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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…
CHOVENCHÉ	POPL	21 11 N	89 23 W	702	01
CHOVENCHEN SEE CHOVENCHÉ	POPL	21 11 N	89 23 W	702	00
CHOVENTÚN	POPL	21 15 N	89 52 W	702	01
CHOVITAS SEE CHOYITAS	POPL	27 28 N	108 31 W	702	00
CHOY SEE EL CHOY	POPL	22 18 N	99 05 W	702	00
CHOYAL	POPL	29 31 N	110 41 W	702	02
CHOYITAS	POPL	27 28 N	108 31 W	702	02
CHOYOB	POPL	20 32 N	89 42 W	702	01
CHOZAS SEE LAS CHOZAS	POPL	24 08 N	103 37 W	702	00
CHUARACHIC	POPL	27 36 N	106 30 W	702	02
CHUBURNA SEE CHUBURNÁ DE MIDALGO	POPL	21 01 N	89 38 W	702	00
CHUBURNÁ	POPL	21 15 N	89 49 W	702	01
CHUBURNÁ DE MIDALGO	POPL	21 01 N	89 38 W	702	01
CHUC	POPL	20 48 N	88 47 W	702	01
CHUC-AC	POPL	21 08 N	88 19 W	702	01
CHUCACHÉN	POPL	20 58 N	89 49 W	702	01
CHUCALAPA SEE CHACALAPA	POPL	18 45 N	103 40 W	702	00
CHUCÁNDIRO	POPL	19 54 N	101 20 W	702	02
CHUCAPA DE ARRIBA	POPL	16 37 N	94 46 W	702	01
CHUCARIT	POPL	27 02 N	109 36 W	702	02
CHUCHUBEACHIC SEE CHUCHUVEACHIC	POPL	26 32 N	106 49 W	702	00
CHUCHUMICARI	POPL	25 44 N	108 31 W	702	02
CHUCHUPA SEE CHUCHUPE	POPL	21 51 N	99 05 W	702	00
CHUCHUPATE. ARROYO	STRM	28 46 N	106 31 W	702	02
CHUCHUPATE. ARROYO	STRM	29 06 N	107 07 W	702	02
CHUCHUPATE. CERRO	MT	28 46 N	106 28 W	702	02
CHUCHUPATE. SIERRA	MTS	29 04 N	107 15 W	702	02
CHUCHUPATE. SIERRA DEL	MTS	28 17 N	108 48 W	702	02
CHUCHUPATE. SIERRA DEL	MTS	29 03 N	106 36 W	702	02
CHUCHUPE	POPL	21 51 N	99 05 W	702	01
CHUCHUVEACHIC	POPL	26 32 N	106 49 W	702	02
CHUCIPACO	POPL	27 10 N	108 47 W	702	02
CHUCHICHÉN	POPL	21 14 N	88 55 W	702	01
CHUCULIBAMPO	POPL	27 15 N	109 38 W	702	02
CHUCURI	SITE	27 52 N	110 17 W	702	02
CHUECA. CERRO	MT	23 45 N	101 09 W	702	02
CHUEN	POPL	19 04 N	101 35 W	702	01

CHUGTON SEE CHIGTON	POPL	16 51 N	92 53 W	702	00
CHUMJAS	POPL	21 06 N	89 00 W	702	01
CHUMUICHUPA	POPL	29 38 N	108 22 W	702	02
CHUICHÉ	POPL	20 54 N	89 00 W	702	02
CHUIMUITAN SEE SANTO DOMINGO CHIMUITÁN	POPL	16 35 N	95 10 W	702	00
CHUKUT KUK WASH	STRM	31 47 N	112 24 W	702	00
CHULA	POPL	18 05 N	102 39 W	702	02
CHULBAC	POPL	19 44 N	90 34 W	702	01
CHULITÁN	POPL	18 04 N	102 26 W	702	01
CHULITÁN, ARROYO	STRM	18 01 N	102 26 W	702	01
CHULMUCH SEE SAN JOSÉ XKÚMAK	POPL	20 30 N	89 21 W	702	00
CHULMUCH SEE CHALMULCH	POPL	20 58 N	89 44 W	702	00
CHULUC	POPL	20 47 N	87 43 W	702	01
CHULUCO SEE CHULUC	POPL	20 47 N	87 43 W	702	00
CHUM SEE SAN ANTONIO CHUN	POPL	20 52 N	89 52 W	702	00
CHUMA	POPL	26 58 N	105 42 W	702	02
CHUMABA	POPL	18 01 N	88 47 W	702	01
CHUMACATE, CERRO	MT	27 42 N	110 20 W	702	02
CHUMANCO	POPL	20 15 N	96 47 W	702	01
CHUMANPACO	POPL	27 32 N	110 11 W	702	02
CHUMATLÁN	POPL	20 13 N	97 36 W	702	01
CHUMAY	SITE	20 57 N	90 05 W	702	01
CHUMAYEL	POPL	20 26 N	89 19 W	702	01
CHUMBACCIA, CERRO	MT	27 17 N	109 39 W	702	02
CHUMBACHE SEE CHUMBALCHÉ	POPL	19 29 N	88 14 W	702	00
CHUMBACHE SEE CHUMBALCHÉ	POPL	19 34 N	88 16 W	702	00
CHUMBALCHÉ	POPL	19 29 N	88 14 W	702	01
CHUMBALCHÉ	POPL	19 34 N	88 16 W	702	01
CHUMBEC	POPL	20 48 N	88 49 W	702	01
CHUMBITARO	POPL	18 31 N	100 45 W	702	01
CHUMCAMPACO SEE CHUMANPACO	POPL	27 32 N	110 11 W	702	00
CHUMCHUCMIL SEE CHUMCHUCMIL	POPL	20 39 N	90 13 W	702	00
CHUMEAMPACO SEE CHUMANPACO	POPL	27 32 N	110 11 W	702	00
CHUMI	SITE	27 46 N	110 12 W	702	02
CHUMIAPA	POPL	18 26 N	95 32 W	702	01
CHUMP SEE CHUMPIL	POPL	19 18 N	89 23 W	702	00

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