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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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GILLOW SEE GILLOW ESTACIÓN	RSTA	19 19 N	98 28 W	702	00
GILLOW ESTACIÓN	RSTA	19 19 N	98 28 W	702	01
GILO	POPL	20 45 N	98 54 W	702	01
GIRASOL	RSTA	28 36 N	107 28 W	702	02
GIRIMAN SEE GIRIMOA	POPL	25 13 N	106 58 W	702	00
GIRIMOA	POPL	25 13 N	106 58 W	702	02
GIRIMON SEE GIRIMOA	POPL	25 13 N	106 58 W	702	00
GIROCOBA CERRO SEE QUIROCOBA CERRO	MT	26 53 N	108 41 W	702	00
GIROPA SEE SAN JOSÉ DE GIROPA	POPL	28 57 N	109 23 W	702	00
GLORIA	POPL	17 43 N	93 52 W	702	01
GLORIA	POPL	17 54 N	95 55 W	702	01
GLORIA	POPL	25 43 N	103 57 W	702	02
GLORIA SEE LA GLORIA	POPL	25 46 N	98 05 W	702	00
GLORIA	POPL	26 32 N	100 02 W	702	02
GLORIA	POPL	26 41 N	101 23 W	702	02
GLORIA SEE LA GLORIA	POPL	26 52 N	103 58 W	702	00
GLORIA SEE LA GLORIA DE ESTAVILLO	POPL	27 08 N	104 53 W	702	00
GLORIA	POPL	28 34 N	100 56 W	702	02
GLORIA	MT	20 03 N	102 14 W	702	01
GLORIA CERRO	MT	28 23 N	111 12 W	702	02
GLORIA PICACHO	MT	28 47 N	105 52 W	702	02
GLORIA SIERRA DE LA	MTS	26 45 N	101 10 W	702	02
GLORIA SIERRA DE LA	MTS	28 45 N	105 51 W	702	02
GLORIA CHICA	POPL	18 56 N	99 55 W	702	01
GLORIETA	POPL	25 48 N	103 21 W	702	02
GOCHICO SEE GOCHICO NUEVO	POPL	27 24 N	108 43 W	702	00
GOCHICO ARROYO	STRM	27 24 N	108 51 W	702	02
GOCHICO NUEVO	POPL	27 24 N	108 43 W	702	02
GOCOPIRO	POPL	27 35 N	108 50 W	702	02
GODINES SEE GODÍNEZ	POPL	19 08 N	100 04 W	702	00
GODÍNEZ	POPL	19 08 N	100 04 W	702	01
GODÍNEZ	POPL	20 59 N	104 34 W	702	01
GODOY	POPL	25 02 N	111 10 W	702	02
GOFRADIA SEE COFRADÍA	POPL	22 29 N	105 11 W	702	00
GOGORRÓN	POPL	21 50 N	100 34 W	702	01
GOGOTA	POPL	24 05 N	106 40 W	702	02

Name	POPL	27 26 N	109 14 W	702	02
GOIJAQUÍA	POPL	27 26 N	109 14 W	702	02
GOLA, CERRO	MT	28 27 N	110 09 W	702	02
GOLETA SEE LA GOLETA	POPL	18 41 N	100 05 W	702	00
GOLETA SEE LA GOLETA	RSTA	19 45 N	101 04 W	702	00
GOLETA, CERRO	MT	18 38 N	100 04 W	702	01
GOLIAT	POPL	25 54 N	98 53 W	702	02
GOLOGACHIC	POPL	27 33 N	106 51 W	702	02
GOLONDRINA	MT	29 57 N	112 26 W	702	02
GOLONDRINA, CERRO SEE GOLONDRINA	MT	29 57 N	112 26 W	702	00
GOLONDRINAS	POPL	23 51 N	104 39 W	702	02
GOLONDRINAS SEE LAS GOLONDRINAS	POPL	26 43 N	100 30 W	702	00
GOLONDRINAS	RSTA	26 44 N	100 30 W	702	02
GOLPE SEE EL GOLPE	POPL	18 20 N	93 30 W	702	00
GOLTZINCO, RÍO SEE COLTZINGO, RÍO	STRM	19 22 N	98 31 W	702	00
GOLZINCO, RÍO SEE COLTZINGO, RÍO	STRM	19 22 N	98 31 W	702	00
GOMAS	POPL	26 10 N	100 28 W	702	02
GOMAS, SIERRA DE	MTS	26 23 N	100 32 W	702	02
GOMBEDON	POPL	26 23 N	111 37 W	702	02
GOMENO SEE EL GOMEÑO	POPL	28 05 N	105 18 W	702	00
GOMENO SEE EL GOMEÑO	POPL	28 07 N	105 19 W	702	00
GOMERA SEE GOMERA DE ARRIBA	POPL	27 00 N	105 36 W	702	00
GOMERA SEE GOMERA DE ABAJO	POPL	27 01 N	105 33 W	702	00
GOMERA	RSTA	27 00 N	105 37 W	702	02
GOMERA DE ABAJO	POPL	27 01 N	105 33 W	702	02
GOMERA DE ARRIBA	POPL	27 00 N	105 36 W	702	02
GÓMES FARIAS SEE GÓMEZ FARIAS	POPL	23 03 N	99 09 W	702	00
GÓMEZ	POPL	16 31 N	95 10 W	702	01
GÓMEZ	POPL	17 06 N	93 27 W	702	01
GÓMEZ	POPL	22 17 N	100 53 W	702	02
GÓMEZ SEE GÓMEZ PALACIO	POPL	25 27 N	99 20 W	702	00
GÓMEZ	POPL	28 38 N	100 35 W	702	02
GÓMEZ	RSTA	29 00 N	105 38 W	702	02
GÓMEZ, SIERRA DE	MTS	29 00 N	105 45 W	702	02
GOMEZ FARIAS	POPL	19 47 N	103 29 W	702	01
GOMEZ FARIAS	POPL	20 31 N	98 15 W	702	01
GOMEZ FARIAS	POPL	23 03 N	99 09 W	702	02
GOMEZ FARIAS	POPL	24 57 N	101 02 W	702	02

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