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Feature ID

531456

Name

Anacostia

Class

Populated Place

Feature Code

Unincorporated Place

Location

District of Columbia - District of Columbia

Citation

Source Type	Map
Reference	US
Originator	U.S. Geological Survey
Notes	Primarily from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale topographic maps (or 1:25K, Puerto Rico 1:20K) and from U.S. Board on Geographic Names files. In some instances, from 1:62,500 scale or 1:250,000 scale maps.
Distribution Date	December 31, 1981
Title
Edition
Original Citation	Primarily from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale topographic maps (or 1:25K, Puerto Rico 1:20K) and from U.S. Board on Geographic Names files.

Entry Date

December 18, 1979

*Elevation

12 meters / 39 feet

Designations

History

This community was established in 1854. (DC-T163/p254)

Description

Census Code	Class Code	GSA Code	OPM Code
00100	U4	0155	0155

Name	In Part	Originator	Reference	Series Name	Publication Date	Source URL	Title	Edition	Notes	Additional Information
Frederick Subdivision	No	-	DC	-	-	-	-	-	-	Greater Washington D.C. Street Map Book. Alexandria, Virginia: Alexandria Drafting Company, 2003.
Griswold Subdivision	No	-	DC	-	-	-	-	-	-	Greater Washington D.C. Street Map Book. Alexandria, Virginia: Alexandria Drafting Company, 2003.
Nacotchtanke	No	-	DC	-	-	-	-	-	-	Kenny, Hamil. West Virginia Place Names. Piedmont, W.Va.: The Place Name Press, 1945.
Old Uniontown	No	-	MD	-	-	-	-	-	-	Maryland Geological Survey. Maryland Geological Survey Publications. Baltimore, Maryland: Maryland Geological Survey, Dates vary. Codes are: B = Bulletin, RI = Report of Investigation. Coded as MD-T72/code/year.
Union Town	No	-	US	-	-	-	-	-	-	The American Guide Series, Compiled and Written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration. A state by state guide series published by various publishers, in the late 1930's and 1940's. Each book studies and describes each state's history, natural endowments, and special interests. Use code US-T125/Name/YYYY/p#.
Uniontown	No	-	MD	-	-	-	-	-	-	Maryland Geological Survey. Maryland Geological Survey Publications. Baltimore, Maryland: Maryland Geological Survey, Dates vary. Codes are: B = Bulletin, RI = Report of Investigation. Coded as MD-T72/code/year.

Name	Date	Authority	Type

Filename

Sequence	Coordinates	Map	State
1	38.8665013, -76.9838643 / 38° 51' 59.40" N, 76° 59' 1.91" W	Anacostia	DC

Sequence	State or Equivalent	County or Equivalent
1	District of Columbia	District of Columbia

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