WELCOME TO THE TOPONYM RESOURCES FINDER PAGE
PROVIDED BY WESTERN INDEXING

Often the office of Western Indexing needs to access various internet resources concerning toponyms. The following finder was created to serve that practical need in a simple and efficient manner. Others who may have a similar need are always welcome to come here.

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General

Odden's Bookmarks, The Fascinating World of Maps and Mapping
The University of Chicago cartographic web directory
The United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) information page

Gazetteers and sources for toponym verification

General

The GEOnet Names Server (GNS) verification service of the United States Board on Geographic Names

Australia

The Australian Geographic Place Names Gazetteer

United States

The GEOnet Names Server (GNS) verification service of the United States Board on Geographic Names

Latin

The RBMS/BSC Latin Place Names File

Orbis Latinus(1909) by J. G. Th. Graesse


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