Title: Geographic Names Information System for Missouri

Project Description: The Missouri portion of GNIS was developed in two collection efforts, termed Phase I – a national collection of names appearing (primarily) on 1:24,000 scale topographic maps in the late 1970s – and Phase II – a locally based data collection occurring between 1989 and 1991 in Missouri.

Project Objective: The primary objective of this project is to continue maintenance of the Federal GNIS for the state of Missouri.