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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…
YANCAIPAN SEE ANCUIGAPAN	POPL	17 51 N	94 39 W	702	00
YANCUIGAPAN	POPL	17 51 N	94 39 W	702	00
YANCUITLALPAN SEE SANTA MARTA YANCUITLALPAN	POPL	18 46 N	98 05 W	702	00
YANCUITLALPAN SEE LA MAGDALENA YANCUITLALPAN	POPL	18 55 N	98 35 W	702	00
YANCUITLALPAN	POPL	20 04 N	97 27 W	702	01
YANCUITLALPAN, RÍO	STRM	19 00 N	98 24 W	702	01
YANCUITLAPAN SEE SANTA MARTA YANCUITLALPAN	POPL	18 46 N	98 05 W	702	00
YANGA	POPL	18 50 N	96 48 W	702	01
YANHUITLAN	POPL	17 32 N	97 20 W	702	01
YAÑIZ SEE ZAPATA	POPL	26 53 N	105 08 W	702	00
YANQUI	POPL	23 32 N	106 02 W	702	02
YANTHE	POPL	20 06 N	55 46 W	702	01
YAONÁMUAC	POPL	19 52 N	97 27 W	702	01
YAQUETEROS, ARROYO DE	STRM	29 48 N	107 57 W	702	02
YAQUI, BOCA DEL	RMTH	27 37 N	110 40 W	702	02
YAQUI, CERRO	MT	30 17 N	111 42 W	702	02
YAQUI, RÍO	STRM	27 37 N	110 39 W	702	02
YAQUI, SIERRA	MTS	27 44 N	110 10 W	702	02
YAQUI VIEJO	RMTH	27 48 N	110 39 W	702	02
YARCHI SEE SANTA ANA YARENI	POPL	17 23 N	96 37 W	702	00
YARENI SEE SANTA ANA YARENI	POPL	17 23 N	96 37 W	702	00
YARUBICO SEE YACOBITO	POPL	25 07 N	107 23 W	702	00
YASHA SEE YAXHA	POPL	20 32 N	89 40 W	702	00
YASKUKUL	POPL	19 37 N	90 35 W	702	01
YASKUKUL SEE YAXKUKUL	POPL	20 42 N	89 18 W	702	00
YASTIRO SEE YOSTIRO	POPL	20 34 N	101 23 W	702	00
YATANINO SEE SAN SEBASTIÁN YUTANINO	POPL	16 47 N	97 28 W	702	00
YATE SEE EL YUALE	POPL	18 17 N	95 26 W	702	00
YATEE SEE SAN FRANCISCO YATEÉ	POPL	17 18 N	96 10 W	702	00
YATIPÁN	POPL	20 52 N	98 27 W	702	02
YATUNI SEE SAN ANDRÉS YATUNI	POPL	17 15 N	96 24 W	702	00
YATZACHI SEE SAN BALTASAR YATZACHI EL BAJO	POPL	17 13 N	96 13 W	702	00
YATZINGO	POPL	17 57 N	98 43 W	702	01

YATZONA SEE SAN JUAN YATZONA	POPL	17 24 N	96 11 W	702	00
YAUCO	POPL	22 56 N	105 43 W	702	02
YAUCO	SITE	22 57 N	105 45 W	702	02
YAUHQUEMEHCAN SEE SAN DIONISIO YAUHQUEMEHCAN	POPL	19 25 N	98 10 W	702	00
YAUTEPEC SEE SANTIAGO YAITEPEC	POPL	16 14 N	97 14 W	702	00
YAUTEPEC SEE SAN BARTOLO YAUTEPEC	POPL	16 26 N	95 59 W	702	00
YAUTEPEC SEE SAN CARLOS YAUTEPEC	POPL	16 30 N	96 06 W	702	00
YAUTEPEC	POPL	18 53 N	99 04 W	702	01
YAVARAS	POPL	26 42 N	109 26 W	702	02
YAVAROS	POPL	26 42 N	109 31 W	702	01
YAVAROS, BAHÍA DE	BAY	26 42 N	109 30 W	702	02
YAVAROS, ESTERO DE SEE YAVAROS, BAHÍA DE	BAY	26 42 N	109 30 W	702	00
YAVAROS, PUERTO DE SEE YAVAROS, BAHÍA DE	BAY	26 42 N	109 30 W	702	00
YAVEGO	POPL	17 38 N	96 17 W	702	01
YAVEO SEE SANTIAGO YAVEO	POPL	17 19 N	95 42 W	702	00
YAVESIA SEE SANTA MARÍA YAVESÍA	POPL	17 14 N	96 24 W	702	00
YAVICHE	POPL	17 26 N	96 20 W	702	01
YAXÁ SEE XAXÉ	POPL	19 37 N	90 32 W	702	00
YAXÁ	POPL	19 44 N	90 26 W	702	01
YAXAQUIN, PUNTA SEE YAXQUIN, PUNTA	PT	21 10 N	90 05 W	702	00
YAXCAB	POPL	19 54 N	90 21 W	702	01
YAXCAB SEE YAXCACAB	POPL	20 39 N	90 05 W	702	00
YAXCABÁ	POPL	20 32 N	88 50 W	702	01
YAXCABACAL	POPL	19 43 N	90 18 W	702	01
YAXCABTEL SEE YAKALTEL	POPL	19 42 N	89 30 W	702	00
YAXCACAB	POPL	20 39 N	90 05 W	702	01
YAXCHÉ	POPL	18 18 N	89 39 W	702	01
YAXCHÉ	POPL	19 49 N	87 46 W	702	01
YAXCHÉ	POPL	19 54 N	89 05 W	702	01
YAXCHÉ	POPL	20 05 N	89 50 W	702	01
YAXCHÉ	POPL	20 30 N	89 33 W	702	01
YAXCHÉ	POPL	20 47 N	88 04 W	702	01
YAXCHÉ	POPL	20 52 N	89 04 W	702	01
YAXCHÉ	POPL	21 02 N	89 30 W	702	01
YAXCHÉ	POPL	21 03 N	89 45 W	702	01

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