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Modoc County, California

165 topographic sheets cover 69 settlements here, and 7 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

7 National Register listings published here, 1 of them a National Historic Landmark.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

California within the United States
Modoc County within California

What the record shows

  • 1,580 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 7 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 7 buildings.
  • 2 of the 7 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 69 populated places in this county; 69 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

7

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Adin Supply Companybuilding199797000028
Carpenter and Paint Shopbuilding200606000210
Jess Valley Schoolhousebuilding199999000582
NCO Railway Depotbuilding198585000357
Nevada-California-Oregon Railway Co. General Office Buildingbuilding197474000529
Nevada-California-Oregon Railway Co. General Office Buildingbuilding197474000529
Sacred Heart Catholic Churchbuilding198383001209

Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps

1

Drawn when these were printed as single large sheets: the town seen from the air, and the county divided into its farms with every owner named. Each opens the original at the Library of Congress.

Land ownership map, 1887 - Official map of Modoc County, California
Land ownership map (1887) - Official map of Modoc County, California. Library of Congress.

Photographs from libraries nationwide

1 of 4 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 4 image records catalogued for this county. Every one shown here carries a public-domain status or a licence that permits reuse on a site that carries advertising; non-commercial, share-alike and restricted images are excluded. The selection is spread across the county's towns (at most eight per town), so no single institution's bulk upload crowds out the rest. Each opens the holding library's record, and the complete set at the Digital Public Library of America is one click away.

Drown's Motel, Boston Public Library - undated
Drown's Motel. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

48 shown

Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 6,614 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 48 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1948-07-14, scale 1:27230
1948-07-14, scale 1:27230. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1948-07-14, scale 1:27230
1948-07-14, scale 1:27230. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-05-22, scale 1:60000
1954-05-22, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-05-22, scale 1:60000
1954-05-22, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-05-22, scale 1:60000
1954-05-22, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-07-14, scale 1:20000
1958-07-14, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-07-14, scale 1:20000
1958-07-14, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1959-07-01, scale 1:34000
1959-07-01, scale 1:34000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1959-07-21, scale 1:34000
1959-07-21, scale 1:34000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1959-07-21, scale 1:34000
1959-07-21, scale 1:34000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1959-07-21, scale 1:34000
1959-07-21, scale 1:34000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-08-04, scale 1:30000
1960-08-04, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-08-04, scale 1:30000
1960-08-04, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-08-04, scale 1:30000
1960-08-04, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-08-04, scale 1:30000
1960-08-04, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-08-19, scale 1:20000
1962-08-19, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-08-19, scale 1:20000
1962-08-19, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-08-19, scale 1:20000
1962-08-19, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-08-19, scale 1:20000
1962-08-19, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-07-17, scale 1:12000
1964-07-17, scale 1:12000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-07-17, scale 1:12000
1964-07-17, scale 1:12000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-07-17, scale 1:12000
1964-07-17, scale 1:12000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-06-09, scale 1:12000
1965-06-09, scale 1:12000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-04-14, scale 1:21660
1966-04-14, scale 1:21660. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-06-28, scale 1:12000
1967-06-28, scale 1:12000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-06-28, scale 1:12000
1967-06-28, scale 1:12000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-06-28, scale 1:12000
1967-06-28, scale 1:12000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1948-07-14, scale 1:27230
1948-07-14, scale 1:27230. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1948-07-14, scale 1:27230
1948-07-14, scale 1:27230. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-05-22, scale 1:60000
1954-05-22, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-07-15, scale 1:20000
1958-07-15, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-07-15, scale 1:20000
1958-07-15, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-07-17, scale 1:12000
1964-07-17, scale 1:12000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-06-09, scale 1:12000
1965-06-09, scale 1:12000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-06-09, scale 1:12000
1965-06-09, scale 1:12000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-06-09, scale 1:12000
1965-06-09, scale 1:12000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-06-28, scale 1:12000
1967-06-28, scale 1:12000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-06-01, scale 1:142000
1968-06-01, scale 1:142000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-06-01, scale 1:142000
1968-06-01, scale 1:142000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-06-01, scale 1:142000
1968-06-01, scale 1:142000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-06-01, scale 1:142000
1968-06-01, scale 1:142000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-05-23, scale 1:12000
1971-05-23, scale 1:12000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-05-23, scale 1:12000
1971-05-23, scale 1:12000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-05-23, scale 1:12000
1971-05-23, scale 1:12000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-05-23, scale 1:12000
1971-05-23, scale 1:12000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-06-22, scale 1:125000
1972-06-22, scale 1:125000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-06-22, scale 1:125000
1972-06-22, scale 1:125000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-06-22, scale 1:120000
1972-06-22, scale 1:120000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

31 stations, 17 gages

The thermometers that kept this county's weather, and the gages that measured the flow of its streams, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.

