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A French word meaning "hiding place," probably applied because of certain 
things having been hidden there by early explorers and travelers. 
Cache la Poudre; creek in Colorado, named from the French, meaning "powder 
hiding place." 
Cacheville; village in Yolo County, California. So named by early settlers who 
were in the habit of hiding their supplies at this point. 
Cactus; village in San Diego County, California, so named from the abundance of 
cacti in the vicinity. 
Caddo; town in Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, parish and lake in Louisiana, 
county in Oklahoma, village in Stephens Comity, Texas, and several small 
places; named from a former important tribe of eastern Texas and western 
Louisiana. 
Cadillac; city in Wexford County, Michigan, named for La Motte (or La Mothe) 
Cadillac, who established a fort on the Detroit River in 1701. 
Cadiz; township and village in Harrison County, Ohio, named from the city in 
Spain. Six other small places in the country are so called. 
Cadott; village in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, named for an half-breed Indian, 
Baptiste Cadotte, who lived near the falls which first bore his name. 
Caernarvon; townships in Pennsylvania, named from the town in Wales. 
Canto; creek and village in Mendocino County, California, an Indian word, mean- 
ing " fish." 
Cahuilla; valley and village in Riverside County, California, named from an Indian 
tribe. The word is said to mean "master." 
Caillou; lake and bayou in Louisiana. A French word meaning "pebble" or "flint 
stone." 
Ca Ira; town in Cumberland County, Virginia. A French expression used in a 
famous revolutionary song, meaning " it shall go on." 
Cairo; fourteen places in the country bear the name of the capital of Egypt. 
Cajon; town in San Bernardino County, California, and pass in the Sierra Madre 
range. A Spanish word meaning "box." 
Calabasas; township in Los Angeles County, California. A Spanish word mean- 
ing "pumpkins." 
Calais; city in Washington County, Maine, and town in Washington County, Ver- 
mont, named from Calais in France. 
Calamine; town in Sharp County, Arkansas, named from the zinc mines, calamina, 
meaning the native siliceous oxide of zinc. 
Calapooya; mountains in Oregon, named from an Indian tribe. 
Calaveras; river and county in California, so called from the numbers of skulls 
found in the vicinity, supposed to be the remains of a bloody battle among the 
Indians. The word is Spanish, meaning "skull." 
Calcutta; villages in Columbiana County, Ohio, and Pleasants County, West Vir- 
ginia, named from the city in India. 
Caldwell; city in Sumner County, Kansas, named for Alexander Caldwell, of 
Leavenworth, United States Senator. 
Caldwell; counties in Kentucky and Missouri, named for Gen. John Caldwell, 
formerly lieutenant-governor of Kentucky. 
Caldwell; parish in Louisiana, named for Matthew Caldwell, of North Carolina, a 
noted frontiersman. 
Caldwell; borough in Essex County, New Jersey, named for Rev. James Caldwell, 
a patriotic clergyman of the Revolution. 
Caldwell; town in Warren County, New York, named for Gen. James Caldwell, 
patentee. 
Caldwell; county in North Carolina, named for Dr. Joseph Caldwell, (irst president 
of the State University. 
