Search the place names register
The Place Names Register is established under Section 11B of the Place Names Act 1967 and contains information on approved ‘registered’ place names in the Northern Territory.
It can be used to find out the correct spelling of a name, what a name means, where a name comes from, or who the name commemorates.
The register also contains information about other place names in the Northern Territory, including names that are:
- ‘assigned’ under other legislation - eg heritage places, national parks
- ‘recorded’ because they may have been shown on an official map or chart but have never been approved under the legislation
- ‘revoked’ and no longer in use - eg a road may have been closed.
Search the Place Names Register
The register is continually being updated and new place names and information added, so what you find today may be different tomorrow.
Help using the register
Get helpful tips for using the register. This includes information on the data/place name types and status values.
Other resources
To find links to place name registers and gazetteers, see resources.
Give feedback
We are happy to receive information from the community about existing place names in the database through the feedback form.
Approvals by year
Place names approved and included in the Place Names Register since 2007 are also listed by year below.
The Place Names Register is established under Section 11B of the Place Names Act 1967 and contains information on approved ‘registered’ place names in the Northern Territory.
It can be used to find out the correct spelling of a name, what a name means, where a name comes from, or who the name commemorates.
The Register also contains information about other place names in the Northern Territory, including names that are:
- ‘assigned’ under other legislation - eg heritage places, national parks
- ‘recorded’ because they may have been shown on an official map or chart but have never been approved under the legislation
- ‘revoked’ and no longer in use - eg a road may have been closed.
On the Place Names Register.
Other resources
Find links to place name registers and gazetteers on the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping website.
Give feedback
The Register is continually being updated and new place names and information added, so what you find today may be different tomorrow.
We are also happy to receive information from the community about existing place names in the database through the feedback form.
Help with database
For more information on the data/place name types, status values and help for searching and interpreting the Register and database, read the search help information.
Approvals by year
Place names approved and included in the Place Names Register since 2007 are also listed by year below.
