Locality

The term locality has different meanings in different disciplines:

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In geography, a locality is a place. This is the primary meaning of the term, from which other uses derive.

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Specifically, the term "locality" is used by the United States Board on Geographic Names to refer to the name of a place that is neither a legally incorporated or defined entity (like a township or city), nor a specific geographical feature such as a river or mountain.

United States Board on Geographic Names: The United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) is a US Federal body whose purpose is to establish and maintain uniform usage of geographic names throughout the Federal Government....

Township: The term township generally means the district or area associated with a town. However in some systems, especially in the U.S., no town need be involved, and indeed in the Scottish Highlands the term describes a very small agricultural community. Specific use of the term to describe political subdiv...

City: :For alternate meanings see city (disambiguation)...