US Places, Then
io.github.ianderso
US places then: county on a date, PLSS land, GNIS names, old topo maps, post offices.
{ "mcpServers": { "io.github.ianderso-us-places-mcp": { "command": "uvx", "args": [ "us-places-mcp==0.2.0" ], "env": { "US_PLACES_OVERPASS_URL": "<value>", "US_PLACES_PLSS_URL": "<value>", "US_PLACES_GNIS_URL": "<value>", "US_PLACES_GNIS_ARCHIVE_URL": "<value>", "US_PLACES_TNM_URL": "<value>", "US_PLACES_DATAVERSE_URL": "<value>", "US_PLACES_CACHE_DIR": "<value>", "US_PLACES_TIMEOUT": "<value>", "US_PLACES_CONTACT": "<value>" } } }}.cursor/mcp.jsonMCP server
- Transport
- stdio
- Status
- Local
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Host a copy with our keys and logs.
Local command
uvx us-places-mcp==0.2.0Credentials from the publisher
- US_PLACES_OVERPASS_URL — OpenHistoricalMap's Overpass endpoint.
- US_PLACES_PLSS_URL — BLM's national PLSS (CadNSDI) map service.
- US_PLACES_GNIS_URL — USGS's GNIS map service (The National Map).
- US_PLACES_GNIS_ARCHIVE_URL — Where USGS keeps the August 2021 GNIS state files.
- US_PLACES_TNM_URL — The National Map's TNM Access products API.
- US_PLACES_DATAVERSE_URL — Harvard Dataverse, which holds the US post offices dataset.
- US_PLACES_CACHE_DIR — Directory for the on-disk response cache and the downloaded datasets.
- US_PLACES_TIMEOUT — HTTP timeout in seconds.
- US_PLACES_CONTACT — An email address or URL appended to the User-Agent, so the services can reach whoever runs the server.
Claude Code has no install link for a local command. Copy the command below and run it in a terminal.
shClaude Code
US_PLACES_OVERPASS_URL=<value> US_PLACES_PLSS_URL=<value> US_PLACES_GNIS_URL=<value> US_PLACES_GNIS_ARCHIVE_URL=<value> US_PLACES_TNM_URL=<value> US_PLACES_DATAVERSE_URL=<value> US_PLACES_CACHE_DIR=<value> US_PLACES_TIMEOUT=<value> US_PLACES_CONTACT=<value> claude mcp add io.github.ianderso-us-places-mcp -- uvx us-places-mcp==0.2.0Run in a terminal.
jsonClaude Desktop
{ "mcpServers": { "io.github.ianderso-us-places-mcp": { "command": "uvx", "args": [ "us-places-mcp==0.2.0" ], "env": { "US_PLACES_OVERPASS_URL": "<value>", "US_PLACES_PLSS_URL": "<value>", "US_PLACES_GNIS_URL": "<value>", "US_PLACES_GNIS_ARCHIVE_URL": "<value>", "US_PLACES_TNM_URL": "<value>", "US_PLACES_DATAVERSE_URL": "<value>", "US_PLACES_CACHE_DIR": "<value>", "US_PLACES_TIMEOUT": "<value>", "US_PLACES_CONTACT": "<value>" } } }}claude_desktop_config.json
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Local- Transport
- stdio
- Version
- 0.2.0
- API key
- US_PLACES_OVERPASS_URL, US_PLACES_PLSS_URL, US_PLACES_GNIS_URL, US_PLACES_GNIS_ARCHIVE_URL, US_PLACES_TNM_URL, US_PLACES_DATAVERSE_URL, US_PLACES_CACHE_DIR, US_PLACES_TIMEOUT, US_PLACES_CONTACT
- Last checked
- 2026-10-26
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How do I install US Places, Then?
Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.
Does US Places, Then need an API key?
The publisher lists these environment variables: US_PLACES_OVERPASS_URL, US_PLACES_PLSS_URL, US_PLACES_GNIS_URL, US_PLACES_GNIS_ARCHIVE_URL, US_PLACES_TNM_URL, US_PLACES_DATAVERSE_URL, US_PLACES_CACHE_DIR, US_PLACES_TIMEOUT, US_PLACES_CONTACT.
What transport does US Places, Then use?
US Places, Then runs locally over stdio.
When was US Places, Then last checked?
Last checked 2026-10-26. US places then: county on a date, PLSS land, GNIS names, old topo maps, post offices.
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