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NIS Gazetteer Mexico

Central Intelligence Agency · 2025-08-25 · 757 pages · text by GLM-OCR

This is the National Intelligence Survey Gazetteer for Mexico, published by the Central Intelligence Agency in March 1956 and prepared by the Office of Geography, Department of the Interior. It contains about 53,000 entries for places and features in Mexico. It gives official standard names approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names along with unapproved variant names, and lists coordinates, feature designations and map references. It is marked for official use only and has no UFO content.

  • p. 5 …headland REP republic HILL hill RMTH stream mouth HLLS hills, range of hills RNCH ranch INLT…
  • p. 6 …sinkhole cerrito(s) mountain(s) cerro mountain, hill charco pond ciénaga, ciénega swamp cordón mountains crestón…
  • p. 7 …lagoon peña mountain peñasco hill península peninsula picacho(s) mountain(s), hill(s) pico(s) mountain…
  • p. 8 …98 09 W 702 00 ABREGO, CERRO HILL 23 16 N 103 25 W 702 02…
  • p. 21 …111 25 W 702 02 ÁGUILA, CERRO HILL 22 35 N 102 49 W 702 02…
  • p. 30 …ALTA, LOMA HILL 27 14 N 102 16 W 702 02 ALTA, LOMA HILL 32 23…
  • p. 31 …100 38 W 702 02 ALVARES, LOMA HILL 32 27 N 116 59 W 702 02…
  • p. 35 …102 35 W 702 00 ÁNGEL, CERRO HILL 22 49 N 102 34 W 702 02…
  • p. 40 …LA HILL 22 17 N 102 35 W 702 00 ARDILLA, CERRO LA HILL 22 17…
  • p. 44 …116 05 W 702 02 ARROYO SECO HILL 32 23 N 116 36 W 702 02…
  • p. 49 RSTA 27 16 N 103 36 W 702 02 ATRAVESADA HILL 27 30 N 103 02…
  • p. 50 …97 09 W 702 01 AYAHUIL, CERRO HILL 21 27 N 97 47 W 702 02…
  • p. 57 …110 25 W 702 02 BALLENA, LOMA HILL 26 16 N 102 36 W 702 02…
  • p. 66 …BLANCO, CERRO HILL 23 20 N 103 10 W 702 02 BLANCO, CERRO HILL 26 56…
  • p. 67 …115 27 W 702 02 BLANCO, MONTE HILL 32 28 N 116 38 W 702 02…
  • p. 69 …87 27 W 702 00 BOLUDO, CERRO HILL 26 40 N 100 38 W 702 02…
  • p. 78 …W 702 00 CABEZA DE PERRO, CERRO HILL 17 18 N 100 29 W 702 01…
  • p. 79 …100 47 W 702 01 CACALOTE, CERRO HILL 23 17 N 103 07 W 702 02…
  • p. 85 …99 38 W 702 01 CALPULALPAN+ CERRO HILL 22 28 N 103 58 W 702 02…
  • p. 87 …106 17 W 702 02 CAMPANA, CERRO HILL 23 26 N 103 32 W 702 02…
  • p. 93 …96 27 W 702 00 CALPULALPAN, CERRO HILL 22 28 N 103 58 W 702 00…
  • p. 95 …90 47 W 702 01 CARIBE, CERRO HILL 16 16 N 91 03 W 702 01…
  • p. 98 …100 03 W 702 01 CARRIZAL, CERRO HILL 26 43 N 100 36 W 702 02…
  • p. 104 …99 19 W 702 00 CÉBORUCO, VOLCÁN HILL 21 09 N 104 30 W 702 01
  • p. 111 …N 98 36 W 702 00 CHALAHUITE HILL 21 38 N 97 46 W 702 01…
  • p. 119 …N 96 29 W 702 00 CHICOMOSTOC HILL 22 28 N 102 49 W 702 02…
  • p. 122 …W 702 01 CHINA, CERRO DE LA HILL 22 17 N 102 43 W 702 02…
  • p. 123 …54 W 702 02 CHINO, LOMA DEL HILL 27 37 N 99 59 W 702 02…
  • p. 143 …99 29 W 702 00 COLORADO, CERRO HILL 22 22 N 103 18 W 702 02…
  • p. 155 …03 N 95 58 W 702 00 HILL 23 01 N 103 02 W 702 02…
  • p. 166 …104 55 W 702 02 CULEBRAS, CERRO HILL 19 52 N 96 55 W 702 01…
  • p. 167 …106 16 W 702 00 CUNA· CERRO HILL 22 34 N 102 13 W 702 02…
  • p. 170 …09 W 702 02 DESIERTO, CERRO DEL HILL 26 45 N 104 29 W 702 02…
  • p. 171 …702 02 DEVISADORA, LOMA SEE DIVISADORA, LOMA HILL 27 44 N 102 31 W 702 00…
  • p. 172 …101 54 W 702 02 DIVISADORA, LOMA HILL 27 44 N 102 31 W 702 02…
  • p. 182 …98 50 W 702 02 EL BURRO HILL 32 10 N 116 28 W 702 02…
  • p. 187 …00 EL CHIVO SEE EL CHIVO, CERRITO HILL 23 04 N 103 20 W 702 02…
  • p. 188 HILL 32 10 N 116 03 W 702 02 EL CIRUELO POPL 20 19 N 97…
  • p. 227 …99 54 W 702 00 ENCINO MOCHO HILL 22 39 N 102 55 W 702 02…
  • p. 236 …105 13 W 702 00 FANFARRÓN, CERRO HILL 22 05 N 102 51 W 702 02…
  • p. 238 …102 11 W 702 02 FRAGUA, PICACHO HILL 23 02 N 103 34 W 702 02…
  • p. 239 …106 05 W 702 00 FRAILE, CERRO HILL 22 46 N 103 15 N 702 02…
  • p. 241 …11 W 702 02 GALERA LOPEÑA GACHUPINES HILL 22 47 N 102 32 W 702 02…
  • p. 245 …44 W 702 02 GEMELAS • CERRO LAS HILL 16 09 N 91 02 W 702 01…
  • p. 275 …N 106 51 W 702 02 HUIZONTLA HILL 20 53 N 97 33 W 702 01…
  • p. 309 POPL 28 20 N 106 02 W 702 02 LA CUESTA HILL 32 30 N 117…
  • p. 317 …06 W 702 02 LAGUNA PRIETA, CERRO HILL 32 17 N 114 34 W 702 02…
  • p. 331 …W 702 01 PARIDA, CERRO DE LA HILL 26 19 N 103 13 W 702 00…
  • p. 335 …22 W 702 02 LA PUIRTA+ CERRO HILL 22 09 N 103 50 W 702 02…
  • p. 337 …98 10 W 702 02 LARGA+ LOMA HILL 26 23 N 103 15 W 702 02…
  • p. 344 HILL 16 09 N 91 02 W 702 00 POPL 26 43 N 100 30 W…
  • p. 357 POPL 30 52 N 112 13 W 702 02 LA ZORRA HILL 32 08 N 116…
  • p. 370 …109 25 W 702 00 LOS FRAILES HILL 23 52 N 106 04 W 702 00
  • p. 373 …LOS MARGARITOS, CERRO SEE MARGARITOS, CERRO LOS HILL 26 31 N 104 03 W 702 00…
  • p. 380 …01 W 702 02 MACHO, CERRO DEL HILL 32 29 N 116 46 W 702 02…
  • p. 383 …N 106 20 W 702 00 MAGISTRAL HILL 22 47 N 102 35 W 702 02…
  • p. 390 …N 99 00 W 702 00 MARTILLO HILL 21 58 N 97 58 W 702 04…
  • p. 408 …N 100 27 W 702 02 MIXCOAC HILL 19 23 N 99 11 W 702 01…
  • p. 410 …N 95 03 W 702 01 MOGOR HILL 32 01 N 116 36 W 702 02…
  • p. 439 …W 702 02 OJO DE AGUA+ CERRO HILL 22 12 N 103 54 W 702 02…

