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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…
POPL	25 18 N	101 47 W	702	02	ZAPOTAL	POPL	23 00 N	98 01 W	702	02
ZAPATEROS	POPL	25 03 N	107 50 W	702	02	ZAPOTAL SEE EL ZAPOTAL	POPL	24 36 N	98 59 W	702	00
ZAPATITO	POPL	25 03 N	107 50 W	702	02	ZAPOTAL, ARROYO	STRM	18 12 N	93 28 W	702	01
ZAPATO, ISLOTE SEE ADENTRO, ISLA DE ISL	POPL	28 51 N	118 17 W	702	00	ZAPOTALILLO	POPL	20 40 N	97 33 W	702	01
ZAPATOS SEE ZAPATEROS	POPL	25 18 N	101 47 W	702	00	ZAPOTALILLO	POPL	21 01 N	97 30 W	702	02
ZAPE SEE EL ZAPE	POPL	25 46 N	105 47 W	702	00
ZAPE, RÍO SEE EL ZAPE, RÍO	STRM	25 44 N	105 49 W	702	00	ZAPOTAL ZARAGOZA	POPL	20 53 N	97 28 W	702	01
ZAPE, RÍO DEL SEE EL ZAPE, RÍO	STRM	25 44 N	105 49 W	702	00	ZAPOTÁN	POPL	19 32 N	104 41 W	702	01
ZAPE CHICO SEE EL ZAPE CHICO	POPL	25 49 N	105 47 W	702	00	ZAPOTÁN	POPL	19 38 N	104 39 W	702	01
ZAPICHICO	POPL	26 07 N	106 35 W	702	02	ZAPOTÁN	POPL	21 05 N	104 32 W	702	02
ZAPICHICO, ARROYO	STRM	26 07 N	106 41 W	702	02	ZAPOTANEJO	POPL	20 33 N	105 10 W	702	01
ZAPIEN	POPL	27 14 N	105 45 W	702	02
ZAPO SEE EL SAPO	POPL	28 37 N	111 21 W	702	00	ZAPOTANITO	POPL	21 18 N	104 37 W	702	01
ZAPOAPAN	POPL	18 14 N	95 11 W	702	01	ZAPOTE	POPL	15 40 N	96 39 W	702	02
ZAPOAPAN	POPL	18 19 N	95 05 W	702	01	ZAPOTE	POPL	15 46 N	96 27 W	702	02
ZAPOAPAN, ARROYO	STRM	18 12 N	95 16 W	702	01	ZAPOTE	POPL	16 17 N	95 14 W	702	01
ZAPOAPILA SEE ZAPOAPITA	POPL	18 50 N	96 57 W	702	00	ZAPOTE	POPL	16 27 N	95 48 W	702	01
ZAPOAPITA	POPL	18 50 N	96 57 W	702	02	ZAPOTE	POPL	16 28 N	98 07 W	702	01
ZAPOPAN	POPL	20 43 N	103 24 W	702	02	ZAPOTE SEE EL ZAPOTE	POPL	16 38 N	93 47 W	702	00
ZAPOQUI	POPL	22 09 N	102 31 W	702	02	ZAPOTE	POPL	16 38 N	95 26 W	702	01
ZAPOQUILA SEE ZAPOTE	POPL	16 42 N	95 06 W	702	01
SANTA CATARINA ZAPOQUILA	POPL	18 04 N	97 35 W	702	00
 ZAPOTE SEE EL ZAPOTE	POPL	16 58 N	93 07 W	702	00
ZAPORAA, CERRO	MT	27 32 N	109 46 W	702	02	ZAPOTE SEE EL ZAPOTE	POPL	17 00 N	100 15 W	702	00
ZAPORICHI	POPL	28 47 N	109 40 W	702	02	ZAPOTE SEE EL ZAPOTE	POPL	17 03 N	99 32 W	702	00
ZAPOTAL	POPL	14 47 N	92 26 W	702	01	ZAPOTE	POPL	17 11 N	95 06 W	702	01
ZAPOTAL	POPL	15 27 N	93 10 W	702	01	ZAPOTE	POPL	17 23 N	95 05 W	702	01
ZAPOTAL	POPL	15 41 N	96 37 W	702	02
ZAPOTAL	POPL	16 46 N	95 02 W	702	01	ZAPOTE SEE EL ZAPOTE	POPL	17 56 N	101 44 W	702	00
ZAPOTAL	POPL	17 45 N	95 50 W	702	01	ZAPOTE SEE EL ZAPOTE	POPL	18 09 N	96 04 W	702	00
ZAPOTAL	POPL	17 58 N	94 26 W	702	01	ZAPOTE SEE EL ZAPOTE	POPL	18 10 N	93 44 W	702	00
ZAPOTAL	POPL	18 05 N	93 30 W	702	01
ZAPOTAL	POPL	18 07 N	92 12 W	702	01	ZAPOTE SEE EL ZAPOTE	POPL	18 23 N	95 33 W	702	00
ZAPOTAL SEE EL ZAPOTAL	POPL	18 42 N	96 04 W	702	00	ZAPOTE SEE EL ZAPOTE	POPL	18 28 N	101 34 W	702	00
ZAPOTAL	POPL	20 04 N	96 45 W	702	01	ZAPOTE	POPL	18 57 N	103 42 W	702	01
ZAPOTAL SEE ZAPOTAL ZARAGOZA	POPL	20 53 N	97 28 W	702	00	ZAPOTE	POPL	19 26 N	103 57 W	702	01
ZAPOTAL SEE EL ZAPOTAL	POPL	21 10 N	97 40 W	702	00
 ZAPOTE	POPL	19 49 N	96 56 W	702	01
ZAPOTAL SEE EL ZAPOTAL	POPL	21 36 N	98 23 W	702	00	ZAPOTE SEE EL ZAPOTE	POPL	19 58 N	96 36 W	702	00

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