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California Map Society

American cartographic society
Organization nonprofit_organization Q88006106
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Key Facts

  • Field of work: map[1], cartography[2]
  • Country: United States[3]
  • Instance of: cartographic society[4]
  • Founder: Philip Hoehn[5]
  • Named after: California[6], map[7]
  • Headquarters location: Newport Beach[8]
  • Archives at: Stanford University Libraries Department of Special Collections and University Archives[9]
  • Chairperson: Ronald S. Gibbs[10]
  • Inception: November 15, 1979[11]
  • Significant event: California Map Society Conference[12]
  • Official website: https://californiamapsociety.org/[13]
  • Legal form: Nonprofit Corporation Public Benefit[14]
  • Short name: CMS[15]
  • Operating area: California[16]
  • Name: California Map Society[17]
  • Partnership with: David Rumsey Map Center[18]
  • House publication: Calafia[19]
  • FAQ URL: https://californiamapsociety.org/page-18393[20]
  • Sitemap URL: https://californiamapsociety.org/Site-Map[21]
  • Organisation tax status: 501(c)(4) organization[22], 501(c)(3) organization[23]
  • Official donation page URL: https://californiamapsociety.org/Donate[24]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . californiamapsociety.org. californiamapsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [1] ↑ . californiamapsociety.org. Retrieved . californiamapsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [2] ↑ . californiamapsociety.org. Retrieved . californiamapsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . update.lib.berkeley.edu. update.lib.berkeley.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  8. [8] ↑ . Tax Exempt Organization Search. wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . California Business Search. californiamapsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . californiamapsociety.org. Retrieved . californiamapsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . californiamapsociety.org. Retrieved . californiamapsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . californiamapsociety.org. californiamapsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Charity Navigator. californiamapsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Mxn · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://californiamapsociety.org/
    House publication → Calafia
    Significant event → California Map Society Conference
    Country → United States
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