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Nacocktanke

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE ยท DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

A historical populated place in District of Columbia County, District of Columbia, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

Location Record

Name
Nacocktanke
Feature Type
Populated Place (historical)
State
District of Columbia
County
District of Columbia County
USGS Map
Washington East
Coordinates
38.8917787, -76.9580302
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GNIS Feature ID
530885

Names and historical notes

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

GNIS description

Approximate location

GNIS historical note

An Indian village site identified by Captain John Smith. According to Humphrey and Chambers, the placename Anacostia is a corrupt transliteration of the name Nacochtanke through Latin into English (DC-T138/p23)

Also recorded as

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 530885. 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 Kenny, Hamil. West Virginia Place Names. Piedmont, W.Va.: The Place Name Press, 1945.

GNIS source datasets and documentation

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