Official Geographic Names Mapping Application
How geographic features and unincorporated places in Ontario get their official names and how you can request to name one.
The Geographic Names Mapping application is an interactive map that can be used to find official geographic names of places and features in Ontario. You can also find information about:
- The location of features
- Alternate names and French text equivalent names
- The origins of names (available for a limited number of features)
- See all the features with the same name across the province
- Select the “push-pin” for a particular feature to zoom in
- Print or email a PDF of the geographic feature you have selected
Web Mapper Application Type: Flex/Geocortex
Additional Documentation
Status
Completed: Production of the data has been completed
Maintenance and Update Frequency
Not stated
Contact
Geographic Names, [email protected] or phone 705-761-6859
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Additional Info
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| Last Updated | March 24, 2026, 20:43 (UTC) |
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Title
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Official Geographic Names Mapping Application |
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Description
A description of the dataset.
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How geographic features and unincorporated places in Ontario get their official names and how you can request to name one. The Geographic Names Mapping application is an interactive map that can be used to find official geographic names of places and features in Ontario. You can also find information about:
Web Mapper Application Type: Flex/Geocortex Additional Documentation Status Completed: Production of the data has been completed Maintenance and Update Frequency Not stated Contact Geographic Names, [email protected] or phone 705-761-6859 |
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Metadata Identifier
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45c560ea-5b64-4865-a85f-d7cbc4e8aa0d |
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Published Date
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2018-10-03 |
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Access category
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public |
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License
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License not specified |
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Limits on use
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Location
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https://ontariogeohub-lio.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/lio::official-geographic-names-mapping-application |
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Data Service
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Owner
Owner of the dataset.
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LandInformationOntario |
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Contact Point
Who to contact regarding access?
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Land Information Ontario |
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Contact Point Email
The email to contact regarding access?
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[email protected] |
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Publisher
Publisher of the dataset.
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Land Information Ontario |
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Author
Author of the dataset.
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LandInformationOntario |
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Accessed At
Date the data and metadata was accessed.
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2025-11-27 |
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Identifier
Unique identifier for the dataset.
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33d090235ee74b4580b659e745a9ccfd |
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Language
Language(s) of the dataset
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English |
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Link to dataset description
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https://ontariogeohub-lio.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/lio::official-geographic-names-mapping-application |
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Contains Indigenous Data
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Provenance Text
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Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry |
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Indigenous Community Permission
Who holds the Indigenous Community Permission. Who to contact regarding access to a dataset that has data about Indigenous communities.
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Community Permission
Community permission (who gave permission).
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The Indigenous communities the dataset is about
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