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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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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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