Modoc County, California Genealogy

United States &gt; California &gt; Modoc County

Parent County
17 February 1874: Modoc County was created from Siskiyou County. County seat: Alturas

Neighboring Counties

 * Klamath County, Oregon
 * Lake County, Oregon
 * Lassen
 * Shasta
 * Siskiyou
 * Washoe County, Nevada

Migration
Early migration routes to and from for emigrant settlers included:


 * California Trail 1846 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California
 * Applegate Trail since 1846 (avoided the Forty Mile Desert) by leaving the Humboldt River in Nevada early at present-day Rye Reservoir, Nevada and passing through the Black Rock Desert to Fandango Pass past Goose Lake on to the Lost River and eventually the Willamette Valley in Oregon

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Alturas California Family History Center
 * Cedarville California Family History Center

Websites

 * Modoc County CAGenWeb
 * Linkpendium
 * USGenWeb Archives
 * USGenWeb Archives backup site