This map comes from a book, “The Mendonoma Coast.”

Map of Pomo Villages along the Southern Mendocino Coast and Northern Sonoma Coast

As you can see there were lots of villages. Many of the villages were along the coast – the Pomo preferred the open spaces to the shadowy redwoods.

And today? Narry a one. Why? Well, I can assure you that they didn’t all die of old age.