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NIS Gazetteer Mexico

Central Intelligence Agency · 2025-08-25 · 757 pages · text by GLM-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. 5 …headland REP republic HILL hill RMTH stream mouth HLLS hills, range of hills RNCH ranch INLT…
  • p. 6 …sinkhole cerrito(s) mountain(s) cerro mountain, hill charco pond ciénaga, ciénega swamp cordón mountains crestón…
  • p. 7 …lagoon peña mountain peñasco hill península peninsula picacho(s) mountain(s), hill(s) pico(s) mountain…
  • p. 8 …98 09 W 702 00 ABREGO, CERRO HILL 23 16 N 103 25 W 702 02…
  • p. 21 …111 25 W 702 02 ÁGUILA, CERRO HILL 22 35 N 102 49 W 702 02…
  • p. 30 …ALTA, LOMA HILL 27 14 N 102 16 W 702 02 ALTA, LOMA HILL 32 23…
  • p. 31 …100 38 W 702 02 ALVARES, LOMA HILL 32 27 N 116 59 W 702 02…
  • p. 35 …102 35 W 702 00 ÁNGEL, CERRO HILL 22 49 N 102 34 W 702 02…
  • p. 40 …LA HILL 22 17 N 102 35 W 702 00 ARDILLA, CERRO LA HILL 22 17…
  • p. 44 …116 05 W 702 02 ARROYO SECO HILL 32 23 N 116 36 W 702 02…
  • p. 49 RSTA 27 16 N 103 36 W 702 02 ATRAVESADA HILL 27 30 N 103 02…
  • p. 50 …97 09 W 702 01 AYAHUIL, CERRO HILL 21 27 N 97 47 W 702 02…
  • p. 57 …110 25 W 702 02 BALLENA, LOMA HILL 26 16 N 102 36 W 702 02…
  • p. 66 …BLANCO, CERRO HILL 23 20 N 103 10 W 702 02 BLANCO, CERRO HILL 26 56…
  • p. 67 …115 27 W 702 02 BLANCO, MONTE HILL 32 28 N 116 38 W 702 02…
  • p. 69 …87 27 W 702 00 BOLUDO, CERRO HILL 26 40 N 100 38 W 702 02…
  • p. 78 …W 702 00 CABEZA DE PERRO, CERRO HILL 17 18 N 100 29 W 702 01…
  • p. 79 …100 47 W 702 01 CACALOTE, CERRO HILL 23 17 N 103 07 W 702 02…
  • p. 85 …99 38 W 702 01 CALPULALPAN+ CERRO HILL 22 28 N 103 58 W 702 02…
  • p. 87 …106 17 W 702 02 CAMPANA, CERRO HILL 23 26 N 103 32 W 702 02…
  • p. 93 …96 27 W 702 00 CALPULALPAN, CERRO HILL 22 28 N 103 58 W 702 00…
  • p. 95 …90 47 W 702 01 CARIBE, CERRO HILL 16 16 N 91 03 W 702 01…
  • p. 98 …100 03 W 702 01 CARRIZAL, CERRO HILL 26 43 N 100 36 W 702 02…
  • p. 104 …99 19 W 702 00 CÉBORUCO, VOLCÁN HILL 21 09 N 104 30 W 702 01
  • p. 111 …N 98 36 W 702 00 CHALAHUITE HILL 21 38 N 97 46 W 702 01…
  • p. 119 …N 96 29 W 702 00 CHICOMOSTOC HILL 22 28 N 102 49 W 702 02…
  • p. 122 …W 702 01 CHINA, CERRO DE LA HILL 22 17 N 102 43 W 702 02…
  • p. 123 …54 W 702 02 CHINO, LOMA DEL HILL 27 37 N 99 59 W 702 02…
  • p. 143 …99 29 W 702 00 COLORADO, CERRO HILL 22 22 N 103 18 W 702 02…
  • p. 155 …03 N 95 58 W 702 00 HILL 23 01 N 103 02 W 702 02…
  • p. 166 …104 55 W 702 02 CULEBRAS, CERRO HILL 19 52 N 96 55 W 702 01…
  • p. 167 …106 16 W 702 00 CUNA· CERRO HILL 22 34 N 102 13 W 702 02…
