Wokodot, California

Wokodot
Former settlement
Wokodot

Location in California

Coordinates: 39°15′50″N 120°01′00″W / 39.26389°N 120.01667°W / 39.26389; -120.01667Coordinates: 39°15′50″N 120°01′00″W / 39.26389°N 120.01667°W / 39.26389; -120.01667
Country  United States
State  California
County Nevada County
Elevation[1] 2,510 ft (765 m)

Wokodot (Wo-ko'-dot) is a former Maidu village in Nevada County, California, that was located on the site of present-day Nevada City.[2] It appears on a map published in 1905 by the American Museum of Natural History.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wokodot, California
  2. "NEVADA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA". calsign.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  3. Bulletin. 30. Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology (Digitized Jul 13, 2007 ed.). G.P.O. 1910. p. 968.
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