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Location	Pass	28 26 N	103 38 W	702	02
CASTILLÓN, PUERTO DE	PASS	28 26 N	103 38 W	702	02
CASTILLOS, SEE LOS CASTILLOS	POPL	21 12 N	101 40 W	702	00
CASTILLOS, SIERRA DE LOS	MTS	29 25 N	107 43 W	702	02
CASTREJÓN, SEE SAN ESTEBAN	POPL	19 53 N	97 00 W	702	00
CASTRO	RSTA	21 26 N	102 11 W	702	01
CATALÁN	POPL	18 58 N	96 11 W	702	01
CATALAN SEE EL CATALÁN	POPL	19 59 N	96 39 W	702	00
CATA LARGA	POPL	18 43 N	95 47 W	702	01
CATALEMBA SEE CATATEMBA	POPL	18 28 N	101 06 W	702	00
CATALINA	RSTA	24 28 N	104 00 W	702	02
CATALINA, CERRO	MT	28 41 N	111 13 W	702	02
CATALINA, ISLA SEE
SANTA CATALINA, ISLA	ISL	25 40 N	110 47 W	702	00
CATARINA	POPL	17 49 N	95 07 W	702	01
CATARINA	POPL	18 27 N	96 19 W	702	01
CATARINA SEE SANTA CATARINA	POPL	19 19 N	98 58 W	702	00
CATARINA	POPL	20 04 N	98 58 W	702	01
CATARINA SEE SAN NICOLÁS DEL CARMEN	POPL	21 16 N	100 33 W	702	00
CATARINA	POPL	21 23 N	100 03 W	702	01
CATARINA SEE CATAVÍNA	POPL	29 52 N	114 57 W	702	00
CATARINA	RSTA	20 18 N	103 37 W	702	01
CATARINA, CERRO DE LA	MT	29 52 N	107 40 W	702	02
CATARINA, RÍO	STRM	21 46 N	102 17 W	702	01
CATARINA, SIERRA DE LA	MTS	29 51 N	107 41 W	702	02
CATARINAS	POPL	26 38 N	105 32 W	702	02
CATARINERO, ARROYO	STRM	16 52 N	93 35 W	702	01
CATARINEROS, ARROYO SEE
CATARINERO, ARROYO	STRM	16 52 N	93 35 W	702	00
CATARINITA	POPL	15 54 N	92 24 W	702	01
CATARINO	POPL	16 22 N	95 05 W	702	01
CATARINO	POPL	17 12 N	95 05 W	702	01
CATARROS	POPL	26 02 N	99 34 W	702	02
CATATEMBA	POPL	18 28 N	101 06 W	702	01
CATAVÍNA	POPL	29 52 N	114 57 W	702	02
CATAZAJÁ	POPL	17 45 N	92 01 W	702	01
CATAZAJA, LAGUNA SEE
CATAZAJÁ, LAGUNA DE	LAKE	17 46 N	92 02 W	702	00
CATAZAJÁ, LAGUNA DE	LAKE	17 46 N	92 02 W	702	02

