Sharing its responsibilities with the Secretary of the Interior, the BGN promulgates official geographic feature names with locative attributes as well as principles, policies, and procedures governing the use of domestic names, foreign names, Antarctic names, and undersea feature names. The BGN comprises representatives of Federal agencies concerned with geographic information, population, ecology, and management of public lands. Board on Geographic Names (BGN) is a Federal body created in 1890 and established in its present form by Public Law in 1947 to maintain uniform geographic name usage throughout the Federal Government. Interior Department Completes Vote to Remove Derogatory Names from Five Locations Interior Department Completes Removal of “Sq_” from Federal Use | U.S. More information is available in the Derogatory Geographic Names FAQs. The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) has been updated to reflect these changes. In accordance with Secretary’s Order 3404 the BGN has approved replacement names for all official features that included the word “Sq_” in their name.
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