  • p. 170 …09 W 702 02 DESIERTO, CERRO DEL HILL 26 45 N 104 29 W 702 02…
  • p. 171 …702 02 DEVISADORA, LOMA SEE DIVISADORA, LOMA HILL 27 44 N 102 31 W 702 00…
  • p. 172 …101 54 W 702 02 DIVISADORA, LOMA HILL 27 44 N 102 31 W 702 02…
  • p. 182 …98 50 W 702 02 EL BURRO HILL 32 10 N 116 28 W 702 02…
  • p. 187 …00 EL CHIVO SEE EL CHIVO, CERRITO HILL 23 04 N 103 20 W 702 02…
  • p. 188 HILL 32 10 N 116 03 W 702 02 EL CIRUELO POPL 20 19 N 97…
  • p. 227 …99 54 W 702 00 ENCINO MOCHO HILL 22 39 N 102 55 W 702 02…
  • p. 236 …105 13 W 702 00 FANFARRÓN, CERRO HILL 22 05 N 102 51 W 702 02…
  • p. 238 …102 11 W 702 02 FRAGUA, PICACHO HILL 23 02 N 103 34 W 702 02…
  • p. 239 …106 05 W 702 00 FRAILE, CERRO HILL 22 46 N 103 15 N 702 02…
  • p. 241 …11 W 702 02 GALERA LOPEÑA GACHUPINES HILL 22 47 N 102 32 W 702 02…
  • p. 245 …44 W 702 02 GEMELAS • CERRO LAS HILL 16 09 N 91 02 W 702 01…
  • p. 275 …N 106 51 W 702 02 HUIZONTLA HILL 20 53 N 97 33 W 702 01…
  • p. 309 POPL 28 20 N 106 02 W 702 02 LA CUESTA HILL 32 30 N 117…
  • p. 317 …06 W 702 02 LAGUNA PRIETA, CERRO HILL 32 17 N 114 34 W 702 02…
  • p. 331 …W 702 01 PARIDA, CERRO DE LA HILL 26 19 N 103 13 W 702 00…
  • p. 335 …22 W 702 02 LA PUIRTA+ CERRO HILL 22 09 N 103 50 W 702 02…
  • p. 337 …98 10 W 702 02 LARGA+ LOMA HILL 26 23 N 103 15 W 702 02…
  • p. 344 HILL 16 09 N 91 02 W 702 00 POPL 26 43 N 100 30 W…
  • p. 357 POPL 30 52 N 112 13 W 702 02 LA ZORRA HILL 32 08 N 116…
  • p. 370 …109 25 W 702 00 LOS FRAILES HILL 23 52 N 106 04 W 702 00
  • p. 373 …LOS MARGARITOS, CERRO SEE MARGARITOS, CERRO LOS HILL 26 31 N 104 03 W 702 00…
  • p. 380 …01 W 702 02 MACHO, CERRO DEL HILL 32 29 N 116 46 W 702 02…
  • p. 383 …N 106 20 W 702 00 MAGISTRAL HILL 22 47 N 102 35 W 702 02…
  • p. 390 …N 99 00 W 702 00 MARTILLO HILL 21 58 N 97 58 W 702 04…
  • p. 408 …N 100 27 W 702 02 MIXCOAC HILL 19 23 N 99 11 W 702 01…
  • p. 410 …N 95 03 W 702 01 MOGOR HILL 32 01 N 116 36 W 702 02…
  • p. 439 …W 702 02 OJO DE AGUA+ CERRO HILL 22 12 N 103 54 W 702 02…

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RSTA	26 08 N	98 55 W	702	02	OCOTE SEE EL OCOTE	POPL	16 49 N	93 00 W	702	00
OCHOA	RSTA	30 55 N	107 30 W	702	02	OCOTE SEE EL OCOTE	POPL	16 53 N	93 21 W	702	00
OCHOA, ESTACIÓN	RSTA	22 15 N	98 03 W	702	02	OCOTE	POPL	16 56 N	95 02 W	702	01
OCHOAPA	POPL	17 08 N	99 19 W	702	01	OCOTE	POPL	17 01 N	98 30 W	702	01
OCHO SENORES	POPL	21 13 N	100 30 W	702	01	OCOTE	POPL	17 43 N	101 20 W	702	01
OCLACLA, LOMA SEE OTLATLA, LOMA	MT	19 23 N	98 37 W	702	00	OCOTE SEE EL OCOTAL	POPL	20 01 N	99 22 W	702	00
