The state of Alaska requested the name change in 1975, but the Board on Geographic Names didn’t take action. Members of the Ohio congressional delegation – President William McKinley was from Ohio – ...

A geographer explains who decides what goes on the map.

Usually, renaming a place starts locally. The people in the state or county propose a name change and gather support. The ...

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The Department of the Interior (DoI) said the Gulf of Mexico is now to be known as the "Gulf of America" following an ...

The U.S. Department of the Interior (DoI) on Friday said that the Gulf of Mexico is now to be known as the “Gulf of America” ...

From his inaugural address continuing through a flurry of executive actions, press conferences and interviews Trump relied on ...

Mapmakers and teachers are rethinking what to call the body of water between Mexico, the U.S. and Cuba after President Trump ...

President Donald Trump has issued a flurry of executive orders — including one to change the official name of North America's ...

President Trump's executive order renames the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, cast your vote on which name you prefer.

Federal changes have to be made, but other countries and private companies can keep using "Gulf of Mexico." Here's why.