(KOH koh pah). The name of an Indian tribe living in Imperial County and in adjacent areas of Arizona and Mexico, and their language, which belongs to the Yuman family; their name for themselves is kokwapá. The Cocopah Mountains are named for this tribe.
COLFAX [Placer Co.]. Named in 1865 in honor of the visit of Schuyler Colfax, then Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
COLLAYOMI (kah lee YOH mee) VALLEY [Lake Co.]. Probably reflects a Spanish spelling of Lake Miwok koyáa-yomi, “song place.”
COLMA (KOHL muh) [San Mateo Co.]. The name dates from 1872 and may be from the town of Colma in Switzerland. However, in the San Francisco dialect of the Costanoan Indians, kolma means “moon.”
COLOMA (kuh LOH muh) [El Dorado Co.]. From the name of a Nisenan (Southern Maidu) village, given in 1848 as Culloma. The town grew up around Sutter’s mill after the discovery of gold in 1848.
COLORADO (kah luh RAD oh) RIVER. The Spanish term meaning “red” was applied to the river in 1604, during the exploration of Arizona, referring to the reddish-brown color of the water. The river forms the boundary between California and Arizona; the state of Colorado is so named because the headwaters of the river are there.
COLTON [San Bernardino Co.]. Named in 1875 for David D. Colton, an official of the Central Pacific Railroad.
COLUMBIA [Tuolumne Co.]. The name of this historic Gold Rush town, now reconstructed and restored as a state park, reflects the poetic term for America, derived from the name of Columbus.
COLUSA (kuh LOO suh). The name of a Patwin Indian village, recorded in 1821 as Coru. The town and county were founded in 1850 with the name Colusi, which was changed to its present form in 1854.
COMPTCHE (KAHMP chee) [Mendocino Co.]. Probably an Indian name, possibly from the Porno village komacho.
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