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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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CHACAMHACAN	POPL	18 26 N	89 11 W	702	01
CHACANOT	POPL	20 34 N	88 22 W	702	01
CHACARRÓN	POPL	17 44 N	94 42 W	702	01
CHACAS SEE LAS CHACAS	POPL	21 52 N	97 46 W	702	00
CHACATÁN SEE CHOCOTÁN	POPL	18 44 N	95 43 W	702	00
CHACATE SEE EL CHACATE	POPL	27 09 N	104 52 W	702	00
CHACAVA	POPL	17 48 N	91 35 W	702	01
CHACCHÉ	POPL	18 43 N	90 08 W	702	01
CHAC CHOOBEN	POPL	18 29 N	88 28 W	702	01
CHACDZATZ, AGUADA	SINK	21 29 N	88 14 W	702	01
CHACHACO	POPL	27 20 N	108 34 W	702	02
CHACHACO SEE CHAICHACO	POPL	27 21 N	108 30 W	702	00
CHACHACUAXTLE	POPL	23 41 N	104 19 W	702	02
CHACHAHUANTLA	POPL	20 13 N	98 09 W	702	01
CHACHAHUENTLA SEE CHACHAHUANTLA	POPL	20 13 N	98 09 W	702	00
CHACHALACA	POPL	19 52 N	97 09 W	702	01
CHACHALACA	POPL	21 07 N	99 07 W	702	01
CHACHALACAS, BARRA	BAR	19 25 N	96 19 W	702	01
CHAC-HALAL, CALETA DE	COVE	20 30 N	87 13 W	702	01
CHACHAMARI SEE CHACHAMORI	POPL	28 41 N	108 18 W	702	00
CHACHAMORI	POPL	28 41 N	108 18 W	702	02
CHACHAPA	POPL	19 02 N	98 05 W	702	01
CHACHAPALA SEE CHACHAPA	POPL	19 02 N	98 05 W	702	00
CHACHARAMBA, CERRO	MT	27 04 N	109 04 W	702	02
CHACHAXTLA	POPL	19 13 N	96 32 W	702	00
CHACHI SEE CACHI	POPL	16 15 N	92 42 W	702	00
CHACHIMUAPAN	POPL	20 27 N	101 59 W	702	01
CHACHOAPAN SEE
SANTA MARÍA CHACHOAPAN	POPL	17 33 N	97 18 W	702	00
CHAC-HON SEE CHACÓN	POPL	20 57 N	89 02 W	702	00
CHACMAY	POPL	21 03 N	88 54 W	702	01
CHACMUCHUCH	POPL	21 17 N	86 52 W	702	02
CHACMUCHUCH, RIO DE	LAGN	21 20 N	86 52 W	702	01
CHAC-NALAL SEE
CHAC-HALAL, CALETA DE	COVE	20 30 N	87 13 W	702	00
CHACOACO SEE EL CHACUACO	POPL	21 56 N	98 08 W	702	00
CHACOLAPA SEE CHACALAPA	POPL	18 05 N	94 42 W	702	00
CHACÓN	POPL	20 57 N	89 02 W	702	01

	POPL	27 17 N	101 25 W	702	02
CHACÓN
CHACONES, CERNO	MT	27 59 N	106 21 W	702	02
CHACOTE, PUERTO DEL	PASS	29 57 N	107 07 W	702	02
CHACOTLA SEE COACATLA	POPL	17 56 N	94 40 W	702	00
CHACSINICCHÉ	POPL	20 33 N	89 40 W	702	01
CHACSINKIN SEE CHACZINKÍN	POPL	20 56 N	89 40 W	702	00
CHACTÉ, RIO	STRM	17 09 N	92 40 W	702	01
CHACTÓN SEE CMACTUNX	POPL	20 32 N	90 00 W	702	00
CHACTÓN	POPL	20 50 N	89 38 W	702	01
CHACTUNX	POPL	20 32 N	90 00 W	702	01
CHACUACO	POPL	18 21 N	101 36 W	702	01
CHACUACO SEE EL CHACUACO	POPL	20 47 N	105 06 W	702	00
CHACUACO	POPL	21 27 N	98 10 W	702	01
CHACUACO SEE EL CHACUACO	POPL	21 56 N	98 08 W	702	00
CHACZINKÍN	POPL	20 09 N	89 01 W	702	01
CHACZINKÍN	POPL	20 56 N	89 40 W	702	01
CHADZATZ, AGUADA SEE
CHACDZATZ, AGUADA	SINK	21 25 N	88 14 W	702	00
CHADZONOT SEE CHANDZONOT	POPL	20 48 N	88 42 W	702	00
CHAECHÉ SEE CHACCHÉ	POPL	18 43 N	90 08 W	702	00
CHAERABABI, SIERRA	MTS	30 00 N	110 28 W	702	02
CHAGCHALTZIN	POPL	19 55 N	97 29 W	702	01
CHAGOACHIC SEE CHAGUEACHIC	POPL	26 42 N	106 45 W	702	00
CHAGUEACHIC	POPL	26 42 N	106 45 W	702	02
CMAGUES	POPL	15 52 N	97 01 W	702	01
CMAGUITA	POPL	21 51 N	105 27 W	702	01
CMAHIVITO	POPL	26 35 N	108 46 W	702	02
CMAHUAPA	POPL	19 20 N	96 40 W	702	01
CMAHUITAL	POPL	15 32 N	92 06 W	702	01
CMAHUITE	POPL	16 18 N	94 11 W	702	01
CMAHUITE	POPL	16 53 N	94 55 W	702	01
CMAHUITES	POPL	15 43 N	96 29 W	702	02
CMAHUITES	POPL	16 17 N	94 11 W	702	01
CMAHUITES SEE CHAHUITE	POPL	16 18 N	94 11 W	702	00
CMAHUITES	POPL	16 21 N	94 26 W	702	01
CMAHUITES	POPL	16 54 N	95 15 W	702	01
CHAICHACO	POPL	27 21 N	108 30 W	702	02

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