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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…
POPL	25 53 N	106 02 W	702	02
ALBERTO	RSTA	28 36 N	105 59 W	702	02
ALBERTO	POPL	16 31 N	95 47 W	702	01
ALBINO ZÁRATE	POPL	15 01 N	92 18 W	702	02
ALBIÓN	RSTA	19 26 N	96 51 W	702	01
ALBORADA
ALBOREJO SEE ALVAREJO	POPL	18 36 N	100 34 W	702	00
ALBUQUERQUE SEE SAN JOSÉ ALBURQUERQUE	POPL	28 18 N	107 25 W	702	00
ALBURQUERQUE SEE SAN JOSÉ ALBURQUERQUE	POPL	28 18 N	107 25 W	702	00
ALCALDE	POPL	24 04 N	104 30 W	702	02
ALCALDE SEE EL ALCALDE	RSTA	20 29 N	102 38 W	702	00
ALCÁNTARA	POPL	27 38 N	100 48 W	702	02
ALCAPARRA, SIERRA DE LA	MTS	30 41 N	106 09 W	702	02
ALCARACES	POPL	19 21 N	103 35 W	702	01
ALCARACILLO	POPL	19 14 N	102 32 W	702	01
ALCATRA, ARROYO SEE ALCATRAZ, ARROYO	STRM	30 44 N	115 36 W	702	00
ALCATRAS, ARROYO SEE ALCATRAZ, ARROYO	STRM	30 44 N	115 36 W	702	00
ALCATRAZ, ARROYO	STRM	30 44 N	115 36 W	702	02
ALCECECA SEE ACECECA	POPL	21 18 N	98 18 W	702	00
ALCHICHICA SEE SAN ANTONIO ALCHICHICA	POPL	19 24 N	97 24 W	702	00
ALCHICHICA SEE SAN JOSÉ ALCHICHICA	POPL	19 28 N	97 24 W	702	00
ALCHICHICA, LAGUNA	LAKE	19 25 N	97 24 W	702	01
ALCHOLOA	POPL	17 09 N	100 24 W	702	01
ALCINUAL SEE ALCIHUATL	POPL	19 55 N	104 34 W	702	00
ALCINUATL	POPL	19 55 N	104 34 W	702	01
ALCOCER	POPL	20 53 N	100 42 W	702	01
ALCOMUN SEE EL ALCOMUN	POPL	19 06 N	103 49 W	702	00
ALCOMUNGA	POPL	18 25 N	97 02 W	702	01
ALCORCHA	POPL	22 15 N	102 29 W	702	02
ALCOZAUCA SEE ALCOZAUCA DE GUERRERO	POPL	17 17 N	98 29 W	702	00
ALCOZAUCA DE GUERRERO	POPL	17 17 N	98 29 W	702	01
ALCUZAHUE, LAGUNA SEE ALCUZAHUE, LAGUNA DE	LAKE	18 55 N	103 47 W	702	00

	LAKE	18 55 N	103 47 W	702	01
ALCUZAHUE, LAGUNA DE	POPL	18 14 N	93 19 W	702	01
ALDAMA	POPL	20 49 N	101 19 W	702	01
ALDAMA	POPL	22 55 N	98 04 W	702	02
ALDAMA	POPL	25 49 N	107 27 W	702	02
ALDAMA	POPL	28 30 N	106 34 W	702	02
ALDAMA	POPL	28 31 N	106 33 W	702	02
ALDAMA	POPL	28 51 N	105 54 W	702	02
ALDAMA	RSTA	18 09 N	97 08 W	702	01
ALDAMAS SEE LOS ALDAMAS	RSTA	26 02 N	99 11 W	702	00
ALDAVE	RSTA	18 10 N	97 55 W	702	01
ALDEA SEE LA ALDEA	POPL	20 54 N	101 29 W	702	00
ALEGRE	POPL	23 17 N	100 51 W	702	02
ALEGRE	POPL	23 45 N	100 36 W	702	02
ALEGRE, RÍO	STRM	17 13 N	94 46 W	702	01
ALEGRO, RÍO SEE ALEGRE, RÍO	STRM	17 13 N	94 46 W	702	00
ALEJANDRA SEE ALEJANDRÍA	RSTA	18 43 N	99 06 W	702	00
ALEJANDRÍA	RSTA	18 43 N	99 06 W	702	01
ALEJANDRO	POPL	29 29 N	114 51 W	702	02
ALEJO TIZNADO	POPL	22 00 N	105 19 W	702	01
ALEMÁN	POPL	23 21 N	104 10 W	702	02
ALEMANIA	POPL	15 56 N	96 14 W	702	02
ALESNA MOUNTAINS SEE
LESNA, SIERRA DE LA	MTS	31 45 N	112 14 W	702	00
ALFAJAYUCA	POPL	20 45 N	100 13 W	702	01
ALFAJAYUCAN	POPL	20 03 N	98 32 W	702	01
ALFAJAYUCAN	POPL	20 25 N	99 21 W	702	02
ALFAJAYUCAN SEE ALFAJAYUCA	POPL	20 45 N	100 13 W	702	00
ALFALAYUCA SEE ALFAJAYUCAN	POPL	20 03 N	98 32 W	702	00
ALFARO	POPL	16 34 N	92 54 W	702	01
ALFÉREZ	POPL	16 57 N	96 30 W	702	01
AL FIN	POPL	16 37 N	93 19 W	702	01
ALFONSO SEE SAN ALFONSO	POPL	19 44 N	97 54 W	702	00
ALFREDO M. TERRAZAS	POPL	21 28 N	98 51 W	702	01
ALGAME SEE AÍGAME	POPL	28 44 N	110 27 W	702	00
ALGARRABA SEE ALGARROBA	POPL	27 29 N	108 25 W	702	00
ALGARROBA	POPL	27 29 N	108 25 W	702	02

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