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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…
RANCHO VIEJO DEL TERRERO	POPL	18 36 N	101 04 W	702	01	RAZA+ ISLA	ISL	28 50 N	113 00 W	702	02
RANCHO VIEJO DE SANTA CRUZ	POPL	25 22 N	111 48 W	702	02	RAZA+ PUNTA	PT	21 02 N	105 20 W	702	01
RANCHO VIEJO MESILLAS	POPL	23 12 N	106 02 W	702	00	RAZOS DE ANCÓN	POPL	20 41 N	101 08 W	702	01
RANCHO YAQUIS+ SIERRA	MTS	29 18 N	110 06 W	702	02	REAGUI SEE SAN MIGUEL REAGUI	POPL	17 30 N	96 13 W	702	00
RANGEL	POPL	21 28 N	98 29 W	702	01	REAL	POPL	21 55 N	105 32 W	702	01
RANGEL
RANTEÑO	POPL	21 41 N	102 07 W	702	01	REAL+ PASO	ENTR	18 47 N	91 29 W	702	01
RASA+ ISLA SEE RAZA+ ISLA	ISL	20 50 N	113 00 W	702	00	REAL CARREN	POPL	28 49 N	110 50 W	702	02
RASCÓN	POPL	22 06 N	99 18 W	702	02	REAL DE ABAJO	POPL	18 50 N	99 59 W	702	01
RASCÓN	RSTA	21 58 N	99 16 W	702	01	REAL DE ABAJO	POPL	28 13 N	106 48 W	702	02
RASO DE SOTOS SEE VILLA HIDALGO	POPL	21 40 N	102 36 W	702	00	REAL DE ÁNGELES	POPL	22 25 N	101 54 W	702	02
RASTRA SEE RASTRO	POPL	18 18 N	99 01 W	702	00	REAL DE ARRIBA	POPL	19 00 N	99 59 W	702	01
RASTRILLAS SEE RASTRITAS	POPL	30 02 N	111 42 W	702	00	REAL DE LA DURA SEE REAL LA DURA	POPL	26 37 N	107 32 W	702	00
RASTRITAS	POPL	30 02 N	111 42 W	702	02	REAL DEL CASTILLO	POPL	31 58 N	116 19 W	702	02
RASTRO	POPL	18 18 N	99 01 W	702	01	REAL DEL MONTE SEE MINERAL DEL MONTE
RATÁN	POPL	21 50 N	104 54 W	702	01 POPL	20 08 N	90 40 W	702	00
RATANCHEL SEE KATANCHEL	POPL	20 54 N	89 23 W	702	00
RATÓN SEE RATÁN	POPL	21 50 N	104 54 W	702	00 REAL DE SAN FRANCISCO	POPL	24 43 N	107 38 W	702	02
RATÓN+ ARROYO DEL	STRM	25 48 N	101 44 W	702	02 REALEJO	POPL	22 40 N	100 26 W	702	02
RATÓN+ CAYO	ISL	21 28 N	86 45 W	702	01 REALITO SEE EL REALITO	POPL	21 49 N	103 38 W	702	00
RATOMERA+ CERRO	MT	20 42 N	103 30 W	702	01 REALITO	POPL	23 40 N	106 08 W	702	02
RAYA OBSCURA	POPL	21 16 N	97 30 W	702	02
RAYA OSCURA SEE RAYA OBSCURA	POPL	21 16 N	97 30 W	702	00 REALITO SEE EL REALITO	POPL	24 36 N	107 39 W	702	00
RAYMUNDO ENRÍQUEZ	POPL	14 53 N	92 19 W	702	01 REALITO SEE EL REALITO	POPL	25 02 N	104 18 W	702	00
RAYO	POPL	16 48 N	95 08 W	702	01 REALITO	POPL	25 12 N	104 41 W	702	00
 REALITO	POPL	25 18 N	99 21 W	702	02
RAYO SEE EL RAYO	POPL	21 30 N	98 34 W	702	00 REALITO SEE EL REALITO	POPL	25 46 N	101 12 W	702	00
RAYO
RAYO SEE EL RAYO	POPL	24 24 N	105 25 W	702	02 REALITO	POPL	26 14 N	107 24 W	702	02
RAYON SEE ROJAS	POPL	21 21 N	101 15 W	702	00 REALITO SEE EL REALITO	POPL	26 49 N	107 34 W	702	00
RAYON SEE SAN ANTONIO RAYÓN	POPL	72 25 N	98 25 W	702	00 REALITO SEE EL REALITO	POPL	27 38 N	109 56 W	702	00

RAYÓN SEE SANTA MARÍA RAYÓN	POPL	17 12 N	93 00 W	702	01
RAYÓN SEE SANTA MARÍA RAYÓN	POPL	19 10 N	99 34 W	702	00
RAYÓN	POPL	21 51 N	99 40 W	702	01
RAYÓN	POPL	29 43 N	110 35 W	702	02
RAYÓN	RSTA	20 26 N	99 44 W	702	01

RAYÓN+ CERRO SEE RAJÓN+ CERRO	MT	30 24 N	111 53 W	702	00
RAYONES	POPL	25 01 N	100 05 W	702	02

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