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Itascatown

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE ยท U.S. MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS

A historical populated place in U.S. Minor Outlying Islands County, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

Location Record

Name
Itascatown
Feature Type
Populated Place (historical)
State
U.S. Minor Outlying Islands
County
U.S. Minor Outlying Islands County
Coordinates
0.8019444, -176.6361111
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GNIS Feature ID
1989667

Names and historical notes

Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.

GNIS description

Located in the central part of Howland Island in the South Pacific Ocean. NOS Chart 83116.

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 1989667. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

GNIS citation text may identify a source series rather than a specific page. It is reproduced below without implying that its underlying documents were inspected.

  • Text 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#.

GNIS source datasets and documentation

Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.