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 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 Notchietown: 1804250 GNIS ID for Sequoyah County: 1101855 GNIS ID for Oklahoma: 1102857 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 Notchietown:
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. Notchietown is located in Region #3 (the South Region). In turn, the US Census Bureau has further divided each Region into Divisions. Notchietown is located in Division #7 (the West South-Central Division). The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has created ten Federal Regions. Notchietown is located in Region VI (Region 6). The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has created ten Management Regions. Notchietown is located in Region VI (Region 6). Referenced GNIS Records ...GNIS ID #1804250 (Name of Record: Notchietown) Class: populated place A place or area having clustered or scattered buildings and a permanent population (such as a city, settlement, town or village). The boundaries may or may not coincide with the perceived population. A 'populated place' record may have a corresponding 'census' or 'civil' record. The information contained in the 'populated place' record applies only to the class and should not be confused with either the 'census' and 'civil' classes. County: Sequoyah Map Name: Unknown Lat: 0 Lon: 0 Referenced FIPS Records ... |