	POPL	17 57 N	101 43 W	702	01
CATEDRAL	MT	19 33 N	99 32 W	702	01
CATEDRAL, CERRO LA	MTS	29 21 N	102 24 W	702	02
CATEDRAL, SIERRA DE	POPL	18 25 N	95 07 W	702	02
CATEMACO	LAKE	18 25 N	95 05 W	702	02
CATEMACO, LAGO	LAKE	18 25 N	95 05 W	702	00
CATEMACO, LAGUNA DE SEE	LAKE	18 25 N	95 05 W	702	00
CATEMACO, LAGO	POPL	19 53 N	88 56 W	702	01
CATMIS	CAPE	21 35 N	87 05 W	702	02
CATOCHE, CABO	STRM	25 40 N	108 26 W	702	02
CATO DE LAS ORDEÑAS, ARROYO DEL	POPL	23 42 N	100 54 W	702	02
CATORCE	POPL	23 42 N	100 55 W	702	00
CATORCE SEE LOS CATORCE	POPL	28 23 N	108 21 W	702	02
CATORCE	RSTA	23 42 N	101 00 W	702	02
CATORCE, SIERRA	MTS	23 36 N	100 52 W	702	02
CATOREO SEE CATORCE	POPL	28 23 N	108 21 W	702	00
CATZÍN	POPL	20 45 N	87 49 W	702	01
CAUACÁ	POPL	21 09 N	89 00 W	702	01
CAUCA	POPL	20 51 N	89 36 W	702	01
CAUCA	POPL	21 02 N	88 50 W	702	01
CAUCEL	POPL	21 01 N	89 43 W	702	01
CAUCHUCHIC	POPL	27 45 N	107 39 W	702	02
CAULOTE SEE EL CAULOTE	POPL	19 40 N	102 44 W	702	00
CAURIO	POPL	19 54 N	101 49 W	702	01
CAUSAS	POPL	24 01 N	105 47 W	702	02
CAUTAMAYEC SEE CANTAMAYEC	POPL	20 29 N	89 05 W	702	00
CAUTÁN	POPL	19 04 N	103 41 W	702	01
CAUTIVO, CERRO	MT	22 57 N	97 59 W	702	02
CAVAO	POPL	22 53 N	99 46 W	702	02
CAVAZOS	POPL	26 09 N	98 21 W	702	02
CAVENGIMUIL SEE CAVENGIMUIL	MT	15 11 N	92 09 W	702	00
CAVENGIMUIL	MT	15 11 N	92 09 W	702	01
CAVENGIMUIL, CERRO SEE	MT	15 11 N	92 09 W	702	00
CAVENGIMUIL	MT	15 11 N	92 09 W	702	01
CAVERNA	POPL	20 20 N	105 23 W	702	01
CAVEZ	POPL	25 43 N	101 06 W	702	02

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