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.

The remains found in the Chihuahua state included some bodies, some complete skeletons and other partial remains, as well as ...

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

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

US President Donald Trump ordered the name changes as part of a flurry of executive actions hours after taking office on Monday, making good on a campaign promise ...

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

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 ...

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