Related Links

• A similar, much older project is the whimsical but fascinating Pop vs Soda page
• Also see the The Neighborhood Project which is doing something similar just for San Francisco neighborhoods
• A 38-State Nation is an interesting related map drawn by a professor at California State University

Mapping Links

• CommonCensus uses Google Maps to visualize the five most recent contributors when you click on them
• See the Google Maps Directory for other sites that utilize Google Maps in new and different ways

Political Links

• For an overview on gerrymandering, see the excellent Wikipedia article on that subject

Data Links

• CommonCensus's original database of place names comes from the freely available USGS GNIS (United States Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System)