Welcome to Modoc ...

So far, we found very little information about Modoc. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Modoc to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Modoc, please Contact Us.

Modoc would have been located within present day Dona Ana County<2>.

The location of Modoc has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Modoc, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Modoc is 6,310 feet [1,923 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Modoc is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Modoc was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Modoc (for example, toward Anthony (TX)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Modoc would have been located in the (575) area code.

Communities Also Named Modoc ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Modoc - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, South Carolina and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Modoc.

Communities near Modoc ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Modoc.

• Las Cruces
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Cruces
  • Las Cruces is located in Dona Ana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 105,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Las Cruces <5>
• Mesilla
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesilla
  • Mesilla is located in Dona Ana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,844 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesilla <5>
• Organ ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Organ
  • Organ is located in Dona Ana County
• White Sands
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sands
  • White Sands is located in Dona Ana County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Sands <5>
• Spaceport City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spaceport City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaceport City
  • Spaceport City is located in Dona Ana County
• University Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
  • University Park is located in Dona Ana County
• Mesilla Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesilla Park
  • Mesilla Park is located in Dona Ana County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesilla Park <5>
• San Ysidro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ysidro
  • San Ysidro is located in Dona Ana County
• Dona Ana
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dona Ana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dona Ana
  • Dona Ana is located in Dona Ana County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dona Ana <5>
• Mesquite
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mesquite have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesquite
  • Mesquite is located in Dona Ana County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesquite <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Modoc. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Modoc.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Modoc. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Modoc.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Modoc. See our Newspapers Page for Modoc.

Adding Modoc to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Modoc in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Modoc was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Modoc post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Modoc.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Dona Ana County: www.co.dona-ana.nm.us/

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/