Opegoi
A historical populated place in Humboldt 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
Was located opposite the mouth of Red Cap Creek on Klamath River.
GNIS historical note
Karok settlement
Also recorded as
- Op-pe-o
- Oppe-yoh
- Oppegach
- Oppegoeh
- Redcaps
- Up-pa-goine
- Up-pa-goines
- Up-pah-goines
Source editions and recorded citations
Feature ID 1682147. 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.