“Gulf of Mexico” is now called ‘Gulf of America’ on US-based Google Maps per government directives. “Denali” mountain has been renamed “Mount McKinley,” prompting debate over ...

Here's a list of the five most common names for cities and towns in the US, according to worldatlas.com. Washington sits at the top of the list in first place, with 88 different cities and towns ...

From the late-19th century onwards the US government ... clarifying the names Chile (not ‘Chili’) and the Fiji Islands (no ‘Feejee’). In 1891 the Board decided that the city of Pittsburgh ...