diff --git a/www/js/diary/addressNamesHelper.ts b/www/js/diary/addressNamesHelper.ts
index 660ab25f4..ee5c0660d 100644
--- a/www/js/diary/addressNamesHelper.ts
+++ b/www/js/diary/addressNamesHelper.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,23 @@ import Bottleneck from 'bottleneck';
 import { displayError, logDebug } from '../plugin/logger';
 import { CompositeTrip } from '../types/diaryTypes';
 
+export type NominatimResponse = {
+  address: {
+    road?: string;
+    pedestrian?: string;
+    suburb?: string;
+    neighbourhood?: string;
+    hamlet?: string;
+    city?: string;
+    town?: string;
+    county?: string;
+    state?: string;
+    postcode?: string;
+    country?: string;
+    country_code?: string;
+  };
+};
+
 let nominatimLimiter = new Bottleneck({ maxConcurrent: 2, minTime: 500 });
 export const resetNominatimLimiter = () => {
   const newLimiter = new Bottleneck({ maxConcurrent: 2, minTime: 500 });
@@ -127,7 +144,7 @@ async function fetchNominatimLocName(loc_geojson) {
       status = ${response.status}; 
       data = ${JSON.stringify(data)}`);
     localStorage.setItem(coordsStr, JSON.stringify(data));
-    publish(coordsStr, data);
+    publish(coordsStr, JSON.stringify(data));
   } catch (error) {
     if (!nominatimError) {
       nominatimError = error;
@@ -138,8 +155,16 @@ async function fetchNominatimLocName(loc_geojson) {
 
 // Schedules nominatim fetches for the start and end locations of a trip
 export function fillLocationNamesOfTrip(trip: CompositeTrip) {
-  nominatimLimiter.schedule(() => fetchNominatimLocName(trip.end_loc));
-  nominatimLimiter.schedule(() => fetchNominatimLocName(trip.start_loc));
+  [trip.start_confirmed_place, trip.end_confirmed_place].forEach((place) => {
+    if (place?.geocoded_address || place?.reverse_geocode) {
+      const coordsStr = place.location.coordinates.toString();
+      const data = place.reverse_geocode || { address: place.geocoded_address };
+      localStorage.setItem(coordsStr, JSON.stringify(data));
+      publish(coordsStr, JSON.stringify(data));
+    } else {
+      nominatimLimiter.schedule(() => fetchNominatimLocName(place.location));
+    }
+  });
 }
 
 // a React hook that takes a trip or place and returns an array of its address names
diff --git a/www/js/types/diaryTypes.ts b/www/js/types/diaryTypes.ts
index 53b618be0..c959dc944 100644
--- a/www/js/types/diaryTypes.ts
+++ b/www/js/types/diaryTypes.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  and user input objects.
  As much as possible, these types parallel the types used in the server code. */
 
+import { NominatimResponse } from '../diary/addressNamesHelper';
 import { BaseModeKey, MotionTypeKey } from '../diary/diaryHelper';
 import useDerivedProperties from '../diary/useDerivedProperties';
 import { VehicleIdentity } from './appConfigTypes';
@@ -32,8 +33,13 @@ export type ConfirmedPlace = {
   exit_fmt_time: string; // ISO string e.g. 2023-10-31T12:00:00.000-04:00
   exit_local_dt: LocalDt;
   exit_ts: number; // Unix timestamp
+
+  // one of these depending on what we decide to keep on the server
+  geocoded_address?: NominatimResponse['address'];
+  reverse_geocode?: NominatimResponse;
+
   key: string;
-  location: Geometry;
+  location: Point;
   origin_key: string;
   raw_places: ObjectId[];
   source: string;
@@ -96,7 +102,7 @@ export type CompositeTrip = {
   confirmed_trip: ObjectId;
   distance: number;
   duration: number;
-  end_confirmed_place: BEMData<ConfirmedPlace>;
+  end_confirmed_place: ConfirmedPlace;
   end_fmt_time: string;
   end_loc: Point;
   end_local_dt: LocalDt;
@@ -113,7 +119,7 @@ export type CompositeTrip = {
   raw_trip: ObjectId;
   sections: SectionData[];
   source: string;
-  start_confirmed_place: BEMData<ConfirmedPlace>;
+  start_confirmed_place: ConfirmedPlace;
   start_fmt_time: string;
   start_loc: Point;
   start_local_dt: LocalDt;