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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…
APIPILHUAXCO SEE
SANTO TOMÁS APIPILHUASCO	POPL	19 33 N	98 44 W	702	00
APIPILHUAXCO SEE APIPILHUASCO	POPL	20 20 N	98 38 W	702	00
APIPILHUAZCO SEE APIPILHUASCO	POPL	20 20 N	98 38 W	702	00
APIPILULCO	POPL	18 11 N	99 41 W	702	01
APIPILULCO	RSTA	18 11 N	99 40 W	702	01
APISA	POPL	18 42 N	103 44 W	702	01
APIZA SEE APISA	POPL	18 42 N	103 44 W	702	00
APIZACO	POPL	19 11 N	97 18 W	702	01
APIZACO	POPL	19 25 N	98 09 W	702	01
APLANTLASOL SEE APANTLAZOL	POPL	21 00 N	98 35 W	702	00
APLANTLAZOL SEE APANTLAZOL	POPL	21 00 N	98 35 W	702	00
APO	POPL	18 27 N	102 32 W	702	01
APO	POPL	19 25 N	102 25 W	702	02
APOAJA SEE SANTIAGO APOALA	POPL	17 39 N	97 09 W	702	00
APOALA SEE SANTIAGO APOALA	POPL	17 39 N	97 09 W	702	00
APOALA+ RÍO	STRM	17 45 N	96 57 W	702	01
APODACA	POPL	25 46 N	100 12 W	702	02
APODACA	RSTA	25 46 N	100 11 W	702	02
APODERADO	POPL	22 54 N	105 55 W	702	02
APOLONIC	POPL	26 08 N	99 16 W	702	02
APOMAL SEE APOMAS	POPL	24 41 N	106 31 W	702	00
APOMAS	POPL	24 41 N	106 31 W	702	02
APOMITOS SEE APOMOS	POPL	23 42 N	106 18 W	702	00
APOMOS	POPL	23 42 N	106 18 W	702	00
APOMPAL	POPL	17 55 N	94 18 W	702	01
APONTITA SEE APONTITA	POPL	25 43 N	104 19 W	702	00
APOPIO	POPL	18 19 N	100 36 W	702	01
APORO	POPL	19 41 N	100 25 W	702	01
APORO	RSTA	19 41 N	100 25 W	702	01
APOSAHUALCO SEE APOZAHUALCO	POPL	16 36 N	98 59 W	702	00
APOSOTE SEE APAZOTE	POPL	18 54 N	90 20 W	702	00
APOZAHUALCO	POPL	16 36 N	98 59 W	702	01
APOZOL	POPL	21 29 N	103 06 W	702	01
APULCO	POPL	19 44 N	103 54 W	702	01
APULCO SEE FERRERÍA DE APULCO	POPL	20 18 N	98 20 W	702	00
APULCO	POPL	20 19 N	98 20 W	702	01

	POPL	21 23 N	102 40 W	702	01
APULCO	POPL	21 23 N	102 40 W	702	01
APULCO, RIO	STRM	19 52 N	97 40 W	702	01
APUSABALCOS, PUNTA	PT	17 10 N	100 43 W	702	01
AQUACATE DE ARRIBA SEE
AQUACATE DE ARRIBA	POPL	21 59 N	102 58 W	702	00
AQUESPAL SEE SAN NICOLÁS AQUESPALA	POPL	15 49 N	91 56 W	702	00
AQUESPALA SEE SAN NICOLÁS AQUESPALA	POPL	15 49 N	91 56 W	702	00
AQUETZPALCO	POPL	21 0J N	98 12 W	702	01
AQUEXPALCO SEE AQUETZPALCO	POPL	21 03 N	98 12 W	702	00
AQUIAHUAC SEE AQUIAHUAC TLACHCO	POPL	19 15 N	98 16 W	702	00
AQUIAHUAC TLACHCO	POPL	19 15 N	98 16 W	702	01
AQUIAPAN	POPL	18 44 N	99 52 W	702	01
AQUIAPAN	POPL	18 46 N	99 50 W	702	01
AQUIBUIQUICHI SEE AQUIHUIQUICHI	POPL	27 22 N	109 27 W	702	00
AQUICHAL SEE EL AQUICHAL	POPL	23 11 N	99 04 W	702	00
AQUICHE SEE EL AQUICHAL	POPL	21 24 N	98 17 W	702	00
AQUIHUIQUICHI	POPL	27 22 N	109 27 W	702	02
AQUILA	POPL	18 36 N	103 30 W	702	01
AQUILA	POPL	18 48 N	97 19 W	702	01
AQUILASTEC	POPL	21 01 N	98 45 W	702	01
AQUILASTEPEC SEE AQUILASTEC	POPL	21 01 N	98 45 W	702	00
AQUILES SERDÁN	POPL	19 52 N	102 33 W	702	01
AQUILES SERDÁN	POPL	28 36 N	105 53 W	702	00
AQUILPA	POPL	17 33 N	98 40 W	702	01
AQUISAHUALI	POPL	27 06 N	109 36 W	702	02
AQUISMÓN	POPL	21 38 N	99 02 W	702	01
AQUITUNA SEE AQUITUNI	POPL	30 27 N	112 04 W	702	00
AQUITUNA	POPL	30 31 N	110 41 W	702	02
AQUITUNA, CERRO	MT	30 23 N	112 00 W	702	02
AQUITUNI	POPL	30 27 N	112 04 W	702	02
AQUIXMAN SEE AQUISMÓN	POPL	21 58 N	99 02 W	702	00
AQUIXMON SEE AQUISMÓN	POPL	21 38 N	99 02 W	702	00
AQUIXTITLA	POPL	20 48 N	98 01 W	702	01
AQUIXTLA	POPL	19 48 N	97 56 W	702	01
ARACHITANGUIO SEE ARATICHANGIO	POPL	18 30 N	101 21 W	702	00
ARADOS, SIERRA DE LOS	MTS	29 56 N	106 41 W	702	02
ARADOS, SIERRA DE LOS	MTS	30 02 N	106 42 W	702	02

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