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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	27 34 N	105 42 W	702	02
SEPULVEDEÑO	POPL	22 27 N	100 34 W	702	02
SEQUEDAD	POPL	19 52 N	102 33 W	702	00
SERDAN SEE AQUILES SERDÁN	POPL	26 38 N	109 16 W	702	00
SEREBAMPO SEE SIREBAMPO	POPL	25 44 N	102 33 W	702	00
SERES SEE CERES
SERI SEE EL SERIS	POPL	29 04 N	110 58 W	702	00
SERI	POPL	29 59 N	111 15 W	702	02
SERIS SEE EL SERIS	POPL	29 04 N	110 58 W	702	00
SERNA SEE POZOS DE SERNA	POPL	30 12 N	112 13 W	702	00
SERNAS	POPL	28 02 N	106 09 W	702	02
SEROCAMUI, ARROYO SEE
CEROCAMUI, ARROYO	STRM	27 17 N	108 14 W	702	00
SERPIENTE, ARRECIFE DE LA	REEF	21 25 N	90 30 W	702	00
SERRADERO	RSTA	19 43 N	98 09 W	702	01
SERRANO	POPL	20 46 N	101 24 W	702	01
SERRUCHO SEE SERRUCHO MONTAÑEZ	POPL	28 11 N	108 20 W	702	00
SERRUCHO DE DEDRIK	POPL	29 18 N	108 07 W	702	02
SERRUCHO MONTAÑEZ	POPL	28 11 N	108 20 W	702	02
SERVENTI	POPL	31 51 N	112 47 W	702	02
SERVIGÁN	POPL	18 05 N	95 13 W	702	01
SERVIGÓN SEE SERVIGÁN	POPL	18 05 N	95 13 W	702	00
SESBAMA SEE SESBANIA, ESTACIÓN	RSTA	32 34 N	115 19 W	702	00
SESBANIA SEE SESBANIA, ESTACIÓN	RSTA	32 34 N	115 19 W	702	00
SESBANIA, ESTACIÓN	RSTA	32 34 N	115 19 W	702	02
SESECAPA	POPL	20 51 N	98 10 W	702	01
SESECAPA SEE CECECAPA	POPL	21 10 N	98 30 W	702	00
SESECAPA	RSTA	15 24 N	92 50 W	702	01
SESECAPA, RÍO	STRM	15 44 N	92 56 W	702	02
SESMA	RSTA	19 16 N	97 44 W	702	01
SESTEADERO SEE EL SESTEADERO	POPL	16 58 N	97 56 W	702	00
SESTIN SEE SAN JOSE DE SEXTÍN	POPL	26 07 N	105 40 W	702	00
SESTÍN, RÍO SEE ORO, RÍO DEL	STRM	25 35 N	105 03 W	702	00
SETAJOA	POPL	27 28 N	108 54 W	702	02
SETANACHIC SEE SELARACHIC	POPL	28 26 N	108 10 W	702	00
SEVE SEE SEYE	POPL	20 50 N	89 22 W	702	00
SEVELBAMPO	POPL	25 54 N	109 00 W	702	02
SEVERINO	POPL	18 02 N	94 35 W	702	01

SEVERO	POPL	26 19 M	99 01 W	702	02
SEVINA	POPL	19 38 M	101 49 W	702	01
SEXTÍN SEE SAN JOSÉ DE SEXTÍN	POPL	26 07 M	105 40 W	702	00
SEYBA, POINT SEE SEYBAPLAYA, PUNTA	PT	19 39 M	90 42 W	702	00
SEYBACABECERA	POPL	19 36 M	90 34 W	702	01
SEYBAPLAYA	POPL	19 39 M	90 40 W	702	01
SEYBAPLAYA, POINT SEE SINGPLAYA, PUNTA	PT	19 35 M	90 42 W	702	00
SEYBAPLAYA, PUNTA	PT	19 39 M	90 42 W	702	01
SEYÉ	POPL	20 50 M	89 22 W	702	02
SEYÉ	RSTA	20 49 M	89 22 W	702	01
SHACABA SEE SANCABÁ DE MEDINA	POPL	20 40 M	88 23 W	702	00
SHAG, ROCA SEE CUERVO, ROCA DEL	ROCK	18 22 M	114 40 W	702	00
SHAG ROCK SEE CUERVO, ROCA DEL	ROCK	18 22 M	114 40 W	702	00
SHAJAY	POPL	19 50 M	99 21 W	702	01
SHAN ISLAND, PUNTA	PT	27 01 M	113 14 W	702	02
SHANABCÚ, CERRO	MT	16 13 M	90 56 W	702	01
SHELL POINT SEE COPAS, PUNTA	PT	25 31 M	109 07 W	702	00
SHINDEJÉ	POPL	19 57 M	99 29 W	702	01
SHITHY SEE SHIT	POPL	20 14 M	99 22 W	702	00
SHITÍ	POPL	20 14 M	99 22 W	702	00
SHOL	MT	20 37 M	103 15 W	702	01
SHOMEGE SEE SANTO DOMINGO SHOMEGE	POPL	19 51 M	99 55 W	702	00
SHOMEJÉ SEE SANTO DOMINGO SHOMEGE	POPL	19 51 M	99 55 W	702	00
SHUMULÁ, RÍO	STRM	17 16 M	92 04 W	702	01
SIÁNORI	POPL	25 13 M	106 47 W	702	02
SIÁNORI, QUEBRADA DE	STRM	24 28 M	106 55 W	702	02
SIARI, ESTERO SEE CIARIS, ESTERO	LAGN	27 01 M	109 59 W	702	00
SIARI, ISLA SEE CIARIS, ISLA	ISL	26 58 M	109 56 W	702	00
SIBACA	POPL	17 04 M	92 19 W	702	01
SIBACHICORI SEE SIVACHICORI	POPL	27 40 M	104 33 W	702	00
SIBACHICORI	POPL	28 53 M	109 49 W	702	02
SIBACOBE	POPL	27 09 M	109 26 W	702	02
SIBCEB	POPL	20 48 M	89 29 W	702	01
SIBERIA	POPL	31 02 M	116 17 W	702	02
SIBISCHEN SEE SISBICCHEN	POPL	20 47 M	87 50 W	702	00
SIBISCHEN SEE SISBICCHEN	POPL	20 48 M	87 54 W	702	00

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