Making a Place Names Overlay in QGIS
![[Screenshot of QGIS showing features labeled in large font bold letters slanted to match canyons and mesas]](https://shallowsky.com/blog/images/screenshots/qgis/placenames/placenames-ss.jpg)
Flipping through Craig Martin's old book
- Los Alamos Place Names
We were just talking about that on a hike last week — looking out at the canyons north of Rendija and trying to get the names straight. Most maps don't label canyons, mesas, or even watercourses, which is endlessly frustrating for hikers who like geography.
I wondered how hard it would be to make a place names layer in QGIS
based on Craig's map (and, of course, other sources too) that I could
export as an overlay for use in OsmAnd
or PyTopo.
And it's always good to learn a little more about how to use QGIS effectively.
[ 14:28 Dec 30, 2025 More mapping | permalink to this entry | ]
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