Geographic Names Information System (names and locations)

Geographic Names Information System

(not part of original row)
other names	GNIS
source type	foobar (not part of original row)
publisher	Fooland (state-funded media) (not part of original row)
classification	Usually reliable for typical purposes

The Geographic Names Information System is a United States-based geographical database. It is generally reliable for its place names and locations/coordinates. Editors should take care that GNIS uses a different convention for its coordinates, using a particular feature of a location rather than the geometric center that most WikiProjects use.

Prior discussions

Please add links to other significant discussions. When in doubt, read and rely on the discussions themselves, rather than the simple summary.

• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 368#GNIS not as appropriate for locations as one might think

• Simple summary of prior discussions: TBD

Notes

References

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Perennial sources

Source	Status (legend)	Discussions			Use
		List	Last	Summary
Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) (names and locations)		2021	2022	The Geographic Names Information System is a United States-based geographical database. It is generally reliable for its place names and locations/coordinates. Editors should take care that GNIS uses a different convention for its coordinates, using a particular feature of a location rather than the geometric center that most WikiProjects use.	1