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Place Names Wiki Field Names

 

Name:  The Place Name. Most of the time this name will be the official name as it is found in the GNIS (Geographic Names Information System) Sometimes, this name will not be in the GNIS, yet it still appears on an original source about Wyoming

 

County: The county in Wyoming in which the place exists. Counties are displayed on a Wyoming map

 

Authority Name: The name that is published in the Name Authority File of the Library of Congress

 

GNIS Entry: The GNIS (Geographic Names Information System) record

 

Longitude: The source of this information will primarily be the GNIS; if it is not available in the GNIS, other sources may be used

 

Latitude: The source of this information will primarily be the GNIS; if it is not available in the GNIS, other sources may be used

 

Elevation: The elevation in feet of the place. The source of this information will primarily be the GNIS; if it is not available in the GNIS,

other sources may be used

 

Feature Type: The type of place

 

Origin of Name: Information from multiple sources about how the place got its name

 

Other Names: Other names by which the place has been or is known

 

Alternative Spellings: Different spellings for a place

 

History: Background of the place

 

Stories: Written or spoken stories about the place 

 

Maps: Links to maps of the place

 

Newspapers: Newspapers published in the locale

 

More Information: Books, articles, web sites and other sources about the place

 

Pictures: Photographs, drawings, paintings and other images of the place