United States Board on Geographic Names

United States Board on Geographic Names
Board overview
FormedSeptember 4, 1890; 134 years ago (1890-09-04)
Board executives
  • Marcus Allsup, Chair
  • Mike Tischler, Vice-Chair
Websitewww.usgs.gov/us-board-on-geographic-names Edit this at Wikidata

The United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) is a federal body operating under the United States Secretary of the Interior. The purpose of the board is to establish and maintain uniform usage of geographic names throughout the federal government of the United States.[1] Nevertheless, its rulings and policies have been controversial from time to time.

  1. ^ "The United States Board on Geographic Names: Getting the Facts Straight" (PDF). United States Board on Geographic Names. November 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2020.