Miscellaneous InformationVarious 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 new 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 numeric 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 Charmwood: 2748257 GNIS ID for Franklin County: 758490 GNIS ID for Missouri: 1779791 FIPS Codes ...In a past effort, various federal agencies created 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. The following FIPS codes apply to Charmwood:
Since the Place and County FIPS codes are not unique and can be repeated in other States, it's necessary to combine the State code with the Place and County FIPS codes to uniquely identify them - for example:
As already mentioned, the FIPS codes are to be replaced by the GNIS codes. The following reflect those changes:
Regional Codes ...For statistical purposes, the US Census Bureau has divided the country into four Regions. Charmwood is located in Region #2 (the Midwest Region). In turn, the US Census Bureau has further divided each Region into Divisions. Charmwood is located in Division #4 (the West North-Central Division). The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has created ten Federal Regions. Charmwood is located in Region VII (Region 7). The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has created ten Management Regions. Charmwood is located in Region VII (Region 7). Referenced GNIS Records ...Referenced FIPS Records ... |
