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NIS Gazetteer Mexico

Central Intelligence Agency · 2025-08-25 · 757 pages · text by GLM-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.

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“Hill”60+ pages

  • 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…

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ABAJO SEE RANCHO ABAJO	POPL	21 26 N	97 35 W	702	00	ABRA DEL MEZQUITE	POPL	25 41 N	99 27 W	702	02
ABAJO SEE MAGUELLES	POPL	28 02 N	107 42 W	702	00	ABRAHAM SEE ABRAHAM DE LOS SANTOS	POPL	15 41 N	96 36 W	702	00
ABAL	POPL	19 57 N	88 52 W	702	01	ABRAHAM DE LOS SANTOS	POPL	15 41 N	96 36 W	702	02
ABAL SEE SAN RAFAEL HBAL	POPL	21 00 N	89 56 W	702	00	ABRAS DE ABAJO	POPL	25 26 N	100 02 W	702	02
ABALA SEE SAN RAFAEL HBAL	POPL	21 00 N	89 56 W	702	00	ABRAS DE ARRIBA	POPL	25 26 N	100 03 W	702	02
ABALÁ	POPL	20 38 N	89 41 W	702	01	ABREGO	POPL	22 39 N	100 23 W	702	01
ABALO	POPL	20 49 N	97 29 W	702	01	ABREGO	POPL	23 11 N	103 23 W	702	02
ABANDONADO	POPL	27 40 N	109 56 W	702	02	ABREGO	RSTA	23 34 N	103 35 W	702	02
ABANOA SEE ABAROA	POPL	19 08 N	98 09 W	702	00	ABREGO, ARROYO DE	STRM	23 12 N	103 23 W	702	02
ABANOS SEE ABAROA	POPL	19 08 N	98 09 W	702	00	ABREGO, CERRO	HILL	23 16 N	103 25 W	702	02
ABAROA	POPL	19 08 N	98 09 W	702	00	ABREGO, RIO SEE ABREGO, ARROYO DE	STRM	23 12 N	103 23 W	702	00
ABASO	SITE	26 52 N	109 43 W	702	02	ABREOJOS, PUNTA	PT	26 42 N	113 35 W	702	02
ABASOLO SEE SAN SEBASTIÁN ABASOLO	POPL	16 59 N	96 35 W	702	00	ABREVADERO	POPL	18 34 N	95 47 W	702	01
ABASOLO	POPL	17 39 N	92 36 W	702	01	ABREVADERO	POPL	25 27 N	102 03 W	702	02
ABASOLO SEE CUITZEO DE HIDALGO	POPL	20 27 N	101 32 W	702	00	ABREVADEROS SEE LOS ABREVADEROS	POPL	21 53 N	98 06 W	702	00
ABASOLO	POPL	24 04 N	98 22 W	702	02	ABREVADEROS SEE LOS ABREVADEROS	POPL	23 36 N	98 46 W	702	00
ABASOLO	POPL	25 18 N	104 40 W	702	02	ABRITA SEE ABRITAS	POPL	22 30 N	99 24 W	702	00
ABASOLO	POPL	25 57 N	100 24 W	702	02	ABRITAS	POPL	22 30 N	99 24 W	702	02
ABASOLO	POPL	27 12 N	101 24 W	702	02	ABSOLO SEE ABASOLO	RSTA	16 59 N	96 35 W	702	00
ABASOLO	RSTA	16 59 N	96 35 W	702	01	ABUNDANCIA	POPL	17 39 N	94 34 W	702	01
ABASOLO	RSTA	20 30 N	101 34 W	702	01	ABUYA	RSTA	24 09 N	107 04 W	702	02
ABASOLO	RSTA	25 56 N	100 24 W	702	02	ACABUAL SEE EL ACAHUAL	POPL	18 07 N	90 54 W	702	00
ABASTAHUECA	SITE	27 40 N	110 10 W	702	02	ACACHAPAN	POPL	18 01 N	92 51 W	702	01
ABEJAS, RÍO DE LAS	STRM	32 28 N	114 57 W	702	02	ACACHUAME SEE ACAHUENE	POPL	25 01 N	106 55 W	702	00
ABEJONES	POPL	17 26 N	96 37 W	702	01	ACACIO	RSTA	24 50 N	102 44 W	702	02
ABEJONES	POPL	18 04 N	101 34 W	702	01	ACACOYAGUA	POPL	15 21 N	92 39 W	702	01
ABISPA SEE AVISPA	POPL	26 44 N	105 06 W	702	00	ACAHUAL SEE EL ACAHUAL	POPL	18 07 N	90 54 W	702	00
ABOREACHIC	POPL	27 08 N	107 20 W	702	02	ACAHUALCO	POPL	19 16 N	99 47 W	702	01
ABOREACHIC, LAGUNA DE	LAKE	27 06 N	107 15 W	702	02	ACAHUALE SEE ACAHUALES	POPL	21 08 N	102 30 W	702	00
ABRA SEE EL ABRA	POPL	23 20 N	98 44 W	702	00	ACAHUALES	POPL	18 01 N	95 38 W	702	01
ABRA	POPL	26 02 N	98 54 W	702	02	ACAHUALES	POPL	21 08 N	102 30 W	702	01
ABRA	POPL	26 26 N	99 17 W	702	02	ACAHUAME SEE ACAHUENE	POPL	25 01 N	106 55 W	702	00
ABRA SEE EL ABRA	RSTA	21 58 N	98 56 W	702	00	ACAHUANE SEE ACAHUENE	POPL	25 01 N	106 55 W	702	00
ABRA, CERRO	MT	24 03 N	105 54 W	702	02	ACAHUASCO	POPL	20 58 N	98 36 W	702	01
ABRA ABAJO SEE ABRAS DE ABAJO	POPL	25 26 N	100 02 W	702	00	ACAHUATES SEE ACAHUALES	POPL	21 08 N	102 30 W	702	00
ABRA ARRIBA SEE ABRAS DE ARRIBA	POPL	25 26 N	100 03 W	702	00	ACAHUATO	POPL	19 10 N	102 21 W	702	02
ABRA DE EMILIANO	POPL	25 05 N	98 08 W	702	02	ACAHUEN	POPL	19 30 N	102 14 W	702	02

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