Configure City Display Properties
When you use the Load Geographies flow to populate your geocode data, it updates the names for all US cities.
To change the display name for a city:
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Start the Geographies task from your implementation project.
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On the Manage Geographies page, select US and click Search.
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Select the Hierarchy Defined check on the United States row, or select Manage Geography Hierarchy from the Actions menu.
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Expand the appropriate State and County fields to display the city to change.
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Select the city, and select Edit from the Actions menu.
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In the Primary and Alternative Names section, select Add from the Actions menu.
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Enter the new city name.
Leave the Data Provider field as
User entered
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Select Set Primary.
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If the city resides in multiple counties, you must change the city name in each..
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Save your work.
The name you define displays in all appropriate areas, including addresses, tax balances, and reports.