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NIS Gazetteer Mexico

Central Intelligence Agency · 2025-08-25 · 757 pages · text by 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. 6 …sound bajo shoal banco(s) bank(s) barra bar, entrance to lagoon barranca stream barrial mire…
  • p. 31 …N 100 24 W 702 01 ALVARADO, BARRA DE BAR 18 47 N 95 41 W…
  • p. 37 …N 96 19 W 702 00 ANTIGUA, BARRA DE LA BAR 19 19 N 96 17…
  • p. 44 …N 105 56 W 702 02 ASADERO, BARRA BAR 21 38 N 105 27 W 702…
  • p. 51 …N 99 36 W 702 01 AYUTLA, BARRA DE BAR 15 52 N 95 50 W…
  • p. 59 …702 02 BARRA POPL 15 57 N 95 38 W 702 01 BARRA POPL 22 59…
  • p. 60 …48 N 97 22 W 702 02 BARRA NUEVA POPL 20 13 N 96 45 W…
  • p. 67 …08 W 702 01 BOCA DE LIMA, BARRA BAR 20 35 N 97 06 W 702…
  • p. 68 …91 40 W 702 01 BOCA OVEJA, BARRA BAR 19 51 N 96 26 W 702…
  • p. 70 …105 11 W 702 02 BOQUILLA ORO, BARRA BAR 19 49 N 96 26 W 702…
  • p. 71 …N 107 49 W 702 00 BORREGO, BARRA BAR 21 31 N 105 21 W 702…
  • p. 81 …BARRA SEE CAHUACAN. BARRA DE BAR 14 37 N 92 19 W 702 00 CAHUACAN. BARRA…
  • p. 104 …N 97 19 W 702 01 CAZONES, BARRA DE AR 20 44 N 97 12 W…
  • p. 110 …N 99 07 W 702 01 CHACHALACAS, BARRA BAR 19 25 N 96 19 W 702…
  • p. 121 …BARRA DE BAR 18 26 N 93 05 W 702 01 CHILTEPES, BARRA SEE CHILTEPEC, BARRA…
  • p. 174 …95 43 W 702 01 DOS BOCAS, BARRA DE BAR 18 27 N 93 13 W…
  • p. 291 …105 46 W 702 00 JUAN ÁNGEL, BARRA BAR 19 29 N 96 20 W 702…
  • p. 298 …46 W 702 02 LA BARRA DE CAZONES SEE BARRA DE CAZONES LA BLANCA POPL 16…
  • p. 357 …N 107 06 W 702 02 LECHUGUILLAS, BARRA DE BAR 20 00 N 96 34 W…
  • p. 359 …N 98 57 W 702 02 LIMON BARRA BAR 19 41 N 96 24 W 702…
  • p. 400 …97 43 W 702 01 MEXCALTILÁN, BARRA SEE MEXCALTITÁN, BARRA BAR 21 45 N 105 30…
  • p. 401 MEXCALTITÁN POPL 21 55 N 105 31 W 702 01 MEXCALTITÁN, BARRA BAR 21 45 N…
  • p. 424 …N 109 26 W 702 00 NAUTLA, BARRA DE BAR 20 15 N 96 46 W…
  • p. 432 …N 99 24 W 702 00 NUEV, BARRA BAR 20 03 N 96 36 W 702…
  • p. 452 …N 109 40 W 702 00 PALMAS, BARRA DE BAR 20 10 N 96 43 W…
  • p. 460 …56 W 702 02 PAREDON, BARRA DE SEE TONALÁ: BARRA DE BAR 15 59 N 93…
  • p. 483 …N 103 27 W 702 00 PLATANAR: BARRA BAR 19 47 N 96 26 W 702…
  • p. 502 …91 31 W 702 00 PUERTO NSAL, BARRA DE BAR 18 47 N 91 30 W…
  • p. 517 …N 111 07 W 702 00 REY, BARRA DEL BAR 21 32 N 105 18 W…
  • p. 518 …BARRA SEE RIACHUELO, BARRA DE BAR 20 27 N 96 57 W 702 00 RIACHUELO, BARRA…
  • p. 528 …41 W 702 00 SACAPULCO, BARRA DE SEE ZACAPULCO, BARRA DE BAR 15 10 N 92…
  • p. 535 …99 59 W 702 02 SAN AGUSTÍN BARRA RSTA 19 54 N 98 40 W 702…
  • p. 558 …108 45 W 702 02 SAN FRANCISCO, BARRA DE SEE SAN FRANCISCO, BOCA DE ENTR 16…
