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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 39 N	108 47 W	702	02
BATURI	POPL	25 39 N	108 47 W	702	02
BATZAN	POPL	20 52 N	89 47 W	702	01
BAUCARIT	POPL	27 25 N	109 13 W	702	02
BAUCHE	RSTA	31 37 N	106 29 W	702	02
BAUCHEZ SEE BAUCHE	RSTA	31 37 N	106 29 W	702	00
BAÚL, CERRO	MT	17 38 N	100 19 W	702	01
BAVÍACORA	POPL	29 43 N	110 09 W	702	02
BAVICANORA	POPL	30 12 N	110 10 W	702	02
BAVICORA SEE ESTACIÓN BABÍCORA	POPL	29 30 N	108 01 W	702	00
BAVÍCORA, ARROYO	STRM	29 14 N	107 51 W	702	02
BAVÍCORA, LAGUNA DE	LAKE	29 24 N	107 50 W	702	02
BAVIRI, CERRO	MT	25 37 N	109 09 W	702	02
BAVISCO, CERRO	MT	28 28 N	110 49 W	702	02
BAVISPE	POPL	30 24 N	108 50 W	702	02
BAVISPE, CERRO	MT	26 51 N	109 05 W	702	02
BAVISPE, RÍO DE	STRM	29 15 N	109 11 W	702	02
BAXCÁN, RIO SEE BASCÁN, RÍO	STRM	17 21 N	92 09 W	702	00
BAXHOS SEE BANZHA	POPL	20 36 N	99 36 W	702	00
BAXTÉ SEE BAXTHÉ	POPL	20 23 N	99 25 W	702	00
BAXTHÉ	POPL	20 23 N	99 25 W	702	01
BAXTLA	POPL	19 21 N	96 58 W	702	01
BAYÁCORA SEE SANTIAGO BAYACORA	POPL	23 52 N	104 38 W	702	00
BAYAJÓN, CERRO	MT	27 05 N	109 43 W	702	02
BAYAJORI	POPL	27 04 N	109 42 W	702	02
BAYAS SEE LAS BAYAS	POPL	23 32 N	104 50 W	702	00
BAYAS, ISLA	ISL	25 20 N	97 37 W	702	02
BAYECA	POPL	28 07 N	109 24 W	702	02
BAYEGUEY	POPL	26 42 N	108 29 W	702	02
BAYITO ARRIBA	POPL	27 34 N	99 31 W	702	02
BAYO SEE EL BAYO	POPL	18 07 N	95 23 W	702	00
BAYO, CERRO	MT	26 36 N	105 44 W	702	02
BAYO, CERRO	MT	28 24 N	105 13 W	702	02
BAYONA	POPL	22 31	105 28 W	702	02
BAYOSA	POPL	24 46	106 46 W	702	02
BAZ, PUNTA	PT	21 08 N	90 08 W	702	01
BAZAMACARI SEE BACAMACARI	POPL	25 12 N	107 47 W	702	00
BAZAPO SEE BÁSAPO	POPL	29 22 N	109 59 W	702	00

BAZHA SEE BANZHA	POPL	20 36 N	99 36 W	702	00
B. BLANCO SEE CERRO BLANCO	POPL	32 33 N	116 17 W	702	00
BEAR VALLEY MOUNTAINS SEE PAJARITO, SIERRA DEL	MTS	31 20 N	111 05 W	702	00
BEBEDERO SEE EL BEBEDERO	POPL	18 18 N	95 20 W	702	00
BEBELAMA SEE LA BEBELAMA	POPL	24 25 N	107 02 W	702	00
BEBELAMA SEE LA BEBELAMA DE SATAYA	POPL	24 33 N	107 38 W	702	00
BEBELAMA	POPL	25 03 N	107 24 W	702	02
BEBELAMA	POPL	25 30 N	108 28 W	702	02
BEBELAME SEE LA BEBELAMA	POPL	24 25 N	107 02 W	702	00
BECAL	POPL	20 27 N	90 02 W	702	01
BECANCHÉN	POPL	19 50 N	89 22 W	702	01
BECANCHÉN	POPL	19 50 N	89 30 W	702	01
BICE	POPL	21 15 N	88 49 W	702	01
BECERRITOS, CERRO	MT	24 25 N	100 03 W	702	02
BECERRO SEE EL BECERRO	POPL	20 32 N	100 52 W	702	00
BECERRO	POPL	25 54 N	98 98 W	702	02
BECERROS, CERROS DE LOS	MTS	27 42 N	105 38 W	702	02
BECHECHEL	POPL	21 33 N	98 04 W	702	02
BECHICHEL SEE BECHECHEL	POPL	21 33 N	98 04 W	702	00
BEEC SEE BECE	POPL	21 15 N	88 49 W	702	00
BEGOÑA	POPL	21 07 N	100 33 W	702	02
BEGOÑA	RSTA	20 51 N	100 48 W	702	01
BEHELAMA SEE LA BEBELAMA DE SATAYA	POPL	24 33 N	107 38 W	702	00
BEHUÁRACHIC	POPL	28 34 N	107 52 W	702	02
BEJALIBAMPO	SITE	27 46 N	110 18 W	702	02
BEJORIBAMPO	SITE	27 57 N	110 26 W	702	02
BEJUCAL SEE BEJUCAL DE OCAMPO	POPL	15 27 N	92 10 W	702	00
BEJUCAL	POPL	17 41 N	96 57 W	702	01
BEJUCAL DE OCAMPO	POPL	15 27 N	92 10 W	702	01
BEJUCO SEE EL BEJUCO	POPL	17 11 N	99 24 W	702	00
BEJUCO	POPL	22 02 N	105 13 W	702	02
BEJUCO SEE LOS BEJUCOS	POPL	26 04 N	107 40 W	702	00
BEJUCO, SIERRA DEL SEE BAICUCO, SIERRA DE	MTS	25 35 N	102 45 W	702	00
BEJUCOS SEE LOS BEJUCOS	POPL	18 45 N	100 26 W	702	00
BEJULIBAMPO	SITE	28 09 N	110 29 W	702	02
BELCHER, PUNTA	PT	24 35 N	112 05 W	702	02

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