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, chose 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 code 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 Jefferson: 1085661 GNIS ID for Madison County: 1074061 GNIS ID for Ohio: 1085497 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. The following FIPS codes apply to Jefferson:
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:
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 Jefferson, it is a point within Jefferson 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 Jefferson, the GNIS GPS location is given as: Lat: 39° 56' 42" (or 39.95°) Lon: -83° 16' 5" (or -83.27°) Regional Codes ...For statistical purposes, the US Census Bureau has divided the country into four Regions. Jefferson is located in Region #2 (the Midwest Region). In turn, the US Census Bureau has further divided each Region into Divisions. Jefferson is located in Division #3 (the East North-Central Division). The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has created ten Federal Regions. Jefferson is located in Region V (Region 5). The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has created ten Management Regions. Jefferson is located in Region V (Region 5). Referenced GNIS Records ...GNIS ID #1085661 (Name of Record: City of Jefferson) Class: civil A political division formed for administrative purposes (such as a borough, county, incorporated place, parish, town or township). A 'civil' record may have a corresponding 'census' or 'populated place' record. The information contained in the 'civil' record applies only to the class and should not be confused with either the 'census' and 'populated place' classes. County: Madison Map Name: West Jefferson Lat: 39.9450618 Lon: -83.2682489 Elev: 277 ft. Referenced FIPS Records ...FIPS Code: 39/38710 (Place Name: Jefferson (corporate name for West Jefferson)) County: Madison (FIPS State/County: 39/097) Class: C1 Identifies an incorporated place (ie- Jefferson) that does not serve as a primary county division - or in other words, it is included in and is part of a primary county division (ie- Madison County). MRF Code: 1960 MSA Code: 1840 |
