Hermosillo, probably named for the town of Hermosillo in Mexico.
Hernández (a surname), is in San Benito County.
Hetch Hetchy. A deep valley in the Sierra. See page [330].
Honcut, a place south of Oroville, in Butte County, named from a tribe of Maidu Indians who formerly lived near the mouth of Honkut creek.
Honda (deep). Honda is in Santa Bárbara County, and there is also La Honda, referring to a deep canyon, in San Matéo County. The name is incomplete in this form, and probably in its original form was La Cañada Honda.
Hoopa. See page [261].
Hornitos (little ovens). See page [283].
Huasna, in San Luís Obispo County, received its name from a former Indian village near Purísima Mission in Santa Bárbara County. The signification of the word has not been ascertained.
Hueneme, the name of a former Chumash Indian village on the coast, a few miles south of Saticoy, in Ventura County.