Missouri Board on Geographic Names
The history and culture of Missouri is reflected in its place names. Citizens require an authoritative judgment about names in their public records and in their publication on maps. The Missouri Board on Geographic Names serves as the responsible board to coordinate place-naming activity between local, state, and federal agencies. The Board governs appropriate procedures for naming and renaming geographic features within the State of Missouri; provides uniformity in geographic nomenclature throughout the state; and retains the expressed historic and cultural significance of such names associated with Missouri's geography.
The State Archives contributes support to the Board as does the State Historical Society of Missouri; the State Spatial Data Center; and the departments of Conservation, Natural Resources, and Highway and Transportation. Federal agencies contributing include the U.S. Corps of Engineers, Forest Service, and Geological Survey. Members also come from several colleges and universities within the state and several at-large citizens. All members serve without compensation for time and expenses.
The United States Board on Geographic names can be found at http://geonames.usgs.gov/.
The Board convenes its next public meeting at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, Missouri Secretary of State's office, Jefferson City, MO.
Meeting Minutes
- November 2012
- May 2012
- November 2011
- May 2011
- October 2010
- May 2010
- November 2009
- May 2009
- November 2008
- May 2008
- November 2007
Members
Jason Kander
Missouri Secretary of State
(573) 751-4936
Chairman
John Dougan
Missouri State Archives
(573) 751-4236
john.dougan@sos.mo.gov
Chairman Designee
Christopher J. Barnett
University of Missouri - Columbia
(573) 882-8541
barnettc@missouri.edu
Vice-Chairman
Jane A. Messenger
Corresponding Secretary
US Geological Survey
(573) 308-3803
jmessenger@usgs.gov
jmesseng@fidnet.org
Corresponding Secretary
Henry Sweets
Mark Twain Home Foundation
(573) 221-9010 ext. 405
henry.sweets@marktwainmuseum.org
Executive Committee Member-At-Large
Suzy Wolfe
Missouri State Archives
(573) 751-4236
suzy.wolfe@sos.mo.gov
Executive Secretary
Joe Carter
Missouri Department of Transportation
(573) 526-8051
joseph.carter@modot.mo.gov
Gary Claspill
Office of Administration
(573) 751-1851
Gary.Claspill@oa.mo.gov
John Fisher
Freelance Writer
(573) 888-3620
fisherjohnc@yahoo.com
Alan Foreman
St. Louis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(314) 331-8114
alan.j.foreman@usace.army.mil
Ray Fox
US Geological Survey
(573) 308-3744
rfox@usgs.gov
Dr. Debra F. Greene
Lincoln University
(573) 681-5231
greened@lincolnu.edu
Dr. Gary R. Kremer
State Historical Society of Missouri
(573) 882-7083
KremerG@umsystem.edu
Gordon McCann
Ozark Folklorist
(417) 869-9312
GordonMcCann@sbcglobal.net
Amy Moorman
Missouri State Archives
(573) 526-3965
amy.moorman@sos.mo.gov
Lynn Morrow
Retired / Missouri State Archives
(573) 636-6041
Dr. Frank Nickell
Center for Regional History and
Cultural Heritage
(573) 651-2833
fnickell@semo.edu
Darrell Pratte
MO Dept. of Natural Resources
(573) 368-2302
Darrell.Pratte@dnr.mo.gov
Tony Spicci
Missouri Department of Conservation
(573) 882-9909
tony.spicci@mdc.mo.gov
Jay Turner
Mark Twain National Forest-Salem Ranger District
(573) 729-6656
jayturner@fs.fed.us
Jerry Vineyard
Assistant State Geologist (Ret.)
L.A.D. Foundation Board of Director’s
(417) 582-0063
JelenVnyrd@aol.com
Dwight Weaver
Lake of the Ozarks Historian
(573) 365-1171
dwightweaver@charter.net
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