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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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POPL	19 45 N	105 19 W	702	01
CHOLA	POPL	27 52 N	108 49 W	702	00
CHOLATE SEE CHALATE	POPL	21 55 N	98 33 W	702	00
CHOLES SEE EL CHOTE	POPL	26 02 N	111 13 W	702	02
CHOLLA, PUNTA	PT	26 02 N	111 13 W	702	02
CHOLOLO	POPL	28 57 N	109 47 W	702	02

CHOLOLOYAN	POPL	19 24 N	97 11 W	702	01
CHOLOMA	POPL	28 59 N	106 11 W	702	02
CHOLOMA, CERRO	MT	28 56 N	106 11 W	702	02
CHOLOMO	POPL	28 36 N	105 27 W	702	02
CHOLTUNHA, CENOTE	SINK	21 13 N	88 42 W	702	01

CHOLUL	POPL	19 42 N	90 24 W	702	01
CHOLUL	POPL	20 05 N	90 12 W	702	01
CHOLUL	POPL	20 43 N	89 52 W	702	01
CHCLUL	POPL	20 54 N	88 48 W	702	01
CHOLUL	POPL	21 01 N	89 17 W	702	01

CHOLUL	POPL	21 03 N	89 33 W	702	01
CHOLULA	POPL	17 02 N	97 03 W	702	01
CHOLULA SEE CHOLULA DE RIVADABIA	POPL	19 04 N	98 18 W	702	00
CHOLULA	POPL	19 16 N	99 29 W	702	01
CHOLULA	POPL	20 45 N	98 30 W	702	01

CHOLULA DE RIVADABIA	POPL	19 04 N	98 18 W	702	01
CHOMBAUCA, CERRO	MT	27 39 N	110 14 W	702	02
CHOMO	POPL	18 37 N	95 57 W	702	01
CHOMUL SEE CHUMUL	POPL	21 15 N	89 07 W	702	00
CHOMUL HO	POPL	21 04 N	89 55 W	702	01

CHONA	POPL	28 54 N	106 20 W	702	02
CHONENQUERO SEE CHANCAQUERO	POPL	22 57 N	100 39 W	702	00
CHONGO SEE PORTILLO DEL OCOTE	POPL	15 59 N	95 59 W	702	00
CHONGO	POPL	16 00 N	95 58 W	702	01
CHONTALCOATLÁN SEE CHONTALCUATLÁN	POPL	18 39 N	99 35 W	702	00

CHONTALCUATLÁN	POPL	18 39 N	99 35 W	702	01
CHONTATAS SEE CHAUTOTAS	POPL	19 02 N	103 17 W	702	00
CHONTECOMATLAN SEE SANTO DOMINGO CHONTECOMATLAN	POPL	16 15 N	96 01 W	702	00
CHONTLA	POPL	21 18 N	97 54 W	702	01
CHOPAS, ARRECIFE	REEF	19 05 N	95 58 W	702	01

CHOPAS, ARRECIFE DE SEE CHOPAS, ARRECIFE	REEF	19 05 N	95 58 W	702	00

CHOPAS REEF SEE CHOPAS, ARRECIFE	REEF	19 05 N	95 58 W	702	00
CHOPO SEE EL CHOPOPO	POPL	21 22 N	98 10 W	702	00
CHOPOPO SEE EL CHOPOPO	POPL	21 22 N	98 10 W	702	00
CHOQUINTLA	POPL	20 58 N	98 55 W	702	01
CHOREACHIC SEE CHORIACHIC	POPL	28 42 N	107 20 W	702	00
CHOREACHIC, SIERRA SEE
 CHORIACHIC, SIERRA	MT	28 42 N	107 21 W	702	00
CHORIACHIC	POPL	28 42 N	107 20 W	702	02
CHORIACHIC, ARROYO	STRM	28 47 N	107 18 W	702	02
CHORIACHIC, SIERRA	MT	28 42 N	107 21 W	702	02
CHORIJOA	POPL	27 26 N	108 55 W	702	02
CHORREADURA SEE CHORREADURA, CERRO	MT	28 55 N	106 0C W	702	00
CHORREADURA, CERRO	MT	28 55 N	106 02 W	702	02
CHORRERA SEE LA CHORRERA	POPL	18 24 N	95 43 W	702	00
CHORRERA SEE LA CHORRERA	POPL	18 33 N	95 47 W	702	00
CHORRERA SEE LA CHORRERA	POPL	18 53 N	96 24 W	702	00
CHORRERA	POPL	27 05 N	101 08 W	702	02
CHORRERAS SEE LAS CHORRERAS	POPL	28 50 N	105 18 W	702	00
CHORRERAS, ARROYO	STRM	24 32 N	97 46 W	702	02
CHORRERAS, CERRO	MT	26 02 N	106 21 W	702	02
CHORRERAS, SIERRA	MTS	28 58 N	104 57 W	702	02
CHORRERAS, SIERRA DE	MTS	28 45 N	105 10 W	702	02
CHORRERAS COLORADAS, CERRO	MT	26 20 N	99 55 W	702	02
CHORRERAS Y LA VIRGEN, SIERRA DE SEE
 CHORRERAS, SIERRA DE	MTS	28 45 N	105 10 W	702	00
CHORRERI	POPL	27 40 N	107 51 W	702	02
CHORRO SEE EL CHORRO	POPL	20 53 N	101 07 W	702	00
CHORRO SEE EL CHORRO	POPL	24 16 N	104 27 W	702	00
CHORRO SEE EL CHORRO	POPL	26 56 N	108 04 W	702	00
CHORRO SEE EL CHORRO	RSTA	24 17 N	104 26 W	702	00
CHORRO, CERRO EL SEE
 EL CHORRO, CERRO	MT	20 32 N	101 06 W	702	00
CHORRO CASCAJAL	POPL	17 37 N	95 17 W	702	01
CHORRO DE AGUA	POPL	25 23 N	100 49 W	702	02
CHORROS DE AGUA	POPL	25 12 N	105 49 W	702	02
CHORRO VERDE SEE CERRO VERDE	POPL	23 59 N	105 29 W	702	00
CHOTE SEE EL CHOTE	POPL	20 28 N	97 24 W	702	00
CHOTE SEE EL CHOTE	POPL	21 21 N	98 15 W	702	00

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