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Yeso may refer to:
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Baca may refer to:
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- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yeso Creek
- ↑ "Yeso Founded In 1906 During Drought". De Baca County News. Jan 5, 1978. p. 2. Retrieved 18 May 2015.