Homhoangna (alternatively Homoa or Homhoa) was a Tongva village located at what is now the area in-between the Santa Ana River, Colton Avenue, and the Southern Pacific Railroad.[1] The village is associated with the area of Colton, California.[2]

Rock cupule in Reche Canyon (San Bernardino Sun, Dec. 15, 1959)

The village's name is reflected in the alternative place name designation for Reche Canyon, which is also known as Homhoa Canyon, Homoa Canyon, and Homuba Canyon.[3] The Tongva language word for "hilly place" was reportedly homhoabit.[3]

The village was located at the base of the foothills which surrounded it.[3]

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  1. ^ "CULTURAL AND PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES TECHNICAL REPORT FOR THE VALLEY CORRIDOR SPECIFIC PLAN, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA" (PDF). Cogstone. August 2015.
  2. ^ "Villages | TONGVA PEOPLE". Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  3. ^ a b c Gunther, Jane Davies (1984). Riverside County, California, Place Names: Their Origins and Their Stories. J.D. Gunther. pp. 240–41.