Place names are more than just labels on a map. They influence how people learn about the world around them and perceive their place in it. Names can send messages and suggest what is and isn’t valued ...

But stare at the map long enough and you’ll find that there are some downright unusual place names out there. Flin Flon was ...

On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled “Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness” instructing the US Board on Geographic Names (BGN), a federal body ...

In May, a homecoming took place 3,000 feet below the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. Since the U.S. federal government forcibly removed the Havasupai people from this sacred place in 1919, the stop ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Measure B, which was focused on naming or changing the name of places in the county, is up for consideration in Tuesday's primary election. It comes after the state's board of ...

For anyone who has ever struggled to properly pronounce place names like “Eufaula” (in Alabama), “Karlsruhe” (in North Dakota), or “Fontainebleau” (in Florida), it is probably not news that many of ...