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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…
COSCOMATE	POPL	23 41 N	105 34 W	702	02
COSCOMATE SEE COSCOMATES	POPL	26 25 N	107 11 W	702	00
COSCOMATE	POPL	28 01 N	108 38 W	702	02
COSCOMATEPEC SEE COSCOMATEPEC DE BRAVO	POPL	19 04 N	97 02 W	702	00
COSCOMATEPEC DE BRAVO	POPL	19 04 N	97 02 W	702	01
COSCOMATES	POPL	26 25 N	107 11 W	702	02
COSCORÉ SEE COSCORIT	POPL	28 12 N	108 36 W	702	00
COSCORI SEE COSCORIT	POPL	28 12 N	108 36 W	702	00
COSCORIT	POPL	28 12 N	108 36 W	702	02
COSCORRÓN	POPL	19 24 N	96 34 W	702	01
COSCOTITLÁN	POPL	20 06 N	98 45 W	702	01
COSCULAQUE, CERRO	MT	21 56 N	103 03 W	702	01
COSEO MATEPEC SEE COSCOMATEPEC DE BRAVO	POPL	19 04 N	97 02 W	702	00
COSGALLA	POPL	21 05 N	89 42 W	702	01
COSIL	POPL	20 37 N	89 03 W	702	01
COSÍO	POPL	22 21 N	102 18 W	702	02
COSITAS SEE LAS CASITAS	POPL	23 16 N	109 44 W	702	00
COSOLAPA	POPL	16 02 N	93 43 W	702	01
COSOLAPA	POPL	18 35 N	96 39 W	702	01
COSOLEACAQUE	POPL	18 00 N	94 37 W	702	01
COSOLEACAQUE	RSTA	18 01 N	94 39 W	702	01
COSOLTEPEC	POPL	15 49 N	96 43 W	702	02
COSOLTEPEC, RÍO	STRM	15 43 N	96 46 W	702	01
COSQUIMUI SEE COXQUIMUI	POPL	20 11 N	97 35 W	702	00
COCTA DE LA PALMA	POPL	18 47 N	95 52 W	702	01
COSTA DE LA PALMA SEE RINCÓN DE LA PALMA	POPL	18 49 N	95 59 W	702	00
COSTA RICA	POPL	15 55 N	96 13 W	702	02
COSTA RICA	POPL	16 21 N	94 13 W	702	01
COSTA RICA	POPL	28 55 N	111 36 W	702	02
COSTERA NORORIENTAL, PLANICIE (MEXICO), GULF COASTAL PLAIN (U. S.)	REGN	26 00 N	98 00 W	702	00
COSTOCAN, CERRO	MT	19 15 N	98 26 W	702	01
COSTOCHE	POPL	16 20 N	95 59 W	702	01
COSTURA	RSTA	19 59 N	100 46 W	702	01
COSTURA, ARROYO DE LA	STRM	29 38 N	101 40 W	702	02

COSUNEATLA SEE CUAUNEUTLA DE LA PAZ	POPL	20 19 N	98 06 W	702	00
COTÁN SEE COATÁN	POPL	14 45 N	92 23 W	702	00
COTAXTLA	POPL	18 50 N	96 23 W	702	02
COTAXTLA, RÍO	STRM	19 02 N	96 08 W	702	00
COTERA, CERRO	MT	28 57 N	107 53 W	702	02
COTIJA SEE COTIJA DE LA PAZ	POPL	19 49 N	102 43 W	702	00
COTIJA DE LA PAZ	POPL	19 49 N	102 43 W	702	01
COTIRO	POPL	19 45 N	101 36 W	702	01
COTO	POPL	20 25 N	100 08 W	702	01
COTO	POPL	23 47 N	105 49 W	702	02
COTTONWOOD RIVER SEE TECATE, RÍO	STRM	32 34 N	116 47 W	702	00
COTUNA, CAYO	ISL	21 28 N	86 55 W	702	01
COTZOCÓN SEE SAN JUAN COTZOCÓN	POPL	17 10 N	95 47 W	702	00
COVADONGA	POPL	24 32 N	102 47 W	702	02
COVADONGA	POPL	24 56 N	104 06 W	702	02
COVADONGA	RSTA	19 50 N	100 01 W	702	01
COVADONGA	RSTA	20 22 N	101 09 W	702	01
COVANO	POPL	16 19 N	95 31 W	702	01
COVARRUBIAS SEE
COVARRUBIAS, ESTACIÓN	RSTA	20 38 N	101 27 W	702	00
COVARRUBIAS, ESTACIÓN	RSTA	20 38 N	101 27 W	702	01
COVE, PUNTA	PT	24 37 N	112 07 W	702	02
COXAPA SEE COZAPA	POPL	21 19 N	98 43 W	702	00
COXAYTUN SEE CAXAYTUK	POPL	20 04 N	89 08 W	702	00
COXCATLÁN	POPL	18 16 N	97 09 W	702	01
COXCATLÁN	POPL	18 20 N	99 25 W	702	01
COXCATLÁN	POPL	18 29 N	99 29 W	702	01
COXCOAPAN, RÍO	STRM	18 31 N	95 00 W	702	01
COXOLITLA	POPL	18 44 N	97 16 W	702	01
COXQUIMUI	POPL	20 11 N	97 35 W	702	01
COYA SEE SAN PEDRO CAYÁ	POPL	20 40 N	89 34 W	702	00
COYÁCHIC	POPL	28 17 N	106 46 W	702	02
COYAL, PUNTA SEE
ANTON LIZARDO, PUNTA DE	PT	19 03 N	95 58 W	702	00
COYAME	POPL	18 26 N	95 00 W	702	01
COYAME	POPL	29 28 N	105 06 W	702	02
COYANTES	POPL	16 10 N	97 59 W	702	01

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