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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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RSTA	20 22 N	101 41 W	702	01	COCHINITO	POPL	28 06 N	107 47 W	702	02
COBERTIZO
COBIAN	RSTA	25 29 N	103 21 W	702	02	COCHINO, CERRO	MT	28 29 N	110 26 W	702	02
COBIAN	RSTA	25 32 N	103 20 W	702	02	COCHIS, CERRO	MT	27 58 N	110 28 W	702	02
COBOS SEE TERMINAL COBOS	POPL	20 56 N	97 22 W	702	00	COCHISCUATITLA	POPL	21 00 N	98 23 W	702	01
COBOS	POPL	20 57 N	97 22 W	702	01	COCHISTLA	POPL	18 42 N	103 05 W	702	01
COBOTA
COBOTA, SIERRA DEL	POPL	31 36 N	112 07 W	702	02	COCHIXTLA SEE COCHISTLA	POPL	18 42 N	103 05 W	702	00
COBOTA MOUNTAINS SEE	MTS	31 35 N	112 05 W	702	02	COCHOAPA	POPL	16 35 N	98 33 W	702	01
LESNA, SIERRA DE LA COCHOAPAN SEE COCHOAPA	POPL	16 35 N	98 33 W	702	00
COBOTO, CERRO	MTS	31 45 N	112 14 W	702	00	COCHORE, ESTERO DE	LAGN	27 56 N	110 50 W	702	02
COBRE	MT	31 29 N	112 05 W	702	02	COCHOTLA	POPL	21 01 N	98 24 W	702	01
	POPL	17 56 N	101 33 W	702	01
 COCINA	POPL	18 27 N	95 32 W	702	01
COBRE	POPL	18 51 N	103 13 W	702	01	COCINA	RSTA	26 48 N	106 02 W	702	02
COBRE	POPL	24 33 N	105 55 W	702	02	COCINA, SIERRA DE LA SEE
COBRE, ARROYO DEL	STRM	25 16 N	104 05 W	702	02	SAN JOSÉ DE LAS RUSIAS, SIERRA DE	HLLS	23 30 N	97 55 W	702	00
COBRE, CERRO	MT	27 01 N	108 39 W	702	02	COCINAS	POPL	24 35 N	104 44 W	702	02
COBRE, CERRO	MT	28 48 N	109 41 W	702	02	COCINAS, ISLA	ISL	19 33 N	105 07 W	702	01

COBRECITO	POPL	20 53 N	99 13 W	702	01	COCNI, CERRO	MT	29 27 N	112 05 W	702	02
COBRE PLATOSA	POPL	17 51 N	101 42 W	702	01	COCO SEE EL COCO	POPL	15 42 N	96 34 W	702	00
COBRE PLATOSO	POPL	18 13 N	101 53 W	702	01	COCO SEE EL COCO	POPL	17 47 N	91 29 W	702	00
COBRIZA SEE LA COBRIZA	POPL	27 38 N	109 17 W	702	00	COCO SEE EL COCO	POPL	18 01 N	101 52 W	702	00
COBRIZA	POPL	30 25 N	110 17 W	702	02	COCO SEE EL COCO	POPL	18 15 N	101 49 W	702	00

COBRIZA	RSTA	23 42 N	100 43 W	702	02	COCO	RSTA	22 07 N	98 42 W	702	02
COBRIZA SEE LA COBRIZA	SITE	26 50 N	105 52 W	702	00	COCO, CERRO	MT	17 47 N	101 05 W	702	01
COBRIZA, SIERRA	MTS	29 37 N	111 04 W	702	02	COCOJAGUE SEE COCOJAQUE	POPL	27 42 N	108 50 W	702	00
COCACHILAS	POPL	24 08 N	110 06 W	702	02	COCOJAQUE	POPL	27 42 N	108 50 W	702	02
COCAL SEE EL COCAL	POPL	18 17 N	92 13 W	702	00	COCOMÓRACHIC	POPL	28 43 N	107 54 W	702	02

COCALMECA SEE LA COCALMECA	POPL	17 43 N	101 17 W	702	00	COCONOS SEE LOS COCONOS	POPL	27 05 N	105 57 W	702	00
COCHÁN	SITE	19 22 N	88 08 W	702	01	CÓCONOS, ARROYO DE LOS	STRM	29 50 N	108 15 W	702	02
COCHE, CERRO DEL	MT	23 15 N	109 37 W	702	02	COCOPAH SEE COCOPAR, ESTACIÓN	RSTA	32 33 N	115 14 W	702	00
COCHE, TANGUE DEL	RSVR	27 33 N	100 14 W	702	02	COCOPAR SEE COCOPAR, ESTACIÓN	RSTA	32 33 N	115 14 W	702	00
COCHERAS, ARROYO SEE COCOPAR, ESTACIÓN	RSTA	32 33 N	115 14 W	702	02
CHORRERAS, ARROYO	STRM	24 32 N	97 46 W	702	00
 COCOPIRO SEE GOCOPIRO	POPL	27 35 N	108 50 W	702	00
COCHES, ARROYO DE LOS SEE COCORAQUE, ARROYO DE SEE
LOS COCHES, ARROYO	STRM	31 13 N	116 08 W	702	00	COCORAQUI, ARROYO DE	STRM	27 05 N	109 59 W	702	00
COCHIBAMPO	POPL	27 11 N	108 50 W	702	02	COCORAQUI, ARROYO DE	POPL	27 24 N	109 38 W	702	02
COCHICO SEE GOCHICO NUEVO	POPL	27 24 N	108 43 W	702	00	COCORAQUI, ARROYO DE	STRM	27 05 N	109 59 W	702	02
COCHINERA	POPL	26 17 N	105 42 W	702	02	COCORAQUI, CERRO	MT	27 23 N	109 38 W	702	02
COCHINERA, CERRO	MILL	22 33 N	103 45 W	702	02

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