Chomchadila, California

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Chomchadila (also, Choam-cha-di-la-poma) is a former Pomo settlement in Mendocino County, California. [1] It was said to be on a mesa south of Calpella, [2] however its precise location is unknown. [1] The namesake of the latter comes from Kalpela, a chief of the settlement. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chomchadila, California
  2. 1 2 Kroeber, Alfred L. (1916), "California place names of Indian origin" (PDF), University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, 12 (2): 37, archived from the original (PDF) on July 20, 2011, retrieved August 22, 2010


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