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C- Florida Indian Villages, Towns and
Settlements
A complete listing of all the Indian villages,
towns and settlements as listed in Handbook of Americans North of Mexico.
Calany. A former Timuquanan tribe or settlement of the
Utina confederacy in middle or x. Florida. Laudonnière ( 1564 ) in French,
Hist. Coll. La., n. s., 243, 1869.
Calaobe. A Calusa village on the s. w. coast of
Florida, about 1570. Fontaneda Mem. (ca. 1575), Smith trans., 19, 1854.
Calusahatchee. A former
Seminole town on Calusahatchee r., s. w. Fla.
Canaake. Mentioned as the name of an ancient Florida
tribe, of which a remnant still existed in 1821. The general context of the
reference indicates that the form is a bad misprint for Calusa, q. v.
Capasi. A former village on the N. frontier of Florida
and probably belonging to the
Apalachee, visited by De Soto in 1539. Garcilasso de la Vega, Fla., 74,
1723.
Capola. A former Seminole village E. of St Marks r., in
Jefferson co., Fla. Bartram, Travels, 223, 1791.
Capoutoucha. Marked on De l'Isle s map of 1707 as an
Indian settlement on St Johns r., Fla.
Casitoa. A
Calusa village on the s. w. coast of Florida, about 1570. Fontaneda Memoir
(ca. 1575), Smith trans., 19,1854.
Casti. A former Timuquanan settlement on the w. bank of
St Johns r., Fla., not far from the mouth. Laudonnière
(1564) in French, Hist. Coll. La, n. s., 306, 1869.
Catfish Lake. A Seminole settlement, with 28
inhabitants in 1880, on a small lake in Polk co., Fla., nearly midway between L.
Pierce and L. Rosalie, toward the headwaters of Kissimmee r. MacCauley in 5th
Rep. B. A. E., 478. 1887.
Cayovea. A Calusa village on the s. w. coast of
Florida, about 1570. Fontaneda Memoir (ca. 1575), Smith trans., 19, 1854.
Chawakli. An ancient Lower Creek town on Apalachicola
r., 12 m. below Ocheese Bluff, probably in Calhoun co., Fla. Its people were
merged with the Eufaula.
Chefixico's Old Town. A Seminole settlement formerly on
the s. side of Old Tallahassee lake, 5 m. E. of Tallahassee, Fla. Roberts,
Florida, 1763.
Chetuckota. A former Seminole village on the w. bank of
Pease cr., below Pease lake, w. central Fla. H. R. Doc. 78, 25th Cong., 2d
sess., map, 768-769, 1838.
Chicuchatti (probably Creek chúka
chati, 'red houses', referring to the custom of daubing the houses with red
clay). A former Seminole town N. of Tampa bay, in the so-called Chocochatee
savanna, Hernando co., Fla. According to Brinton it was one of the 7 bands into
which the Seminole became divided after their separation from the Creeks.
Chilili. A former tribe or village of the Utina
confederacy in N. Florida. On the De Bry map it is located E. of St Johns r.
Chohalaboohhulka. A former Seminole town on the w. side of Suwanee r., above
its junction with the Alapaha, in Hamilton co., Fla. H. R. Ex. Doc. 74
(1823), 19th Cong., 27, 1826.
Chokoukla. A former Seminole town on the w. side of
Apalachicola r., 4 m. below the forks, in Florida. Mulatto King was chief in
1823. H. R. Ex. Doc. 74, 19th Cong., 27, 1826.
Cholupaha. A Timuquanan town in N. Florida, visited by
De Soto s troops in Aug., 1539, before reaching Aquacalecuen. They spoke of it
as a villa farta, a town of plenty, because they found an abundance of
Indian corn there. Gentl. of Elvas (1557) in French, Hist. Coll. La., u, 131,
1850.
Coe Hadjos Town. A former settlement of negro slaves
affiliated with or belonging to the Seminole, w. of Oclawaha r., in Marion co.,
Fla. Perhaps identical with Oclawaha town (q. v.).
Cohowofooche. A former Seminole town, of which
Neamathla was chief, situated 23 in. N. w. of St Marks, Wakulla co., Fla. H.
R. Ex. Doc. 74 (1823), 19th Cong., 27, 1826.
Comachica. A Calusa village on the s. w. coast of
Florida, about 1570. Fontaneda Memoir (ca. 1575), Smith transl., 19,
1854.
Conchartimicco's Town. A former town on Apalachicola r.
, Fla. , evidently named from a chief called Conchart, or Concharti, and
probably belonging to the Lower Creeks.
Cuchiyaga (place where there has been suffering). A
former Calusa village on one of the keys on the s. w. coast of Florida, about
1570.
Cuscowilla. The principal Seminole town on Cuscowilla
lake, Alachua co., Fla. It was established by Creeks from Oconee, Ga. , who
first settled at Alachua Old Town but abandoned it on account of its
un-healthfulness. Bartram (Travels, 1791) found 30 houses there in 1775.
Cutespa. A Calusa village on the s. w. coast of
Florida, about 1570. Fontaneda Memoir (ca. 1575), Smith trans., 19,
1854.
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