Department
of Maps
" In 1938, the predecessors of what is today The Department
of History at the United States Military Academy began developing
a series of campaign atlases to aid in teaching cadets a course
entitled, 'History of the Military Art.' Since then, the Department
has produced six atlases and nearly one thousand maps, encompassing
not only America's wars but global conflicts as well. "
U.S.
Gazetteer
Searchable database, by name or state abbreviation, or 5-digit zip
code. Contains geographic information, maps and census data.
USGS
United States Geographical Survey
Provides scientific information to describe and interpret America's
landscape by mapping the terrain, monitoring changes over time,
and analyzing how and why these changes have occurred.
Geographic
Names Information System
This database maintained by the Peabody Museum at Yale University
allows you to search over one million records corresponding to the
labeled features found on the 1:24,000 scale topographic maps of
the US Geological Survey.
GEOnet
Names Server
Provides access to the National Imagery and Mapping Agency's (NIMA)
database of foreign geographic feature names. Gives latitude and
longitude. Excludes the United States and Antarctica.
Global
Population Project
Subtitled a gazetteer: current population figures for cities, towns
and places of all countries, this site provides searchable information
about current population of countries, their administrative areas,
cities and towns as well as images of the current national flags.
Connecticut
Maps
Numerous detailed maps for all Connecticut towns.
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Last update: 8/07
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