Iowa Geographic Names
This dataset provides the geographic names data for Iowa. All names data products are extracted from the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), the Federal Government's repository of official geographic names. The GNIS contains the federally recognized name of each feature and defines its location by State, county, USGS topographic map, and geographic coordinates. GNIS also lists variant names, which are non-official names by which a feature is or was known. Other attributes include unique Feature ID and feature class. Feature classes under the purview of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names include natural features, unincorporated populated places, canals, channels, reservoirs, and more. GNIS does not include roads, highways, administrative, or cultural features. In 2021, the following geographic features referred to as administrative (cultural or man-made) were removed from GNIS: airport, bridge, building, cemetery, church, dam, forest, harbor, hospital, mine, oilfield, park, post office, reserve, school, tower, trail, tunnel, and well. Some administrative feature data are maintained in other The National Map data themes.
Find Related Datasets
Search by Tags
Click any tag below to search for similar datasets
Complete Metadata
| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| contactPoint |
{
"fn": "Iowa Data Hub Administrators",
"@type": "vcard:Contact",
"hasEmail": "mailto:data@iowa.gov"
}
|
| description | This dataset provides the geographic names data for Iowa. All names data products are extracted from the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), the Federal Government's repository of official geographic names. The GNIS contains the federally recognized name of each feature and defines its location by State, county, USGS topographic map, and geographic coordinates. GNIS also lists variant names, which are non-official names by which a feature is or was known. Other attributes include unique Feature ID and feature class. Feature classes under the purview of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names include natural features, unincorporated populated places, canals, channels, reservoirs, and more. GNIS does not include roads, highways, administrative, or cultural features. In 2021, the following geographic features referred to as administrative (cultural or man-made) were removed from GNIS: airport, bridge, building, cemetery, church, dam, forest, harbor, hospital, mine, oilfield, park, post office, reserve, school, tower, trail, tunnel, and well. Some administrative feature data are maintained in other The National Map data themes. |
| distribution |
[
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"mediaType": "application/json",
"describedBy": "https://idh-be.iowa.gov/api/v1/datasets/650/columns.json",
"downloadURL": "https://idh-be.iowa.gov/api/v1/datasets/650/rows.json",
"describedByType": "application/json"
},
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"mediaType": "text/csv",
"downloadURL": "https://idh-be.iowa.gov/api/v1/datasets/650/rows.csv"
}
]
|
| identifier | https://data.iowa.gov/catalog/dataset/650 |
| issued | 2025-08-25T21:04:51.062051+00:00 |
| keyword |
[
"geographic names",
"natural features"
]
|
| landingPage | https://data.iowa.gov/catalog/dataset/650 |
| license | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| modified | 2026-06-07T09:05:27.507357+00:00 |
| publisher |
{
"name": "Data Hub Administration",
"@type": "org:Organization"
}
|
| theme |
[
"Infrastructure & Environment"
]
|
| title | Iowa Geographic Names |
