The final “h” is dropped from names ending in “burgh”: Pittsburg, not Pittsburgh.
Names ending in “borough” are contracted to “boro”: Boonsboro, not Boonsborough.
Names are not compounded: Alluwe, not Al-lu-we; Hongkong, not Hong-Kong.
“C. H.” is omitted as part of the names of county seats: Fairfax, not Fairfax C. H.
Spell Center, not Centre.
Accented letters are not used, except in rare instances, as Curaçao; Réunion; St. François.
[ABBREVIATIONS.]
1. Follow Postal-Guide contractions for States and Territories (except Oregon, for which use Oreg.) after names of forts, barracks, arsenals, navy-yards, naval stations, post-offices, counties, military or Indian reservations, and Indian agencies. Note the following examples: