Racist place names from Queensland's colonial past will finally be wiped from the map.

But many would be surprised that appallingly racist names such as "Nigger Creek" still existed in 2017.

In May, following community concern about the place name "Niggers Bounce" in north Queensland, the Natural Resources and Mines Department removed references to the name from its databases.

Several racist place names will be removed after a review by the Natural Resources and Mines Department. Credit:Greg Newington

Fairfax Media can reveal the department then commenced a proactive review of the place names database and found nine other place names that had a "similarly offensive term".