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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. 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…
BAUZAL, ARROYO	STRM	31 54 N	116 42 W	702	02
BAUZALITO	POPL	30 03 N	115 20 W	702	02
BAUZ BENDITO	POPL	24 21 N	104 42 W	702	02
BAUZ CALERA SEE BAUZ DE CALERA	POPL	22 51 N	102 12 W	702	00
BAUZ CHICO	POPL	20 22 N	101 48 W	702	01
BAUZ DE ABAJO	POPL	24 42 N	104 27 W	702	02
BAUZ DE ARRIBA	POPL	24 41 N	104 27 W	702	02
BAUZ DE CAJIGAL	POPL	20 49 N	102 10 W	702	01
BAUZ DE CALERA	POPL	22 51 N	102 12 W	702	02
BAUZ DE CERAMO	POPL	20 08 N	101 23 W	702	01
BAUZ DE CRUCES	POPL	20 32 N	101 18 W	702	01
BAUZ DE CRUCES	POPL	20 40 N	101 10 W	702	01
BAUZ DE DÍAZ	POPL	21 31 N	101 44 W	702	01
BAUZ DE SARCÍA SEE BAUZ DE LOS SARCÍA	POPL	22 51 N	103 04 W	702	00
BAUZ DE LOS SARCÍA	POPL	72 51 N	103 04 W	702	02
BAUZ DE SANCHEZ	POPL	27 37 N	106 02 W	702	02
BAUZ MOCHO	POPL	27 38 N	101 11 W	702	02
BAUZ MOCHO	POPL	28 01 N	101 09 W	702	02
SAVANA SEE LA SABANA	POPL	18 50 N	98 27 W	702	00
SAVANA SEE LA SABANA	RSTA	18 50 N	98 27 W	702	00
SAVANA GRANDE SEE SABANA GRANDE	POPL	19 03 N	88 48 W	702	00
SAVEITO	POPL	25 15 N	106 33 W	702	02
SAVINGS	POPL	23 43 N	106 23 W	702	02
SAVOMAROLA	POPL	28 00 N	108 50 W	702	02
SAVOTITA SEE SAYULITA	POPL	20 52 N	105 28 W	702	00
SAYACUAUTLA	POPL	21 43 N	104 58 W	702	01
SAYAGÜE SEE SAYAGUI	POPL	28 35 N	107 40 W	702	00
SAYAGUI	POPL	28 35 N	107 40 W	702	02
SAYALTEPEC SEE SAYULTEPEC	POPL	18 18 N	98 21 W	702	00
SAYAMOTA	POPL	22 18 N	105 18 W	702	02
SAYAPARIA	SITE	27 08 N	109 40 W	702	02
SAYAUDE SEE LOS SAYAUDE	POPL	28 39 N	107 35 W	702	00
SAYCONA	POPL	22 28 N	105 06 W	702	02
SAYOCUAUTITLA SEE SOYACUAUTLA	POPL	19 34 N	96 34 W	702	00
SAYOLTEPEC SEE SOYALTEPEC	POPL	17 27 N	97 17 W	702	00
SAYULA	POPL	17 24 N	93 24 W	702	01
SAYULA SEE SAYULA DE ALEMÁN	POPL	17 32 N	94 37 W	702	00

SAYULA	POPL	19 32 N	103 37 W	702	02
SAYULA	POPL	20 12 N	99 23 W	702	01
SAYULA	POPL	29 22 N	111 33 W	702	02
SAYULA	RSTA	19 52 N	103 36 W	702	01
SAYULA	RSTA	20 13 N	99 25 W	702	01
SAYULA, LAGO DE SEE
SAYULA, LAGUNA DE	LAKE	20 03 N	103 31 W	702	00
SAYULA, LAGUNA DE	LAKE	20 03 N	103 31 W	702	02
SAYULA, RIO	STRM	17 25 N	93 25 W	702	01
SAYULA DE ALEMÁN	POPL	17 52 N	94 57 W	702	01
SAYULILLA	POPL	20 00 N	104 56 W	702	01
SAYULILLA	POPL	22 26 N	105 23 W	701	02
SAYULITA	POPL	20 32 N	105 28 W	702	02
SAYULITA SEE SAYULILLA	POPL	22 26 N	105 23 W	702	00
SAYULITA, PUNTA	PT	20 32 N	105 28 W	702	01
SAYULTEPEC SEE
SAN FRANCISCO SAYULTEPEC	POPL	16 35 N	98 05 W	702	00
SAYULTEPEC	POPL	18 18 N	98 21 W	702	01
SAYULTEPEC	POPL	18 16 N	98 19 W	702	01
SCANNON LAGOON SEE
OJO DE LIEBRE, LAGUNA	LAGN	27 48 N	114 18 W	702	00
SCANNON*S LAGOON SEE
OJO DE LIEBRE, LAGUNA	LAGN	27 48 N	114 18 W	702	00
SEBASTIÁN	POPL	17 40 N	98 00 W	702	01
SEBASTIANES SEE LOS SEBASTIANES	POPL	21 03 N	99 49 W	702	00
SEBASTIAN VISCAINO, BAMÍA SEE
SEBASTIÁN VIZCAÍNO, BAMÍA	BAY	28 00 N	114 30 W	702	00
SEBASTIAN VISCAINO BAY SEE
SEBASTIÁN VIZCAÍNO, BAMÍA	BAY	28 00 N	114 30 W	702	00
SEBASTIÁN VIZCAÍNO, BAMÍA	BAY	28 00 N	114 30 W	702	02
SEBASTIÁN VIZCAÍNO, BAMÍA	BAY	28 00 N	114 30 W	702	00
SEBASTIÁN VIZCAÍNO BAY SEE
SEBASTIÁN VIZCAÍNO, BAMÍA	BAY	28 00 N	114 30 W	702	00
SEBASTOPOL	PUPL	18 09 N	102 45 W	702	01
SEBERI, CERRO	MT	27 30 N	110 17 W	702	02
SECA, LAGUNA	LAKE	27 31 N	100 06 W	702	02
SECA, SIERRA	MTS	28 18 N	103 49 W	702	02
SECCIÓN FUERTES SEE FUERTES	RSTA	24 32 N	102 21 W	702	00

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