Place Name Organizations
The Council of Geographic Names Authorities (COGNA)
Confederation of government agencies in the United States whose goal is to promote national standardization of the names of geographic features in the country
United States Board on Geographic Names (US BGN)
US federal organization that maintains uniform geographic name usage throughout the federal government; search for place names and land features under Domestic Names, Foreign Names, and Antarctic Names
American Name Society
Non-profit organization that studies names and naming practices