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Indak

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE ยท CALIFORNIA

A historical populated place in El Dorado County, California, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

Location Record

Name
Indak
Feature Type
Populated Place (historical)
State
California
County
El Dorado County
USGS Map
Placerville
Coordinates
38.7290697, -120.8010461
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GNIS Feature ID
1744726

Names and historical notes

Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.

GNIS description

Was located at Placerville

GNIS historical note

Maidu settlement

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 1744726. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

GNIS citation text may identify a source series rather than a specific page. It is reproduced below without implying that its underlying documents were inspected.

  • Text Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. Bulletin 30 - Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, Edited by Frederick Webb Hodge, part 1 published in 1907, part 2 published in 1910. Use either code US-T142/B30/PT1/1907/p# or US-T142/B30/PT2/1910/p#.

GNIS source datasets and documentation

Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.