The 1950 census, district by district

17 districts

Who lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.

  • 25-1Adin-Lookout Judicial Township: Adin-Lookout Judicial Township - That part east of Pit River; Show separately Lookout Indian Rancheria - That part in This Enumeration District
  • 25-2Adin-Lookout Judicial Township - That part west of Pit River; Show separately Lookout Indian Rancheria - That part in This Enumeration District
  • 25-3Alturas-Canby Judicial Township: Alturas city: Alturas city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; 8th; Main, 16th, Main
  • 25-4Alturas city - That part Bounded by City limits; Main, 16th, Main; 8th, Warner, 7th; City limits
  • 25-5Alturas city - That part Bounded by 7th, Warner, 8th; Main; City limits; City limits
  • 25-6Alturas city - That part Bounded by 8th, city limits; City limits; City limits, East A, 4th; Main
  • 25-7Alturas city - That part Bounded by 4th; East A, city limits; City limits; Main
  • 25-8Alturas-Canby Judicial Township - That part north and west of U.S. Hwy. 395, North Fork of Pit River, Pit River, and Hwy. 299, outside Alturas city
  • 25-9Alturas-Canby Judicial Township - That part east and south of U.S. Hwy. 299, Pit River, North Fork Pit River, and Hwy. 395, outside Alturas city; Show separately Alturas Indian Rancheria; Likely Indian Rancheria
  • 25-10Bidwell Judicial Township; Show separately Ft. Bidwell Indian Reservation
  • 25-11Cedarville Judicial Township; Show separately Cedarville Indian Rancheria
  • 25-12Dewey Judicial Township
  • 25-13Goose Lake Judicial Township
  • 25-14Lake City Judicial Township
  • 25-15Tule Lake Judicial Township: Tule Lake Judicial Township - That part east of the Great Northern Railroad and Tulelake - Camby Rd.
  • 25-16Tule Lake Judicial Township - That part west of the Great Northern Railroad and Tulelake - Canby Rd.
  • 25-17Willow Ranch Judicial Township

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

3,370 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 3,370 of them, burning about 321,366 acres. 2,527 started naturally and 35 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Natural2527
Missing data/not specified/undetermined280
Equipment and vehicle use219
Debris and open burning149
Recreation and ceremony58
Arson/incendiarism35
Railroad operations and maintenance33
Misuse of fire by a minor21
Power generation/transmission/distribution21
Smoking20
Other causes4
Fireworks3

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
26 July 2017Natural45,690 acresModoc National ForestSTEELE
15 August 2018Natural39,387 acresModoc National ForestSTONE
25 July 2017Natural30,886 acresModoc National ForestCOVE
22 August 1999Natural30,568 acresModoc National ForestPINE
26 August 1996Natural23,398 acresModoc National ForestDAMON/LONG
28 July 2019Equipment and vehicle use14,217 acresModoc National ForestTUCKER
30 July 2014Natural13,153 acresNorthern California DistrictDAY
26 July 2003Natural9,940 acresModoc National ForestACKLEY

