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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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COLORADO, CERRO	MT	24 35 N	104 15 W	702	02
COLORADO, CERRO	MT	24 40 N	101 58 W	702	02
COLORADO, CERRO	MT	25 44 N	100 34 W	702	02
COLORADO, CERRO	MT	25 55 N	106 19 W	702	02
COLORADO, CERRO	MT	25 58 N	103 56 W	702	02
COLORADO, CERRO	MT	26 03 N	103 36 W	702	02
COLORADO, CERRO	MT	26 17 N	107 18 W	702	02
COLORADO, CERRO	MT	26 44 N	111 44 W	702	02
COLORADO, CERRO	MT	26 49 N	105 00 W	702	02
COLORADO, CERRO	MT	27 07 N	102 09 W	702	02
COLORADO, CERRO	MT	27 44 N	105 33 W	702	02
COLORADO, CERRO	MT	28 05 N	110 48 W	702	02
COLORADO, CERRO	MT	28 22 N	107 20 W	702	02
COLORADO, CERRO	MT	28 25 N	109 55 W	702	02
COLORADO, CERRO	MT	28 31 N	103 23 W	702	02
COLORADO, CERRO	MT	28 49 N	110 34 W	702	02
COLORADO, CERRO	MT	29 11 N	111 02 W	702	02
COLORADO, CERRO	MT	29 28 N	104 15 W	702	02
COLORADO, CERRO	MT	29 28 N	110 42 W	702	02
COLORADO, CERRO	MT	30 00 N	106 55 W	702	02
COLORADO, CERRO	MT	30 06 N	115 18 W	702	02
COLORADO, CERRO	MT	30 14 N	111 48 W	702	02
COLORADO, CERRO	MT	30 26 N	108 04 W	702	02
COLORADO, CERRO	MT	30 47 N	111 32 W	702	02
COLORADO, CERRO	MT	31 24 N	111 21 W	702	02
COLORADO, CERRO	MT	31 31 N	115 31 W	702	02
COLORADO, CERRO	MT	32 18 N	115 27 W	702	02
COLORADO, ISLA SEE COCINAS, ISLA	ISL	19 33 N	105 07 W	702	00
COLORADO, LAGO	LAKE	17 31 N	94 49 W	702	01
COLORADO, LAGO	LAKE	18 12 N	96 11 W	702	01
COLORADO, LOMA SEE COLORADA, LOMA	MILL	28 33 N	111 11 W	702	00
COLORADO, NORRO	MEAD	28 18 N	111 27 W	702	02
COLORADO, PICACHO	MT	26 01 N	104 08 W	702	02
COLORADO, PICO	MT	28 01 N	110 03 W	702	02
COLORADO, PICO	MT	28 19 N	105 38 W	702	02
COLORADO, PUERTO	PASS	26 43 N	102 34 W	702	02
COLORADO, PUNTA SEE HOLONIT, PUNTA	PT	21 37 N	88 08 W	702	00

COLORADO, PUNTA SEE COLORADA, PUNTA	PT	25 52 N	111 12 W	702	00
COLORADO, PUNTA	PT	26 44 N	111 39 W	702	02
COLORADO, PUNTA SEE RISCO COLORADO, PUNTA	PT	28 46 N	112 23 W	702	00
COLORADO, RÍO	STRM	28 45 N	106 28 W	702	02
COLORADO, RÍO (MEXICO): COLORADO RIVER (U. S.)	STRM	31 54 N	114 57 W	702	02
COLORADO DE ABAJO	POPL	26 28 N	99 54 W	702	02
COLORADO DE ARRIBA	POPL	26 27 N	99 57 W	702	02
COLORADO RIVER SEE COLORADO, RÍO	STRM	31 54 N	114 57 W	702	00
COLORADOS, CERROS	MTS	30 36 N	107 05 W	702	02
COLORADOS, OJOS	SPRG	30 17 N	105 47 W	702	02
COLORADOS, PICACHOS	MTS	28 37 N	103 23 W	702	02
COLORÍN SEE EL COLORÍN	POPL	17 59 N	101 31 W	702	00
COLOSO SEE EL COLOSO	POPL	27 04 N	101 36 W	702	00
COLOTEPEC SEE SANTA MARÍA COLOTEPEC	POPL	18 53 N	96 35 W	702	00
COLOTEPEC	POPL	16 20 N	94 45 W	702	01
COLOTEPEC	POPL	16 39 N	99 17 W	702	01
COLOTEPEC, BOCA	RMTH	15 48 N	97 03 W	702	01
COLOTEPEC, RÍO	STRM	15 47 N	97 03 W	702	01
COLOTITLÁN	POPL	20 05 N	104 10 W	702	01
COLOTLÁN SEE COLATLÁN	POPL	20 49 N	98 06 W	702	00
COLOTLÁN	POPL	22 06 N	103 16 W	702	02
COLOTLÁN, RÍO	STRM	22 03 N	103 33 W	702	02
COLOTLIPA	POPL	17 25 N	99 09 W	702	01
COLOTITLÁN	POPL	18 41 N	99 46 W	702	01
COLTZINGO SEE SANTIAGO COLTZINGO	POPL	19 23 N	98 32 W	702	00
COLTZINGO, RÍO	STRM	19 22 N	98 31 W	702	01
COLUCÁN	POPL	18 30 N	98 29 W	702	01
COLUCÁN, PEÑA DE	MT	18 29 N	98 29 W	702	01
COLUMBIA SEE COLOMBIA	POPL	27 42 N	99 45 W	702	00
COLUMBIA, SIERRA	MTS	29 38 N	114 30 W	702	02
COLUMNA SEE LA COLUMNA	POPL	16 37 N	93 07 W	702	00
COLUMPIO, CERRO	MT	30 11 N	111 30 W	702	02
COLZOCON SEE SAN JUAN COTZOCÓN	POPL	17 10 N	95 47 W	702	00
COMA SEE LA COMA	POPL	25 33 N	98 47 W	702	00
COMA, LAGUNA SEE SAL, LAGUNA DE LA	LAGN	23 47 N	97 52 W	702	00
COMACHUÉN	POPL	19 37 N	101 54 W	702	01

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