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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 06 N	104 30 W	702	02
LUJANO	RSTA	24 27 N	100 53 W	702	02
LULÚ	POPL	20 26 N	89 30 W	702	00
LUMÁ SEE LUNA	MT	30 33 N	111 01 W	702	02
LUMBRERA, CERRO	POPL	16 01 N	95 35 W	702	01
LUMPEME
LUNA	POPL	16 57 N	98 00 W	702	01
LUNA SEE LA LUNA	POPL	17 58 N	97 33 W	702	00
LUNA	POPL	20 26 N	89 30 W	702	01
LUNA	POPL	20 34 N	101 15 W	702	01
LUNA	RSTA	18 17 N	90 55 W	702	01
LUNA	RSTA	26 02 N	101 03 W	702	02
LUNA, ESTERO DE LA	LAGN	27 32 N	110 36 W	702	02
LUNAS	POPL	21 57 N	103 18 W	702	01
LUPONA, PUNTA	PT	24 26 N	110 21 W	702	02
LUVIANOS	POPL	18 55 N	100 24 W	702	01
LUVINA SEE SAN JUAN LUVINA	POPL	17 32 N	96 34 W	702	00
LUVINA VIEJA	POPL	17 31 N	96 36 W	702	01
LUZ SEE LA LUZ	POPL	21 50 N	99 43 W	702	00
LUZ	POPL	23 08 N	101 08 W	702	02
LUZ SEE LA LUZ	POPL	24 17 N	98 24 W	702	00
LUZ SEE LA LUZ	POPL	25 49 N	105 22 W	702	00
LUZ, CERRO DE LA SEE LA LUZ, CERRO	MT	21 48 N	102 53 W	702	00
LUZ NAGORE	POPL	17 52 N	97 43 W	702	01

MÁBARI	POPL	30 45 N	109 42 W	702	02
MACACAYA	RSTA	17 36 N	95 01 W	702	01
MACACHI	POPL	16 54 N	90 45 W	702	01

MACAGCHACAN	POPL	19 41 N	90 29 W	702	01
MACAMUITE	POPL	15 57 N	96 49 W	702	02
MACAMBO, PUNTA SEE MOCAMBO, PUNTA	PT	19 09 N	96 05 W	702	00
MACANCHÉ	POPL	19 16 N	89 20 W	702	01
MACANTUN	POPL	19 54 N	89 40 W	702	01

MACAPEXCO SEE
SAN GREGORIO MACAPEXCO	POPL	19 40 N	99 30 W	702	00

	STR	25 22 N	108 45 W	702	02
MACAPULE, BOCA DE	ISL	25 20 N	108 38 W	702	02
MACAPULE, ISLA
MACAPULE, ISLA DE SEE	ISL	25 20 N	108 38 W	702	00
MACAPULE, ISLA	POPL	25 24 N	108 26 W	702	02
MACARIO	POPL	26 06 N	107 03 W	702	02
MACARIO	POPL	26 07 N	107 03 W	702	02
MACAYACA	POPL	19 49 N	99 29 W	702	01
MACAYÁN	POPL	17 51 N	94 21 W	702	01
MACAYÓN SEE MACAYÁN	POPL	17 51 N	94 21 W	702	00
MACEDOS	POPL	24 36 N	106 24 W	702	02
MACETA	POPL	16 56 N	95 12 W	702	01
MACETAS SEE MACETA	POPL	16 56 N	95 12 W	702	00
MACHETE	POPL	17 17 N	93 53 W	702	01
MACHETE	POPL	23 28 N	109 37 W	702	02
MACHÍN	POPL	21 08 N	98 12 W	702	01
MACHINES	POPL	22 42 N	102 42 W	702	02
MACHITO SEE LA MACHITA	SITE	28 07 N	108 48 W	702	00
MACHO, ARROYO DEL	STRM	28 29 N	101 01 W	702	02
MACHO, CERRO DEL	HILL	32 29 N	116 46 W	702	02
MACHO GRULLO	POPL	26 44 N	106 17 W	702	02
MACHOGUÉACHIC	POPL	27 45 N	107 20 W	702	02
MACHOMOBAMPO	POPL	27 46 N	109 41 W	702	02
MACHONA, LAGUNA	LAGN	18 20 N	93 40 W	702	01
MACHORRA	POPL	20 31 N	100 18 W	702	01
MACHUCADO	POPL	23 38 N	106 03 W	702	02
MACHUJIL SEE MACHUYIL	POPL	17 15 N	92 15 W	702	00
MACHUYIL	POPL	17 15 N	92 15 W	702	01
MACIAS SEE MARIAS	POPL	21 57 N	101 21 W	702	00
MACILLAS	POPL	22 03 N	105 21 W	702	02
MACLA SEE SANTA MARÍA MÁCUA	POPL	20 08 N	99 29 W	702	00
MACLOVIO HERRERA	POPL	29 05 N	105 08 W	702	02
MACO SEE NACO	POPL	31 20 N	109 56 W	702	00
MACOACÁN, LAGUNA SEE MECOACÁN, LAGUNA	LAGN	18 22 N	93 09 W	702	00
MACOCHIN	SITE	27 02 N	109 34 W	702	02
MACONI	POPL	20 51 N	99 32 W	702	02
MACOYAMUI	POPL	27 19 N	108 55 W	702	02

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