Tohoga

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE · 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: Tohoga
Feature Type: Populated Place (historical)
State: District of Columbia
County: District of Columbia County
USGS Map: Washington West
Coordinates: 38.9028894, -77.0621997
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GNIS Feature ID: 529729

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 of an Anacostan Indian village at the site of Georgetown

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 529729. 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.