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Miscellaneous InformationSo far, we found very little information about Five Points. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Five Points to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Five Points, please Contact Us. Various Identification Codes ...GNIS Codes ...The U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN) was created to address the problems caused by spelling and naming variations. The BGN will usually recognize an existing name or, when necessary, establish a name for a geographic feature (such as a mountain, lake, river, stream, city, town, village, dam, bridge, etc). The BGN names are kept in a database called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and it is the official Federal repository. The GNIS is operated and maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). A unique and permanent identifier has been assigned for each name in the GNIS database. These names and identifiers are definitive and it is intended that they are to be used by all departments of the Federal Government: GNIS ID for Five Points: 397707 GNIS ID for Caribou County: 395406 GNIS ID for Idaho: 1779783 FIPS Codes ...In a past effort, various federal agencies worked together to create a set of codes with a purpose similar to the GNIS codes. These codes are called the Federal Information Processing Standard (or the FIPS 55 codes). Although they are still used by some organizations, the FIPS codes are obsolete and will ultimately be replaced by the GNIS codes. While FIPS codes have been assigned to all counties and states, a specific code has not been assigned to Five Points. The following FIPS codes apply to the State and County:
GPS Location - GNIS Coordinates ...An important aspect of the GNIS code is that it assigns a GPS location (the latitude/longitude) to the geographic feature. This location is simply a point on the map and does not represent the size or shape of the feature. In the case of Five Points, it is a point within Five Points that might be a post office, the city hall or simply an intersection - the point should really be considered arbitrary and only indicating a general location. For Five Points, the GNIS GPS location is given as: Lat: 42° 56' 20" (or 42.94°) Lon: -112° 7' 40" (or -112.13°) Regional Codes ...For statistical purposes, the US Census Bureau has divided the country into four Regions. Five Points would have been located in Region #4 (the West Region). In turn, the US Census Bureau has further divided each Region into Divisions. Five Points would have been located in Division #8 (the Mountain Division). The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has created ten Federal Regions. Five Points would have been located in Region X (Region 10). The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has created ten Management Regions. Five Points would have been located in Region X (Region 10). Referenced GNIS Records ...GNIS ID #397707 (Name of Record: Five Points) Class: crossing County: Caribou Map Name: South Putnam Mountain Lat: 42.9390831 Lon: -112.1280231 Elev: 2335 ft. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/ The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN) The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) The official website of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) The official website of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Footnotes ...
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