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 located southwest of Calpella, and Calpella was named after a chief of Chomdadila. [2] Its precise location is unknown. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chomchadila, California
  2. Kroeber, Alfred L. (1916), "California place names of Indian origin" (PDF), University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, 12 (2): 31–69, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-20, retrieved 2010-08-22