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Category: Points of interest

Funny Place Names

USGS GNIS Domestic Names

License: Public domain
Commercial: Yes
Format: GeoPackage
Coverage: United States, 3,212 records

Last updated: Added to findgis 27 Oct 2026

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Official USGS GNIS place names this layer selects because they are unusual (3,212 in the United States).

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Source and attribution

Publisher

USGS GNIS Domestic Names

License

Public domain

Commercial use: Yes
Attribution required: No
Modification allowed: See publisher
Redistribution allowed: See publisher
Share-alike: No

U.S. government work. Names come from USGS GNIS. The funny-name selection is this layer's filter, not a separate GNIS product.

Region

United StatesUS

Type

Vector

Extent

-179.1517.88-66.9571.39West, south, east, north. Approximate region extent.

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