Cahto, California

Cahto^[1] is a former settlement in Mendocino County, California.^[2] It was located 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Laytonville.^[2]

Cahto was founded by John P. Simpson and Robert White in 1856.^[2] They built a hotel there in 1861, and a store in 1865.^[2] A post office operated at Cahto from 1863 to 1901.^[2] The Independent Order of Odd Fellows maintained Cahto Lodge No. 206 in the town as well, which met in a two-story hall constructed in 1872 that doubled as a public hall and meeting place.^[3]

"Cahto" means "lake" in the language of the local Pomo people.^[4]

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^ The California Mining Bureau's 1917 map has the town name misspelled as Canto. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 91. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 91. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
^ Palmer, Lyman L. (1880). History of Mendocino County, California : Comprising its geography, geology, topography, climatography, springs and timber. Also, extended sketches of its mills and milling, mines and mining interests : also a historical sketch of the state of California, in which is embodied the raising of the bear flag. Allen Bowen & Co.
^ 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 July 20, 2011, retrieved August 22, 2010.

39°39′16″N 123°31′38″W / 39.6544°N 123.5272°W / 39.6544; -123.5272

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[1] The California Mining Bureau's 1917 map has the town name misspelled as Canto. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 91. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

[CGN-2] Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 91. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

[3] Palmer, Lyman L. (1880). History of Mendocino County, California : Comprising its geography, geology, topography, climatography, springs and timber. Also, extended sketches of its mills and milling, mines and mining interests : also a historical sketch of the state of California, in which is embodied the raising of the bear flag. Allen Bowen & Co.

[4] 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 July 20, 2011, retrieved August 22, 2010.

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