CALIFORNIA ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES

The purpose of California Advisory Committee on Geographic Names (CACGN) is to provide recommendations to the U.S. Board on Geographic Names regarding California names for official use in federal publications. The California Natural Resources Agency, with one voting member each from its Departments of Conservation, Fish and Game, Forestry and Fire Protection, Parks and Recreation, and Water Resources, is the CACGN executive sponsor. The USDI Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Geological Survey, and the USDA Forest Service are represented as CACGN advisory members.

COUNCIL OF GEOGRAPHIC NAMES AUTHORITIES

The Council of Geographic Names Authorities in the United States (COGNA) is an independent, non-profit organization that promotes national standardization of names of geographic features within governmental jurisdictions. This goal is sought through cooperation among federal and state agencies that have responsibilities for naming geographic features and cultural entities as mandated by the United States Board on Geographic Names. Our State's membership in COGNA is sponsored by the California Resources Agency.

Further information on COGNA is available at http://www.cogna50usa.org/

What's New

The U.S. Board of Geographic Names approved five name changes and one new name in California.

New Name	Old Name	Feature Type	County	Latitude	Longitude	USGS Topo Map
Springtown	Confederate Corners	Place	Monterey	36.644682	-121.6643902	Salinas
Wintu Bay	Digger Bay	Bay	Shasta	40.7257052	-122.3902876	Shasta Dam
Wintu Creek	Digger Creek	Stream	Shasta	40.7254275	-122.3855651	Shasta Dam, City of Shasta Lake
Pruett Lake	Pruitt Lake	Lake	Tuolumne	38.1122842	-119.7619067	Kibbie Lake
Hungalelti Ridge	Squaw Ridge	Ridge	Amador, Alpine	38.63699	-120.05624	Caples Lake, Mokulumne Peak, Bear River Reservoir
Moody Creek		Stream	Santa Clara	37.35325	-122.15439	Mindego Hill

JULY Meeting Notice and Agenda