[Rockhounds] seeking info on official political locality data

[DonH]

Ted Kowalski wrote:


> OK; for geo names we turn to the USGS. Here are some possibilities.
> The download site for domestic names:
> http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/download_data.htm
> (it's only 62mb)
> 
> Place to start looking for outside of the US names:
> http://geonames.usgs.gov/foreign/index.html


Thanks again.  Everyone has been very helpful.  I have enough to work 
with now.  I will create a workable set of fields, with the comment that 
the end user of such a system needs to select a recongnized system for 
locality & geographic nomeclature and apply it consistently.

Best,
Don