The USGS Geographical Names Information System query form for US place names is here. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=162:1:12613836069553046723 >Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 04:17:57 EST >From: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: VA-ROOTS Digest - 11 Jan 2007 to 14 Jan 2007 (#2007-7) >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >Re: Town name. >The USGS maintains a data base of every place and place name that ever was >in the USA. To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html