Welcome to Modoc County ...

Time Zone: Modoc County lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Alturas is the Seat for Modoc County.

Modoc County was founded February 17, 1874 and was created by taking area from Siskiyou County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Modoc had a population of 8,841 people. This is a decrease of 8.8% since the last Census (which gave a population of 9,694 people in 2010).

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to California
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  • Website for the California State Archives

• Websites specific to Modoc County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Lassen County
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  • Shasta County
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  • Siskiyou County
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  • Washoe County
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  • Klamath County
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  • Lake County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of California
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of California
  • Cemeteries of Modoc County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of California
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of California
  • Cemeteries of Modoc County