the one closest to Anthon listed first.
- Correctionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Correctionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correctionville
- Correctionville is located in Woodbury County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Correctionville <2>
- Oto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
- Oto is located in Woodbury County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Pierson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson
- Pierson is located in Woodbury County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Cushing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cushing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
- Cushing is located in Woodbury County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Smithland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Climbing Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climbing Hill
- Climbing Hill is located in Woodbury County
- Moville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Danbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hornick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornick
- Hornick is located in Woodbury County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Bronson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
- Bronson is located in Woodbury County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Lawton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Lawton is located in Woodbury County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
- Sloan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sloan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Sloan is located in Woodbury County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sloan <2>
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anthon, with the one closest to Anthon listed first.
- Washta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washta
- Washta is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Fielding
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding
- Fielding is located in Cherokee County
- Quimby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quimby
- Quimby is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Mary Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Hill
- Mary Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Cherokee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cleghorn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleghorn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleghorn
- Cleghorn is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Marcus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Marcus is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marcus <2>
- Meriden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Meriden is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anthon, with the one closest to Anthon listed first.
- Ricketts
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ricketts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
- Ricketts is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Charter Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charter Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oak
- Charter Oak is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charter Oak <2>
- Schleswig
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schleswig have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schleswig
- Schleswig is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schleswig <2>
- Kiron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ida County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anthon, with the one closest to Anthon listed first.
- Battle Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
- Battle Creek is located in Ida County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Creek <2>
- Holstein
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holstein have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holstein
- Holstein is located in Ida County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holstein <2>
- Ida Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ida Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Grove
- Ida Grove is located in Ida County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ida Grove <2>
- Galva
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Arthur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Arthur is located in Ida County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Monona County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anthon, with the one closest to Anthon listed first.
- Rodney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Rodney is located in Monona County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Mapleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Mapleton is located in Monona County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mapleton <2>
- Castana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castana
- Castana is located in Monona County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castana <2>
- Whiting
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ute
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ute have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ute
- Ute is located in Monona County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ute <2>
- Turin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Albaton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albaton
- Albaton is located in Monona County
- Onawa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Soldier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anthon, with the one closest to Anthon listed first.
- Kingsley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
- Kingsley is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsley <2>
- O'Leary
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for O'Leary. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Leary
- O'Leary is located in Plymouth County
- James
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- James is located in Plymouth County
- Hinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Remsen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remsen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remsen
- Remsen is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,607 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remsen <2>
- Merrill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
- Merrill is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrill <2>
- Sac County
- Schaller
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dakota County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Anthon, with the one closest to Anthon listed first.
- Dakota City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- South Sioux City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Sioux City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sioux City
- South Sioux City is located in Dakota County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,833 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Sioux City <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Anthon, see our County-by-County Page for Anthon.
Cemeteries Near Anthon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Anthon.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Anthon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Anthon, with the one closest to Anthon listed first.
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lucky Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lucky Valley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lucky Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolf Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolf Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Peiro Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peiro Bethel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peiro Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Fairfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairfield Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Oto Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oto Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Rock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Correctionville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Correctionville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Correctionville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cushing Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cushing Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cushing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Climbing Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Anthon had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Anthon had a population of 553 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Anthon, with the one closest to Anthon listed first.
- Lucky Valley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucky Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Valley
- Lucky Valley is located in Woodbury County
- Oto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
- Oto is located in Woodbury County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Midway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Midway is located in Woodbury County
- Correctionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Correctionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correctionville
- Correctionville is located in Woodbury County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Correctionville <2>
- Pierson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson
- Pierson is located in Woodbury County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Climbing Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climbing Hill
- Climbing Hill is located in Woodbury County
- Smithland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cushing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cushing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
- Cushing is located in Woodbury County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Danbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Holly Springs is located in Woodbury County
- Rodney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Rodney is located in Monona County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kingsley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
- Kingsley is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsley <2>
- Battle Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
- Battle Creek is located in Ida County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Creek <2>
- Washta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washta
- Washta is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Anthon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Anthon.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Anthon ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Anthon.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Anthon. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Anthon and those printed in the larger area surrounding Anthon.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6> of Anthon.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Anthon:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Woodbury County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Crawford County
- Ida County
- Monona County
- Plymouth County
- Sac County
- Dakota County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Anthon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Woodbury County: www.woodbury-ia.com/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
<5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Anthon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<6> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Anthon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Anthon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3881, Longitude: -95.8656 In this case, the coordinates for Anthon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |