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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…
NEXTLA SEE NEXTLA	POPL	20 16 N	98 06 W	702	00
NEXTLALPAN SEE SANTA ANA NEXTLALPAN	POPL	19 44 N	99 05 W	702	00
NEXTLALPAN SEE SAN PEDRO NEXTLALPAN	POPL	20 09 N	99 22 W	702	00
NEYAC	POPL	20 20 N	90 28 W	702	01
NICANA SEE NICAPA	POPL	17 25 N	93 12 W	702	00
NICANCHÉ	POPL	20 45 N	89 58 W	702	01
NICANOR	POPL	28 27 N	100 55 W	702	02
NICANOREÑO	POPL	27 29 N	105 48 W	702	02
NICAPA	POPL	17 25 N	93 12 W	702	01
NICARAGUA	POPL	14 57 N	92 15 W	702	01
NICCHEHABIN, ARRECIFE	REEF	19 47 N	87 28 W	702	01
NICCHEHABIN, PUNTA	PT	19 47 N	87 29 W	702	02
NICHABIN, ARRECIFE SEE NICCHEHABIN, ARRECIFE	REEF	19 47 N	87 28 W	702	00
NICHI	POPL	19 39 N	100 04 W	702	01
NICHUCTÉ, BOCA DE	ENTR	21 08 N	86 47 W	702	01
NICOLAS SEE SAN NICOLÁS	POPL	20 30 N	100 49 W	702	00
NICOLAS SEE SAN NICOLÁS	RSTA	19 49 N	103 31 W	702	00
NICOLÁS SEE SAN NICOLÁS	POPL	19 32 N	90 25 W	702	00
NICOLÁS	POPL	23 59 N	104 50 W	702	02
NICOLÁS	POPL	24 54 N	25 59 W	702	02
NICOLÁS BRAVO	POPL	18 37 N	97 18 W	702	01
NICOLAS DE LOS RANCHOS SEE SAN NICOLÁS DE LOS RANCHOS	POPL	19 04 N	98 29 W	702	00
NICOLÁS FLORES	POPL	20 46 N	99 09 W	702	02
NICOLASITO, CERRO	MT	19 21 N	99 34 W	702	01
NICOLÁS PÉREZ, SIERRA DE	MTS	22 27 N	99 08 W	702	02
NICOLÁS PEREZ, SIERRA DE SEE CHAMAL, SIERRA DEL	MTS	22 45 N	99 15 W	702	00
NICOLÁS ROMERO	POPL	19 38 N	99 19 W	702	01
NICOLÁS RUIZ	POPL	16 24 N	92 32 W	702	01
NIDO, ARROYO DEL	STRM	29 34 N	106 38 W	702	02
NIDO, SIERRA DEL	MTS	29 33 N	106 48 W	702	02
NIDOPA	POPL	29 01 N	110 06 W	702	02
NIEBLAS	POPL	22 55 N	105 57 W	702	02
NIEVES SEE SANTA MARÍA NIEVES	POPL	17 39 N	96 35 W	702	00
NIEVES SEE EL REFUGIO	POPL	23 59 N	102 00 W	702	00
NIEVES	POPL	24 00 N	103 01 W	702	02

NIEVES SEE LAS NIEVES	POPL	26 24 N	105 22 W	702	00
NIEVES, MESA DE	MT	21 33 N	100 55 W	702	01
NIEVES LXPANTEPEC	POPL	16 17 N	97 15 W	702	01
NIEVO, VOLCÁN DE SEE
COLIMA, NEVADO DE	MT	19 33 N	103 38 W	702	00
NIEXPA SEE NEXPA	POPL	18 03 N	102 32 W	702	00
NIGUL SEE SAN AGUSTÍN TLALIXTICAPA	POPL	20 29 N	99 26 W	702	00
NILCHÍ	POPL	19 50 N	90 16 W	702	01
NILO SEE EL NILO	POPL	25 45 N	102 57 W	702	00
NILO JUANICO SEE MILOJUANICO	POPL	21 02 N	99 13 W	702	00
NILTEPEC	POPL	16 34 N	94 37 W	702	01
NILTEPEC, RÍO	STRM	16 21 N	94 37 W	702	01
NILUM	POPL	19 13 N	90 14 W	702	01
NILUN SEE NILUM	POPL	19 13 N	90 14 W	702	00
NIMUN, PUNTA	PT	20 46 N	90 25 W	702	01
NIÑO SAN ANTONIO	POPL	23 15 N	102 52 W	702	02
NINTHI	POPL	20 28 N	99 32 W	702	00
NINTHO SEE NINTHI	POPL	20 28 N	99 32 W	702	00
NÍO	POPL	25 38 N	108 25 W	702	02
NIOCHOPA	POPL	29 30 N	108 53 W	702	02
NIOP	POPL	19 25 N	90 42 W	702	01
NIQUIBIL SEE NIQUIVIL	POPL	15 16 N	92 13 W	702	00
NIQUIVIL	POPL	15 16 N	92 13 W	702	01
NISUC, PUNTA SEE NIZUC, PUNTA	PT	21 02 N	86 48 W	702	00
NISUK, PUNTA SEE NIZUC, PUNTA	PT	21 02 N	86 48 W	702	00
NITÁN, PUNTA	PT	20 12 N	90 30 W	702	01
NIXPICOL SEE NIXPISOL	POPL	21 32 N	98 42 W	702	00
NIXPISOL	POPL	21 32 N	98 42 W	702	02
NIXPIZOL SEE NIXPISOL	POPL	21 32 N	98 42 W	702	00
NIZA BIBIO	POPL	16 25 N	95 13 W	702	01
NIZA LIMÓN	POPL	16 14 N	95 14 W	702	01
NIZANDA	RSTA	16 40 N	95 02 W	702	01
NIZA VIAHUI	POPL	16 28 N	95 12 W	702	01
NIZAVIGUITE	POPL	16 41 N	95 50 W	702	01
NIZAVIGUITI SEE NIZAVIGUITE	POPL	16 41 N	95 50 W	702	00
NIZUC, PUNTA	PT	21 02 N	86 48 W	702	01
NIZUC, RÍO DE	LAGN	21 05 N	86 46 W	702	01

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