Miscellaneous Information

So far, we found very little information about Chain Bridge. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Chain Bridge to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Chain Bridge, please Contact Us.

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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, 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 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 Chain Bridge: 1212004

GNIS ID for Northampton County: 1209185

GNIS ID for Pennsylvania: 1779798

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 Chain Bridge:

Place (Community) Code:	12480
State Code:	42 (Pennsylvania)
County Code:	095 (Northampton County)

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:

State/Place Code:	42/12480
State/County Code:	42/095

As already mentioned, the FIPS codes are to be replaced by the GNIS codes. The following reflect those changes:

	FIPS Code	translates to	GNIS Code
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:	42		1779798
Northampton County:	42/095		1209185
Chain Bridge:	42/12480		1212004

Regional Codes ...

For statistical purposes, the US Census Bureau has divided the country into four Regions. Chain Bridge would have been located in Region #1 (the Northeast Region).

In turn, the US Census Bureau has further divided each Region into Divisions. Chain Bridge would have been located in Division #2 (the Middle Atlantic Division).

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has created ten Federal Regions. Chain Bridge would have been located in Region III (Region 3).

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has created ten Management Regions. Chain Bridge would have been located in Region III (Region 3).

Referenced GNIS Records ...

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 42/12480   (Place Name: Chain Bridge)

County: Bucks     (FIPS State/County: 42/017)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Chain Bridge) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

MSA Code: 6160

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Northampton County: www.northamptoncounty.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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. Census Bureau

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)