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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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CHAMACUEROS, CERRO SEE
CHAMACUERO, CERRO	MT	25 09 N	106 07 W	702	00
CHAMADA	POPL	28 59 N	108 52 W	702	02
CHAMAL, SIERRA DEL	MTS	22 45 N	99 15 W	702	02
CHAMAYBO	POPL	27 51 N	108 06 W	702	02
CHAMBENO	POPL	22 13 N	105 24 W	702	02
CHAMELA	POPL	19 32 N	105 05 W	702	01
CHAMELA, BAHÍA	BAY	19 33 N	105 07 W	702	01
CHAMELA, PUNTA	PT	19 30 N	105 05 W	702	01
CHAMELA, RÍO DE SEE
BALUARTE, RÍO DEL	STRM	22 49 N	106 02 W	702	00
CHAMELA BAY SEE CHAMELA, BAHÍA	BAY	19 33 N	105 07 W	702	00
CHAMETL, CERRO	MT	19 36 N	98 46 W	702	01
CHAMETLA	POPL	22 52 N	105 57 W	702	02
CHAMILA	POPL	18 58 N	103 40 W	702	01
CHAMILPA	POPL	18 09 N	94 48 W	702	01
CHAMILPA	POPL	18 58 N	99 15 W	702	01
CHAMOLA	POPL	20 58 N	98 12 W	702	01
CHAMPA	POPL	16 46 N	91 08 W	702	01
CHAMPA SEE CHAMPA LARGA	POPL	17 00 N	91 21 W	702	00
CHAMPA	POPL	17 13 N	91 37 W	702	01
CHAMPA LARGA	POPL	17 00 N	91 21 W	702	01
CHAMPAN, RÍO	STRM	18 28 N	91 31 W	702	01
CHAMPAYAN, LAGUNA SEE
ALTAMIRA, LAGUNA DE	MRSM	22 24 N	98 00 W	702	00
CHAMPETÉN, PUNTA	PT	20 01 N	90 28 W	702	01
CHAMPIN, RÍO SEE CHAMPAN, RÍO	STRM	18 28 N	91 31 W	702	00
CHAMPOTÓN	POPL	19 21 N	90 43 W	702	02
CHAMPOTÓN, BANCOS DE	BANK	19 24 N	90 53 W	702	01
CHAMPOTÓN, RÍO	STRM	19 21 N	90 43 W	702	01
CHAMPURRADAS, ISLA	ISL	25 25 N	97 27 W	702	02
CHAMPUSCO	POPL	18 48 N	98 28 W	702	01
CHAMÚ	POPL	20 01 N	101 03 W	702	01
CHAMUCH SEE SAN JOSE XKÓMAK	POPL	20 30 N	89 21 W	702	00
CHAMUCO	RSTA	19 51 N	100 25 W	702	01
CHAMULA SEE BOHOM	POPL	16 47 N	92 41 W	702	00
CHAMUSCADERO	POPL	16 03 N	97 46 W	702	01
CHANAL	POPL	16 43 N	92 24 W	702	01

CHANATE, CERRO	MT	30 50 N	111 49 W	702	02
CHAN AZUL, CENOTE	SINK	21 07 N	88 46 W	702	01
CHANCA, CERRO SEE CHANCACA, CERRO	MT	29 07 N	109 39 W	702	00
CHANCACA, CERRO	MT	29 07 N	109 39 W	702	02
CHANCALIA SEE CHANCAPLIA	POPL	27 50 N	105 41 W	702	00
CHANCAPLIA	POPL	27 50 N	105 41 W	702	02
CHANCAPLIA, LAGUNA	LAKE	27 52 N	105 39 W	702	02
CHANCAGUERO	POPL	22 57 N	100 39 W	702	02
CHAN CENOTE	POPL	20 59 N	87 47 W	702	02
CHANCHAKAN	POPL	19 50 N	89 00 W	702	01
CHAN CHEN	POPL	20 14 N	88 48 W	702	01
CHANCHÉN	POPL	20 05 N	87 46 W	702	01
CHANCHÉN	POPL	21 18 N	88 25 W	702	01
CHANDZONOT	POPL	20 48 N	88 42 W	702	01
CHANDZONOT	POPL	21 30 N	88 24 W	702	01
CHAN HALAL	SITE	20 58 N	90 06 W	702	01
CHAN KAN SEE CHANKANYUC	POPL	20 08 N	88 56 W	702	00
CHANKANYUC	POPL	20 08 N	88 56 W	702	01
CHANKIN	POPL	20 34 N	89 34 W	702	01
CHAN-KOM	POPL	20 33 N	88 31 W	702	01
CHAN LAGUNA	POPL	18 29 N	90 12 W	702	01
CHANO	POPL	16 00 N	97 09 W	702	01
CHAN POLAC, PUNTA	PT	21 07 N	90 10 W	702	01
CHANQUELITE	POPL	18 08 N	101 37 W	702	01
CHANREY	POPL	20 25 N	104 47 W	702	01
CHANTAL SEE CHANTOL	POPL	22 06 N	99 05 W	702	00
CHANTARAS SEE CHAUTOTAS	POPL	19 02 N	103 17 W	702	00
CHANTE	POPL	19 39 N	104 48 W	702	01
CHANTOL	POPL	22 06 N	99 05 W	702	02
CHANTOTÁS SEE CHAUTOTÁS	POPL	19 02 N	103 17 W	702	00
CHANTUN SEE CHACTÚN	POPL	20 50 N	89 38 W	702	00
CHAPA	POPL	16 00 N	95 33 W	702	01
CHAPA	POPL	18 19 N	99 49 W	702	01
CHAPA SEE SAN JOSE CHIAPA	POPL	19 15 N	97 46 W	702	00
CHAPAB	POPL	20 28 N	89 28 W	702	01
CHAPACHAPA	POPL	20 08 N	96 31 W	702	01
CHAPA DE MOTA	POPL	19 49 N	99 32 W	702	01

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