  • p. 572 …105 25 W 702 02 SAN JOSE, BARRA BAR 25 23 N 97 20 W 702…
  • p. 588 …104 12 W 702 01 SAN MARCOS, BARRA BAR 15 50 N 93 41 W 702…
  • p. 602 …ARROYO DE SAN PEDRO, BAMÍA SAN PEDRO, BARRA DE POPL 32 10 N 116 00 W…
  • p. 605 …SAN PEDRO Y SAN PABLO, BARRA DE SEE SAN PEDRO, BARRA DE BAR 18 39 N…
  • p. 610 …103 22 W 702 01 SAN SIMÓN, BARRA SEE SAN SEBASTIÁN EILA POPL 17 10 N…
  • p. 611 …105 12 W 702 02 SANTA ANA BARRA BAR 19 54 N 96 29 W 702…
  • p. 634 …106 02 W 702 00 SANTECOMAPA, BARRA SEE SONTECOMAPAN, BARRA DE BAR 18 34 N 94…
  • p. 652 …BARRA SEE ZACAPULCO, BARRA DE BAR 18 10 N 92 92 W 702 00 SOCONUSCO, BARRA…
  • p. 656 …N 95 01 W 702 01 SONTECOMAPAN, BARRA DE BAR 18 34 N 94 53 W…
  • p. 658 …BARRA SEE SUCHIATE, BARRA DEL BAR 14 33 N 92 14 W 702 00 SUCHIATE, BARRA…
  • p. 664 …BARRA SEE TAMPICO, BARRA DE BAR 22 16 N 97 47 W 702 00 TAMPICO, BARRA…
  • p. 665 …17 W 702 00 TANHUIJO, BARRA DE SEE TANGÜIJO, BARRA ENTR 21 06 N 97 22…
  • p. 672 …97 54 W 702 01 TECOANADA+ BARRA SEE TECOANAPA+ BARRA BAR 16 31 N 98 47…
  • p. 673 …N 97 00 W 702 00 TECOLUTLA, BARRA DE BAR 20 29 N 96 59 W…
  • p. 674 …N 98 30 W 702 01 TECOYAME, BARRA BAR 16 13 N 98 17 W 702…
  • p. 677 …N 99 04 W 702 01 TEMIXTEPEC, BARRA BAR 20 38 N 97 08 W 702…
  • p. 679 …97 09 W 702 01 TENIXTEPEC, BARRA SEE TENIXTEPEC, BARRA BAR 20 38 N 97 08…
  • p. 705 …TONALÁ, BARRA DE BAR 15 59 N 93 58 W 707 00 TONALÁ, BARRA DE BAR…
  • p. 706 …97 54 W 702 00 TORDO, BARRA SEE TORDO, BARRA DEL BAR 23 03 N 97…
  • p. 716 …N 97 19 W 702 01 TUMILCO, BARRA DE BAR 20 54 N 97 18 W…
  • p. 717 …93 25 W 702 01 TUPILCO TUPILCO, BARRA DE BAR 18 25 N 93 30 W…
  • p. 718 …N 97 13 W 702 00 TUXPAN, BARRA DE BAR 20 58 N 97 19 W…
  • p. 730 …N 99 25 W 702 01 VIEJA, BARRA BAR 20 15 N 96 46 W 702…
  • p. 748 …N 92 41 W 702 01 ZACAPULCO, BARRA DE BAR 15 10 N 92 52 W…
  • p. 755 …97 15 W 702 00 ZONTECOMAPAN, BARRA SEE SONTECOMAPAN, BARRA DE BAR 18 34 N 94…
CHICURAL SEE ARROYO DEL CHICURAL	POPL	24 08 N	105 41 W	702	00
CHICURAL	POPL	27 35 N	109 16 W	702	02
CHICURAL	POPL	28 18 N	109 29 W	702	02
CHICURAS SEE LAS CHICURAS	POPL	26 55 N	108 04 W	702	00
CHICXULUB	POPL	21 08 N	89 31 W	702	02
CHICXULUB	POPL	21 18 N	89 36 W	702	02
CHIEPETLAN	POPL	17 44 N	98 36 W	702	01
CHIETLA	POPL	18 31 N	98 35 W	702	01
CHIETLA	POPL	21 05 N	98 15 W	702	01
CHIETLA SEE CHIETLA, ESTACIÓN	RSTA	18 32 N	98 35 W	702	00
CHIETLA, ESTACIÓN	RSTA	18 32 N	98 35 W	702	01
CHIPLÓN	POPL	27 38 N	100 53 W	702	02
CHIPLÓN, RÍO	STRM	20 44 N	98 01 W	702	01
CHIPLÓN, SIERRA DEL	NTS	25 42 N	101 15 W	702	02
CHIGANALLO SEE CHIGNALLO	POPL	24 57 N	104 36 W	702	00
