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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…
SULTEPEC DE ALQUICIRAS SEE SULTEPEC DE PEDRO ASCENCIO ALQUISIRAS	POPL	18 52 N	99 57 W	702	00
SULTEPEC DE PEDRO ASCENCIO ALQUISIRAS	POPL	18 52 N	99 57 W	702	00
SULTEPEC DE PEDRO ASCENCIO ALQUISIRAS	POPL	18 52 N	99 57 W	702	01
SULTEPEQUITO	POPL	18 48 N	100 00 W	702	01
SUMA	POPL	21 05 N	89 09 W	702	01
SUMIDERO	POPL	18 55 N	97 00 W	702	01
SUMIDERO	RSTA	18 55 N	97 01 W	702	01
SUMINA	POPL	17 46 N	91 28 W	702	01
SUMMIT SEE CIMA	RSTA	24 36 N	99 26 W	702	00
SUMMIT	RSTA	30 42 N	107 41 W	702	02
SUNIMA SEE SUMINA	POPL	17 46 N	91 28 W	702	00
SUNUAPA	POPL	17 31 N	93 11 W	702	01
SUPAC, ARROYO	STRM	17 05 N	93 49 W	702	01
SUPERIOR, LAGUNA	LAGN	16 20 N	94 25 W	702	02
SUPUXENHA SEE SAHPUKENHA	POPL	18 59 N	90 13 W	702	00
SUR, BAHÍA	BAY	28 05 N	115 18 W	702	02
SUR, MORRO	PRMT	28 52 N	118 15 W	702	02
SUR, PUNTA SEE SUR, MORRO	PRMT	28 52 N	118 15 W	702	00
SUR, PUNTA DEL SEE CELARAIN, PUNTA	PT	20 16 N	86 59 W	702	00
SUR, REDIZ SEE SUR, MORRO	PRMT	28 52 N	118 15 W	702	00
SUR, ROCA SEE SUR, MORRO	PRMT	28 52 N	118 15 W	702	00
SUR, SIERRA DEL SEE
MADRE DEL SUR, SIERRA	MTS	17 00 N	100 00 W	702	00
SURAMAYO	SITE	20 56 N	90 01 W	702	01
SURAMUYO SEE SURAMAYO	SITE	20 56 N	90 01 W	702	00
SURCAR	POPL	18 00 N	102 05 W	702	01
SURUTATO, BUFA DE	MT	25 53 N	107 32 W	702	02
SUSPIRO SEE EL SUSPIRO	POPL	24 22 N	106 32 W	702	00
SUSTICACÁN	POPL	22 36 N	103 05 W	702	01
SUSTO, CERRO DEL	MT	25 13 N	106 10 W	702	02
SUSULÁ	POPL	20 59 N	89 42 W	702	01
SUSUPUATO SEE SUSUPUATO DE GUERRERO	POPL	19 10 N	100 24 W	702	00
SUSUPUATO DE GUERRERO	POPL	19 10 N	100 24 W	702	01
SUTZAL SEE SUDZAL	POPL	20 52 N	88 59 W	702	00
SUYOLÓN SEE SOYATÁN	POPL	18 10 N	101 35 W	702	00

	POPL	21 16 N	88 57 W	702	01
SUYTUN	POPL	20 41 N	89 45 W	702	01
SUYTUNCHÉN	POPL	20 51 N	89 39 W	702	01
SUYTUNCHÉN	POPL	21 06 N	89 44 W	702	01
SWICH LEÓN	POPL	30 55 N	107 30 W	702	02
SYMÓN	RSTA	24 42 N	102 35 W	702	02
TABAA SEE SAN JUAN TABAA	POPL	17 18 N	96 12 W	702	00
TABACAL	POPL	24 23 N	107 23 W	702	02
TABACAL	POPL	27 02 N	108 28 W	702	02
TABACHÍ	POPL	27 45 N	107 35 W	702	02
TABACHIC SEE TABACHÍ	POPL	27 45 N	107 35 W	702	00
TABACHINES SEE LOS TABACHINES	POPL	24 05 N	106 52 W	702	00
TABACO, ARROYO DEL	STRM	24 24 N	107 10 W	702	02
TABACO, CERRO	MT	30 26 N	106 39 W	701	02
TABALOAPA	POPL	28 40 N	106 02 W	702	02
TABALOAPA	POPL	29 31 N	104 20 W	702	02
TABALOAPA	POPL	29 32 N	104 21 W	702	02
TABANCA	POPL	18 23 N	95 00 W	702	01
TÁBANO, ARROYO	STRM	17 01 N	93 47 W	702	01
TABAQUITO SEE EL TABAQUITO	POPL	18 53 N	103 18 W	702	00
TABAQUITO	POPL	26 03 N	107 37 W	702	02
TABAQUITO	SITE	26 08 N	107 21 W	702	02
TABAQUITO, SIERRA SEE
TABAQUITO, SIERRA DE	MTS	29 42 N	111 19 W	702	00
TABAQUITO, SIERRA DE	MTS	29 42 N	111 19 W	702	02
TABARES	POPL	26 44 N	99 22 W	702	02
TABASCO SEE TABASCO, ESTADO DE	STAT	18 00 N	92 40 W	702	00
TABASCO	POPL	21 52 N	102 55 W	702	01
TABASCO, ESTADO DE	STAT	18 00 N	92 40 W	702	01
TABASCO, RÍO SEE GRIJALVA, RÍO	STRM	18 36 N	92 39 W	702	00
TABASQUEÑO SEE EL TABASQUEÑO	POPL	17 52 N	94 32 W	702	00
TABASQUILLO	POPL	18 23 N	92 39 W	702	01
TABASQUILLO, ARROYO SEE
TABASQUILLO, RÍO	STRM	18 24 N	92 39 W	702	00

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