OCOBIACHIC	POPL	27 37 N	108 04 W	702	02	OCOTE SEE EL OCOTE	POPL	20 35 N	103 02 W	702	00
OCOBIACHIC SEE OCOVIACHIC	POPL	27 48 N	108 24 W	702	00	OCOTE	POPL	20 54 N	102 43 W	702	01
OCOCHIC	POPL	27 42 N	107 18 W	702	02	OCOTE	POPL	21 03 N	104 14 W	702	01
OCOCHIC	POPL	28 08 N	107 08 W	702	02	OCOTE	POPL	21 04 N	102 34 W	702	02
OCOPETLATZINGO	POPL	18 11 N	96 55 W	702	01	OCOTE SEE EL OCOTE	POPL	21 06 N	100 41 W	702	00
OCORARE	POPL	27 37 N	106 58 W	702	02	OCOTE SEE EL OCOTE	POPL	21 54 N	102 50 W	702	00
OCORECHIC SEE OCOCHIC	POPL	27 42 N	107 18 W	702	00	OCOTE	MT	19 15 N	104 04 W	702	01
OCORLA SEE OCORLITA	POPL	18 37 N	103 06 W	702	00	OCOTE, CERRO SEE OCOTES, CERRO	MT	25 59 N	105 51 W	702	00
OCORLITA	POPL	18 37 N	103 06 W	702	01	OCOTE AMARILLO	POPL	16 56 N	99 25 W	702	01
OCORONI	POPL	25 55 N	108 27 W	702	02	OCOTEPEC SEE SAN DIONISIO OCOTEPEC	POPL	16 48 N	96 24 W	702	00
OCORONI, ARROYO	STRM	25 35 N	108 28 W	702	02	OCOTEPEC SEE SAN PEDRO OCOTEPEC	POPL	16 55 N	95 50 W	702	00
OCORONI, RÍO SEE OCORONI, ARROYO	STRM	25 35 N	108 28 W	702	00	OCOTEPEC	POPL	17 08 N	97 46 W	702	01
OCORTA SEE OCORLITA	POPL	18 37 N	103 06 W	702	00	OCOTEPEC	POPL	17 13 N	93 09 W	702	01
OCOSINGO	POPL	17 04 N	92 15 W	702	01	OCOTEPEC	POPL	18 53 N	100 06 W	702	01
OCOTAL SEE CIUDAD CUAUHTÉMOC	POPL	15 37 N	92 00 W	702	00	OCOTEPEC	POPL	18 57 N	99 14 W	702	01
OCOTAL SEE SAN PRANCISCO OCOTAL	POPL	16 07 N	93 49 W	702	00	OCOTEPEC	POPL	19 34 N	97 39 W	702	01
OCOTAL	POPL	16 07 N	96 09 W	702	01	OCOTEPEC	RSTA	19 34 N	97 36 W	702	01
OCOTAL	POPL	16 38 N	94 39 W	702	01	OCOTES	POPL	15 56 N	96 44 W	702	02
OCOTAL	POPL	16 38 N	94 40 W	702	01	OCOTES	POPL	20 27 N	104 49 W	702	02
OCOTAL	POPL	16 47 N	95 10 W	702	01	OCOTES SEE OCOTE	POPL	20 54 N	102 43 W	702	00
OCOTAL	POPL	20 36 N	98 19 W	702	01	OCOTES SEE OCOTE	POPL	21 04 N	102 34 W	702	00
OCOTAL	POPL	22 54 N	98 30 W	702	02	OCOTES, CERRO	MT	25 51	105 51 W	702	02
OCOTAL	MT	15 39 N	91 57 W	702	02	OCOTIC	POPL	21 03 N	103 05 W	702	01
OCOTAL, CERRO SEE OCOTAL	MT	15 39 N	91 57 W	702	00	OCOTILLAL	SITE	28 07 N	105 26 W	702	02
OCOTAL CHICO	POPL	18 18 N	94 48 W	702	01	OCOTILLO SEE EL OCOTILLO	POPL	16 15 N	93 12 W	702	00
OCOTAL GRANDE	POPL	18 17 N	94 50 W	702	01	OCOTILLO	POPL	19 28 N	99 57 W	702	01
OCOTALILEO, CERRO SEE OCOTILLO SEE EL OCOTILLO	POPL	21 13 N	104 38 W	702	00
OCOTILLO, CERRO	MT	16 40 N	94 32 W	702	00	OCOTILLO, CERRO	MT	16 40 N	94 32 W	702	01
OCOTÁN	RSTA	20 42 N	103 27 W	702	01	OCOTITLÁN	POPL	19 00 N	99 04 W	702	01
OCOTE	POPL	16 21 N	96 34 W	702	01
OCOTE	POPL	16 22 N	96 25 W	702	01

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