CHIGANAYO SEE CHIGNALLO	POPL	24 57 N	104 36 W	702	00
CHIGANYO SEE CHIGNALLO	POPL	16 50 N	95 02 W	702	00
CHIGELETA SEE CHIQUELETA	POPL	16 50 N	95 02 W	702	00
CHIGINECATITLAN SEE CHIGMECATITLAN	POPL	18 39 N	98 05 W	702	00
CHIGISONORA SEE CHUPISONORA	PCPL	29 37 N	110 48 W	702	00
CHIGMECATITLAN	POPL	18 39 N	98 05 W	702	02
CHIGNAHUAPAN	POPL	19 50 N	98 02 W	702	01
CHIGNALLO	POPL	24 57 N	104 36 W	702	00
CHIGNAUTLA	POPL	19 50 N	97 23 W	702	01
CHIGTON	POPL	16 51 N	92 53 W	702	01
CHIGUITO, RÍO	STRM	17 39 N	98 06 W	702	01
CHIHOAHUITA SEE CHIHUAHUITA	POPL	28 07 N	107 13 W	702	00
CHIHUAHUA SEE CHIHUAHUA, ESTADO DE	STAT	28 30 N	106 00 W	702	00
CHIHUAHUA	POPL	28 38 N	106 05 W	702	01
CHIHUAHUA, ESTADO DE	STAT	28 30 N	106 00 W	702	02
CHIHUAHUA VIEJO, CERRO	MT	28 32 N	105 50 W	702	02
CHIHUAHUENO SEE VADO CHIHUAHUENO	POPL	30 31 N	106 37 W	702	00
CHIHUAHUILLA	POPL	30 01 N	111 09 W	702	02
CHIHUAHUITA	POPL	26 42 N	107 38 W	702	02
CHIHUAHUITA	POPL	27 06 N	109 29 W	702	02
CHIHUAHUITA	POPL	27 29 N	107 55 W	702	02
CHIHUAHUITA	POPL	28 07 N	107 13 W	702	02

CHIHUIS, CERRO	MT	31 16 N	111 02 W	702	02
CHIHUITÁN SEE
SANTO DOMINGO CHIHUITÁN	POPL	16 35 N	95 10 W	702	00
CHIHUITE	POPL	26 09 N	106 37 W	702	02
CHIHUITE	POPL	26 30 N	106 29 W	702	02
CHIHUITE	POPL	26 43 N	106 08 W	702	02
CHIHUITE	POPL	26 59 N	105 59 W	702	02
CHIHUITE, RÍO	STRM	26 44 N	106 14 W	702	02
CHIHUITO, ARROYO SEE CHIHUITE, RÍO	STRM	26 44 N	106 14 W	702	00
CHIJOL SEE
EL CHIJOL, ESTACIÓN	RSTA	22 14 N	98 16 W	702	00
CHIJOL, CANAL DE	CHAN	22 15 N	97 49 W	702	00
CHIJOL, ESTACIÓN SEE
EL CHIJOL, ESTACIÓN	RSTA	22 14 N	98 16 W	702	00
CHIJOL, LAGUNA	LAGN	22 14 N	97 49 W	702	00
CHIJOLAR SEE CHIJOLAR CEBADILLA	POPL	21 53 N	98 03 W	702	00
CHIJOLAR CEBADILLA	POPL	21 53 N	98 03 W	702	02
CHIJOLES	POPL	21 43 N	98 45 W	702	02
CHIJUBAB, CERRO DE SEE
CHIJUBABI, CERRO	MT	31 25 N	112 40 W	702	00
CHIJUBABI	POPL	31 23 N	112 38 W	702	02
CHIJUBABI, CERRO	MT	31 25 N	112 40 W	702	02
CHIJUBAMPO	POPL	26 48 N	109 40 W	702	02
CHIKEKIL SEE CHICEHIL	POPL	20 41 N	89 01 W	702	00
CHIKINDZONOT	POPL	20 20 N	88 29 W	702	01
CHILA	POPL	15 57 N	96 39 W	702	02
CHILA	POPL	17 58 N	97 52 W	702	01
CHILA SEE CHILA DE LA SAL	POPL	18 07 N	98 29 W	702	00
CHILA	POPL	18 55 N	102 28 W	702	01
CHILA	POPL	20 11 N	97 49 W	702	01
CHILA	POPL	20 18 N	98 12 W	702	01
CHILA SEE LA CHILA	POPL	20 26 N	102 58 W	702	00
CHILA	POPL	20 47 N	98 10 W	702	01
CHILA SEE CHILA SILVA	POPL	22 12 N	98 02 W	702	00
CHILA	POPL	22 15 N	98 08 W	702	02
CHILA, BOCA DE	RMTM	21 13 N	105 14 W	702	01
CHILA, RÍO	STRM	21 13 N	105 14 W	702	01
CHILAC SEE SAN GABRIEL CHILAC	POPL	18 19 N	97 21 W	702	00

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