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 East Wellington: 1435494 GNIS ID for Carbon County: 1448018 GNIS ID for Utah: 1455989 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 East Wellington:
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. East Wellington is located in Region #4 (the West Region). In turn, the US Census Bureau has further divided each Region into Divisions. East Wellington is located in Division #8 (the Mountain Division). The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has created ten Federal Regions. East Wellington is located in Region VIII (Region 8). The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has created ten Management Regions. East Wellington is located in Region VIII (Region 8). Referenced GNIS Records ...GNIS ID #1435494 (Name of Record: East Wellington) 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: Carbon Map Name: Unknown Lat: 0 Lon: 0 Referenced FIPS Records ...FIPS Code: 49/21660 (Place Name: East Wellington) County: Carbon (FIPS State/County: 49/007) Class: U4 Identifies a populated place (ie- East Wellington) which is wholly or substantially located within the boundaries of an incorporated place with a different name. The Part of Code identifies the incorporated place. Part-of-Code: 82510 |
