================================================ MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ================================================ Subject: City names including "the" Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 From: Dennis McClendon <[log in to unmask]> To: maps-l A run through the FIPS 55-3 listing of incorporated places produces: Head of the Harbor, NY Ingleside on the Bay, TX Lake in the Hills, IL The Colony, TX The Hills, TX The Plains, VA The Rock, GA The Village, OK (Br. P.O. name Village) Village of the Branch, NY (local name The Branch) The Village of Indian Hill, OH The Dalles, OR A run through the list of current post offices in the US produces: AVON BY THE SEA NJ 07717 CARDIFF BY THE SEA CA 92007 HOWEY IN THE HILLS FL 34737 SAINT MARY OF THE WOODS IN 47876 THE DALLES OR 97058 THE PLAINS OH 45780 THE PLAINS VA 20198 THE ROCK GA 30285 To do the post office run, I downloaded lists of post offices for 50 states and DC from the USPS website and combined them. That aggregated list can be found at http://www.chicagocarto.com/PO2005.html I'm also happy to send it to anyone who emails me. --