The state of Alaska requested the name change in 1975, but the Board on Geographic Names didn’t take action. Members of the Ohio congressional delegation – President William McKinley was from Ohio – ...

A geographer explains who decides what goes on the map.

Usually, renaming a place starts locally. The people in the state or county propose a name change and gather support. The ...

Columnist Mark Patinkin ponders new names for Rhode Island and it's cities and towns as the Gulf of Mexico gets renamed.

America's Department of the Interior has said that the controversial name change is to 'honor the legacy of American ...

While the Gulf of America will be applied to federal references, other nations will not be required to recognize the name.

The Department of the Interior says they're moving quickly to implement President Donald Trump's executive order to rename ...

Mapmakers and teachers are rethinking what to call the body of water between Mexico, the U.S. and Cuba after President Trump ...

The Associated Press issued an updated style guidance in response to President Donald Trump's inauguration day executive orders that purported to rename two geographic landmarks, announcing a decision ...

In a statement explaining its decision, the AP said Trump has the authority to change the mountain’s name, but the gulf is a global name ...

All of the Texas Observer’s articles are available for free syndication for news sources under the following conditions: The ...

Despite this, Google Maps and Apple Maps have not yet been updated to reflect these new names — and realistically might not ...