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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	21 11 N	88 10 W	702	01
KIKIL	POPL	20 25 N	88 27 W	702	00
KIKINKU SEE XIKINKU	POPL	21 08 N	89 42 W	702	01
KIKTEIL	POPL	20 12 N	87 26 W	702	00
KILBRIDE CLIFFS SEE YAAN, P. TA	PT	20 12 N	87 26 W	702	00
KILINCHE SEE KULINCHÉ	POPL	20 48 N	89 02 W	702	00
KILINCHÉ	POPL	20 59 N	89 22 W	702	01
KILINCHÉ	POPL	21 00 N	89 26 W	702	01
KILO SEE EL KILO	POPL	31 02 N	106 30 W	702	00
KILÓMETRO SEE FRANCISCO ESCÁRCEGA	POPL	18 37 N	90 43 W	702	00
KIMBILA	POPL	20 56 N	89 08 W	702	01
KIMIL SEE KUMIL	POPL	20 29 N	88 17 W	702	00
KINCHAHÁU	POPL	20 32 N	89 20 W	702	01
KINCHAKÁN	POPL	21 19 N	88 02 W	702	01
KINCHIL	POPL	20 55 N	89 57 W	702	01
KINGS SEE LADRILLERA	RSTA	20 33 N	103 16 W	702	00
KINI	POPL	25 59 N	111 46 W	702	02
KINI	POPL	21 08 N	89 19 W	702	01
KINICHÉ SEE KININCHÉ	POPL	21 03 N	89 09 W	702	00
KININCHÉ	POPL	21 03 N	89 09 W	702	01
KINO, BAHÍA	BAY	28 47 N	111 58 W	702	02
KINO, BAHÍA DE SEE KINO, BAHÍA	BAY	28 47 N	111 58 W	702	00
KINO, PUNTA	PT	28 45 N	111 59 W	702	02
KINO, PUNTA DE SEE QUINO, PUNTA DE	PT	29 50 N	112 40 W	702	00
KISIL	POPL	19 32 N	90 37 W	702	01
KOBÉN	POPL	19 53 N	90 24 W	702	02
KOCHOL	POPL	20 38 N	90 09 W	702	01
KOHOBCHACAB	POPL	20 34 N	89 47 W	702	01
KOMCHÉN	POPL	19 27 N	88 16 W	702	01
KOMCHÉN	POPL	19 39 N	89 51 W	702	02
KOMCHÉN	POPL	21 06 N	89 40 W	702	01
KONCHEN SEE KOMCHÉN	POPL	19 38 N	89 51 W	702	00
KONHUÁS SEE CONHUAS	POPL	18 29 N	90 07 W	702	00
KOPCHEN	POPL	19 18 N	88 08 W	702	01
KOPCHMEN SEE KOPCHEN	POPL	19 18 N	88 08 W	702	00
KOPOMÁ	POPL	20 39 N	89 54 W	702	01
KOPTE, PUNTA	PT	21 14 N	89 54 W	702	01

	SINK	21 05 N	87 37 W	702	02
KOPTINTA, CENOTE
KOPTINTO, CENOTE SEE
KOPTINTA, CENOTE	SINK	21 05 N	87 37 W	702	00
KORCADURA, CANAL SEE
CORTADURA, CANAL	CHAN	22 13 N	97 50 W	702	00
KUCHÉ	POPL	21 06 N	~ 34 W	702	01
KUCHECAN	POPL	20 34 N	89 20 W	702	01
KUCHEL	POPL	20 51 N	89 54 W	702	01
KUCHKAN SEE KUCHECAN	POPL	20 34 N	89 20 W	702	00
KUICHE, CENOTE SEE KULCHE, CENOTE	SINK	21 09 N	88 45 W	702	00
KUKILÁ SEE SUCILÁ	POPL	21 02 N	88 19 W	702	00
KUKULÁ	POPL	20 43 N	89 27 W	702	01
KULCHE, CENOTE	SINK	21 09 N	88 45 W	702	01
KULINCHÉ	POPL	20 48 N	89 02 W	702	01
KULUX SEE CULUX	POPL	21 26 N	87 43 W	702	00
KUMIL	POPL	20 29 N	88 17 W	702	01
KUMIL	POPL	20 31 N	88 17 W	702	01
KUNCHEILÁ	POPL	20 43 N	89 25 W	702	01
KUNKAAK, SIERRA SEE
KUNKAAK, SIERRA DE	MTS	29 05 N	112 22 W	702	00
KUNKAAK, SIERRA DE	MTS	29 05 N	112 22 W	702	02
KUNUKU SEE HUNUKU	POPL	20 50 N	88 05 W	702	00
KUPULÓN	POPL	20 30 N	90 12 W	702	01
KUXPAT	SITE	20 53 N	87 44 W	702	01

LA ABEJA	POPL	28 21 N	107 59 W	702	02
LA ACEQUIA BLANCA	POPL	28 46 N	105 43 W	702	02
LA AGUADA	POPL	22 00 N	97 45 W	702	00
LA AGUADA	SITE	18 19 N	87 54 W	702	01
LA AGUADILLA	POPL	22 25 N	97 58 W	702	02

LA AGUAMIEL	POPL	24 49 N	98 53 W	702	02
LA AGUILA SEE EL ÁGUILA	POPL	17 57 N	101 50 W	702	00
LA AGUILA SEE EL ÁGUILA	POPL	18 06 N	101 54 W	702	00
LA AGUITA SEE CERROS COLORADOS	POPL	26 58 N	104 37 W	702	00
LA AGUJA	POPL	23 59 N	110 53 W	702	02

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