Miscanaka
A historical populated place in Ventura County, California, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.
Location Record
Names and historical notes
Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.
GNIS description
Formerly located at San Buenaventura Mission
GNIS historical note
Chumashan settlement
Also recorded as
- Mitc-ka-na-kau
Source editions and recorded citations
Feature ID 1817373. 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#.
Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.