Cahto is a former settlement in Mendocino County,

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. It was located southwest of

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. Cahto was founded by John P. Simpson and Robert White in 1856. They built a hotel there in 1861, and a store in 1865. A post office operated at Cahto from 1863 to 1901. The

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maintained Cahto Lodge No. 206 in the town as well, which met in a two-story hall constructed in 1872 that doubled as a public hall and meeting place. "Cahto" means "lake" in the language of the local Pomo people..

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Former settlements in Mendocino County, California Former populated places in California Populated places established in 1856 1856 establishments in California {{MendocinoCountyCA-geo-stub