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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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CUMURIPA	POPL	28 08 N	109 53 W	702	02
CUMURO	POPL	28 46 N	110 00 W	702	02
CUNA SEE LAS CUÑAS	POPL	23 40 N	106 16 W	702	00
CUNA· CERRO	HILL	22 34 N	102 13 W	702	02
CUNANCOTE SEE CUMANCOTE	SITE	27 46 N	110 14 W	702	00
CUÑAÑO	POPL	23 54 N	110 47 W	702	02
CUNAS	POPL	21 15 N	99 29 W	702	01
CUNCUNUL	POPL	20 38 N	88 18 W	702	01
CUNDUACÁN	POPL	18 04 N	93 10 W	702	02
CUNO· PUNTA SEE FALSA· PUNTA	PT	28 59 N	114 36 W	702	00
CUNUATO SEE CUMUATO	POPL	20 16 N	102 34 W	702	00
CUNYUY	POPL	19 37 N	88 25 W	702	01
CUPAREO	POPL	20 14 N	101 01 W	702	01
CUPIA	POPL	24 31 N	106 16 W	702	02
CUPILCO	POPL	18 15 N	93 10 W	702	01
CUPIS	POPL	27 17 N	108 58 W	702	02
CUPITARE SEE GUPITARE	POPL	27 50 N	107 35 W	702	00
CUPOLA· PICO DE LA SEE CÚPULA· PICO	PEAK	24 47 N	110 50 W	702	00
CÚPULA· PICO	PEAK	24 47 N	110 50 W	702	02
CUPUYO	POPL	19 32 N	100 56 W	702	01
CUQUIARACHI	POPL	30 53 N	109 40 W	702	02
CUQUIARIAÑIC SEE CUQUIARACHI	POPL	30 53 N	109 40 W	702	00
CUQUILA	POPL	17 14 N	97 46 W	702	01
CUQUÍO	POPL	20 55 N	103 02 W	702	01
CURA SEE EL CURA	POPL	24 34 N	104 50 W	702	00
CURA	POPL	26 01 N	98 25 W	702	02
CURA SEE EL CURA	POPL	26 49 N	105 45 W	702	00
CURA SEE EL CURA	POPL	27 03 N	104 59 W	702	00
CURA· CERRO	MT	23 06 N	98 34 W	702	02
CURANDERO	POPL	21 49 N	99 50 W	702	01
CURANDERO	POPL	21 59 N	100 11 W	702	01
CURAZAO	POPL	18 06 N	95 41 W	702	01
CUREA	POPL	28 14 N	109 19 W	702	02
CURENA SEE LA CURENA	POPL	24 59 N	103 38 W	702	00
CURICERAN	MT	19 34 N	102 12 W	702	01
CURICIPO	POPL	20 08 N	101 48 W	702	01
CURIEL	POPL	29 54 N	111 38 W	702	02

	POPL	20 01 N	101 42 W	702	01
CURIMEO	RSTA	20 03 N	101 43 W	702	01
CURIMEO	POPL	18 27 N	101 34 W	702	00
CURINGUCAS SEE CURINGUEAS	POPL	18 27 N	101 34 W	702	01
CURINGUEAS	POPL	19 58 N	101 50 W	702	01
CURIO	POPL	19 58 N	101 50 W	702	01
CURISIPIO SEE CURICIPO	POPL	20 08 N	101 48 W	702	00
CUROPACO	POPL	27 91 N	109 05 W	702	02
CURRIDA	POPL	29 11 N	108 59 W	702	02
CURTIDA	POPL	21 46 N	100 26 W	702	01
CURTIDURÍA SEE LA CURTIDURÍA	POPL	18 24 N	101 46 W	702	00
CURUMBATÍO	POPL	20 07 N	101 12 W	702	01
CURUNGEO SEE CURUNGUEO	POPL	19 28 N	100 21 W	702	00
CURUNGUEO	POPL	19 28 N	100 21 W	702	01
CURUNGUEO	RSTA	19 28 N	100 21 W	702	01
CUSALAPA SEE COSOLAPA	POPL	18 35 N	96 39 W	702	00
CUSALAPA SEE CUZALAPA	POPL	19 31 N	104 10 W	702	00
CUSÁRARE	POPL	27 37 N	107 32 W	702	01
CUSÁRARE, PICACHO SEE CUSÁRARE, PICACHO DE	MT	27 41 N	107 31 W	702	00
CUSÁRARE, PICACHO DE	MT	27 41 N	107 31 W	702	02
CUSATO	POPL	19 19 N	102 07 W	702	01
CUSHU	POPL	15 40 N	92 08 W	702	01
CUSI, CERRO	MT	28 17 N	109 46 W	702	02
CUSIHUIRIACHIC	POPL	28 14 N	106 50 W	702	02
CUSPALA	POPL	20 35 N	103 32 W	702	01
CUSPALA SEE CUEXPALÁ	POPL	21 17 N	103 04 W	702	00
CUSSI	RSTA	19 02 N	102 07 W	702	01
CUSTODIO	POPL	22 39 N	99 58 W	702	02
CUSTODIO, BOCA	RMTM	21 21 N	105 15 W	702	01
CUTSIN SEE CATZÍN	POPL	20 45 N	87 49 W	702	00
CUTZAMAIA, RIO SEE CUTZAMALÁ, RIO	STRM	18 22 N	100 39 W	702	00
CUTZAMALA SEE CUTZAMALÁ DE PINZÓN	POPL	18 28 N	100 34 W	702	00
CUTZAMALA, RIO SEE PURIFICACIÓN, RIO	STRM	19 21 N	104 59 W	702	00
CUTZAMALÁ, RIO	STRM	18 22 N	100 39 W	702	01
CUTZAMALÁ DE PINZÓN	POPL	18 28 N	100 34 W	702	01
CUTZÍO	POPL	18 39 N	100 54 W	702	01
CUXMJACÁN	POPL	20 58 N	98 48 W	702	01

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