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 Ford Cliff: 1214850 GNIS ID for Armstrong County: 1213658 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 Ford Cliff:
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. Ford Cliff is located in Region #1 (the Northeast Region). In turn, the US Census Bureau has further divided each Region into Divisions. Ford Cliff is located in Division #2 (the Middle Atlantic Division). The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has created ten Federal Regions. Ford Cliff is located in Region III (Region 3). The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has created ten Management Regions. Ford Cliff is located in Region III (Region 3). Referenced GNIS Records ...GNIS ID #1214850 (Name of Record: Borough of Ford Cliff) 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: Armstrong Map Name: Kittanning Lat: 40.7581199 Lon: -79.5411565 Elev: 286 ft. Referenced FIPS Records ...FIPS Code: 42/26520 (Place Name: Ford Cliff) County: Armstrong (FIPS State/County: 42/005) Class: C5 GSA Code: 2920 MRF Code: 4005 |
