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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…
NAME	SITE	21 02 N	90 18 W	702	00
XIABARCO SEE XLABARCA	POPL	17 17 N	96 26 W	702	00
XIACUI SEE SANTIAGO XIACUI	POPL	21 08 N	89 10 W	702	01
XIAT	POPL	19 39 N	88 29 W	702	01
XIATIL	SITE	19 21 N	88 04 W	702	01
XIBIUCHÉ, AGUADA	SPRG	21 06 N	87 36 W	702	01
XICALAHUATA SEE SAN ISIDRO XICALAHUATA	POPL	19 39 N	97 36 W	702	00
XICALANGO	POPL	18 38 N	91 53 W	702	01
XICALANGO, PUNTA	PT	18 41 N	91 56 W	702	01
XICALPEXTLE	POPL	16 05 N	96 52 W	702	01
XICHU SEE SANTA CATARINA	POPL	21 17 N	100 06 W	702	00
XICHU	POPL	21 25 N	100 04 W	702	01
XICINCHAC	POPL	20 53 N	88 17 W	702	01
XICO	POPL	19 16 N	98 56 W	702	01
XICO SEE JICO	POPL	19 25 N	97 00 W	702	00
XICO, CERRO	MT	19 17 N	98 59 W	702	01
XICHTÉNCATL	POPL	23 00 N	98 56 W	702	02
XICHTZINGO SEE SANTO TORIBIO XICHTZINGO	POPL	19 11 N	98 13 W	702	00
XICOTENCATE SEE XICHTÉNCATL	POPL	23 00 N	98 56 W	702	00
XICOTENCATL SEE XICHTÉNCATL	POPL	23 00 N	98 56 W	702	00
XICOTÉNCATL	POPL	17 30 N	92 41 W	702	01
XICOTÉNCATL	POPL	19 51 N	97 43 W	702	01
XICOTÉNCATL	POPL	20 34 N	98 12 W	702	01
XICOTLAN	POPL	18 04 N	98 31 W	702	01
XICOTZINGO SEE SAN MIGUEL XICOTZINGO	POPL	18 45 N	98 37 W	702	00
XICOTZINGO SEE SANTO TORIBIO XICOTZINGO	POPL	19 11 N	98 13 W	702	00
XICUCA, CERRO	MT	20 07 N	99 18 W	702	01
XICUILTEPEC	POPL	17 08 N	99 11 W	702	01
XIGALA	POPL	16 29 N	96 49 W	702	01
XIGUI SEE XHIGUI	POPL	20 28 N	99 20 W	702	00
XINJUICO SEE JINUICO	POPL	20 33 N	98 44 W	702	00
XINJITLIPA	POPL	17 57 N	98 36 W	702	01
XIKINKU	POPL	20 25 N	88 27 W	702	02
XILIAPA	POPL	21 07 N	98 48 W	702	01

XILILLA SEE XILITLA	POPL	21 20 N	98 58 W	702	00
XILITLA	POPL	21 05 N	98 49 W	702	01
XILITLA	POPL	21 20 N	98 58 W	702	01
XILOCUAUTLA	POPL	20 09 N	98 01 W	702	01
XILORINCA	POPL	18 25 N	95 19 W	702	01
XILORUICA SEE XILORINCA	POPL	18 25 N	95 19 W	702	00
XILOTLA	POPL	20 45 N	98 14 W	702	01
XILOTZINGO SEE SAN JUAN XILOTZINGO	POPL	18 58 N	98 14 W	702	00
XILOXOCITLA SEE
SAN VICENTE XILOXOCITLA	POPL	19 16 N	98 12 W	702	00
XILOXOCITLA SEE
SAN VICENTE XILOXOCITLA	POPL	19 16 N	98 12 W	702	00
XILOXOXTLA SEE
SAN VICENTE XILOXOXTLA	POPL	19 16 N	98 12 W	702	00
XIMABEN SEE XMABÉN	POPL	19 48 N	88 10 W	702	00
XINABEN SEE XMABÉN	POPL	19 48 N	88 10 W	702	00
XINDHO	POPL	20 27 N	99 35 W	702	01
XINDHUI SEE SAN MATEO SINDHUI	POPL	17 00 N	97 20 W	702	00
XIOCUILAPA	POPL	19 52 N	97 11 W	702	01
XIOCUILAPAN SEE XIOCUILAPA	POPL	19 52 N	97 11 W	702	00
XIOL SEE SAN ANTONIO XIOL	POPL	20 55 N	89 30 W	702	00
XIQUETO	POPL	16 26 N	96 57 W	702	01
XIQUILA, RÍO SEE JIQUILA, RÍO	STRM	18 02 N	97 06 W	702	00
XITNI SEE SHITÍ	POPL	20 14 N	99 22 W	702	00
XITINGA	POPL	18 38 N	99 43 W	702	01
XITLA SEE SANTA CRUZ XITLA	POPL	16 19 N	96 40 W	702	00
XITLAMA	POPL	18 18 N	97 01 W	702	01
XIUTEPEC SEE JIUTEPEC	POPL	18 52 N	99 11 W	702	00
XIUTETELCO SEE SAN JUAN XIUTETELCO	POPL	19 48 N	97 20 W	702	00
XIXIM SEE SANTA CRUZ XIXIN	POPL	20 56 N	90 22 W	702	00
XIXIN SEE SANTA CRUZ XIXIN	POPL	20 56 N	90 22 W	702	00
XIXINGO	POPL	17 52 N	98 24 W	702	01
XIXINI SEE SANTA CRUZ XIXIN	POPL	20 56 N	90 22 W	702	00
XIXIPESCO SEE SAN IGNACIO XIXIPESCO	POPL	19 35 N	97 33 W	702	00
XIXIPEXCO SEE SAN IGNACIO XIXIPESCO	POPL	19 35 N	97 33 W	702	00
XKALAK SEE XCALAK	POPL	18 16 N	87 50 W	702	00
XKALHO	SITE	21 07 N	89 50 W	702	01
XKANA SEE XKANHA	POPL	21 14 N	88 42 W	702	00

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