[2] They historically lived in villages along the Neches and Angelina Rivers, near present-day Cherokee and Houston Counties.
[3] Early 18th century Spanish explorer Domingo Ramon recorded his observations of the Nocono in his 1716 Diary.
[4] Another Spanish explorer, Juan Antonio de la Pena wrote in 1721 that the Nacono village, that he called El Macono, was located five leagues below the Neches crossing.
[3] These confederacies are thought to have formed due to upheavals, depopulation, and migrations caused by European diseases and increased conflicts in the region in the 17th century.
[4] The Lacane, Nacachau, Nacao (Nacau), Naconicho (Nacaniche), and Nakanawan peoples might have been divisions of the Nacono tribe.