  1. In the spelling of geographic names give preference as follows: Decisions of the United States Board on Geographic Names, United States Postal Guide, Lippincott’s Gazetteer, and Rand, McNally & Co.’s Atlas, in the order named. 2. The following are the general rules governing the decisions of the Board on Geographic Names: The possessive apostrophe is dropped. The final “h” is dropped from names ending in “burgh”: Pittsburg, not Pittsburgh. Names ending in “borough” are contracted to “boro”: Boonsboro, not Boonsborough. Names are not compounded: Alluwe, not Al-lu-we; Hongkong, not Hong-Kong. “C. H.” is omitted as part of the names of county seats: Fairfax, not Fairfax C. H. Spell Center, not Centre. Accented letters are not used, except in rare instances, as CuraÇao; RÉunion; St. FranÇois. |
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