United States Board on Geographic Names

United States Board on Geographic Names

Board overview
Formed	September 4, 1890; 133 years ago (1890-09-04)
Board executives	Marcus Allsup, Chair Mike Tischler, Vice-Chair
Website	www.usgs.gov/us-board-on-geographic-names

The United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) is a federal body operating under the United States Secretary of the Interior. The purpose of the board is to establish and maintain uniform usage of geographic names throughout the federal government of the United States.^[1] Nevertheless, its rulings and policies have been controversial from time to time.