Description: The Geographic Names layer contains information about the natural, physical and some cultural features in Connecticut.This is the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's repository for geographic feature names information and includes bars, bays, beaches, channels, cliffs, falls, flats, gaps, hills, hill ranges, islands, lakes, ledges, points, populated places, reefs, ridges, rivers, rocks, swamps, towns, and valleys. It does not include structures and facilities such as airports, bridges, cemeteries, churches, highways, hospitals, parks, railroads, roads, schools, towers, or universities. This Geographic Names layer is based on some information from the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), published by the U.S. Geological Survey, and from spatial data and hard copy maps compiled by the State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection. The layer is comprised of point features with information in related data tables that hold the unique identification number, name, short name, alternate name and type of each geographically named feature. This layer describes the location of each geographically named feature by state and by Connecticut town (municipality). Map label points do not represent true locations for these features. Specifically, map label points are cartographically placed near and not directly on the feature they label. Data is compiled at 1:24,000 scale.