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1958 to 2025

34 of 34 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 34 reports for this county, causing no deaths, no injuries and about $1,036,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Flood8
Hail7
Thunderstorm Wind7
Heavy Rain7
Flash Flood4
Lightning1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
February 2025FloodLookout$1,000,000Nearly two days of heavy rain, with amounts of around 1.50 to 2.50 inches, combined with snow melt caused the Pit River near Canby to rise to a peak above major flood stage. This was the fourth highest peak since records began in 1904, and the highest peak in the past 28 years. The river rose above minor flood stage of 8.5 ft. at 03/1445 PST, peaked in major flood stage at 04/2330 PST at 11.13 ft. It then fell slowly, dropping below minor flood stage at 08/0130 PST.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindCedarville$20,000The Modoc County Record reported that strong winds came down from Cedar Pass and snapped a 30-inch and a 16-inch diameter tree near Cedarville. A building on one ranch had a 20 foot by 34 foot piece of roof blown off. Large farm equipment (swather) was pushed and numerous 110 pound bales of hay were rolled or knocked over in the winds.|The highest measured gust was 55 mph at the Surprise Valley RAWS.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindAlturas Muni Arpt$16,000See below.
March 2025Heavy RainCedarville Arpt-A mesonet station in Cedarville, CEDC, reported a rain total of 0.87 inches.
October 2021Heavy RainLake City-COOPs observers and Mesonet/ASOS sites reported rainfall amounts ranging from 0.3-1.0 in the far NE corner of Modoc county in and around Fort Bidwell, CA, as well as 1.0 -2.0 within the area from Cedarville, CA to Lake City, CA.
April 2019FloodLookout-The river rose above minor flood stage (8.5 feet) at 10/1115 PST. The river crested at 8.64 feet several times between 10/1715 and 10/1915 PST. The river fell below minor flood stage at 11/0215 PST.
April 2019FloodAlturas-A spotter 1WSW Alturas reported standing water on US395. The north fork of the Pit River was running high and the south fork was at bankfull. Water was everywhere. The emergency manager of Modoc county also reported widespread flooding.
April 2019Flash FloodLake City-Modoc County District 1 Supervisor reported flash flooding in Lake City from the night of 8 April to the morning of 9 April due to heavy rain and snowmelt. At least one residential community was temporarily isolated due to a washed-out road section. The timing of the flood is approximate and no information was available regarding damage to property in the area.
April 2019Heavy RainLake City-Remote Automated Weather System SSYC1 4 miles east-southeast of Lake City reported 0.85 inches of rainfall in a 16 hour period from 8 April 1039PST to 9 April 0239PST. RAWS elevation 4591 feet MSL.
April 2019Heavy RainLake City-Snow Telemetry Station CDRC1 at Cedar Pass reported 0.90 inches of rainfall in a 14 hour period from 8 April 1200PST to 9 April 0200PST. SNOTEL elevation 7030 feet MSL.
April 2019Heavy RainCedarville Arpt-Mesonet station CEDC 2 miles north of Cedarville reported 1.06 inches of rainfall in approximately a 14 hour time period from 8 April 1200PST to 9 April 0215PST. Mesonet elevation 4600 feet MSL.
December 2018Heavy RainCedarville Arpt-Mesonet station CEDC, 3 miles north of Cedarville reported 0.67 inches of rainfall from 24 December 0600PST to 25 December 0600PST. Mesonet elevation 4600 feet MSL.
April 2018Heavy RainCedarville-Mesonet station CEDC, 3 miles north of Cedarville (elevation 4600 feet) reported 0.79 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period from 6 April 0700PST to 7 April 0700PST.
January 2017FloodAdin Muni Arpt-At 08/2102 PST, law enforcement and spotters reported flooding near Adin California. Water was flowing across streets and into some homes. Flooding was also reported on the highway between Alturas and Canby and on highway 395 1SSW of Davis Creek. One to two inches of rain fell over the area this day onto heavy snow already on the ground. The snow clogged drains and other outlets, leading to flooding on Ash Creek and Dry Creek. A mudslide on highway 299 at Adin Pass reduced the road to one lane.
February 2017FloodLookout-The Pit River at Canby exceeded flood stage (8.5 feet) at 07/1145 PST. It exceeded moderate flood stage (9.0 feet) at 08/1515 PST and major flood stage (10.0 feet) at 09/1400 PST. The river crested at 10.61 feet from 10/0130 to 01/0230 PST. The river fell below major flood stage at 11/0300 PST, below moderate flood stage at 12/0045 PST and flood stage at 12/1000 PST.
February 2017FloodLookout-The Pit River near Canby rose above flood stage (8.5 feet) at 21/1615 PST and above moderate flood stage at 22/0415 PST. The river crested at 9.25 feet between 22/1730 PST and 22/1745 PST. The river fell below moderate flood stage at 23/0230 PST and below flood stage at 23/1300 PST.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindBayley-The Juniper Creek RAWS recorded a gust to 67 mph sometime during this hour.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindBayley-The Juniper Creek RAWS recorded a gust to 59 mph sometime during this hour.
May 2015Flash FloodWhite Horse-A spotter in Day California reported a mudslide up against her house. This slide was associated with a burn scarred area and affected two houses. A sheriff deputy reported that clogged culverts caused mud and water to overflow the road.
April 2012Thunderstorm WindLake City-This wind gust was measured by the Surprise Valley RAWS.
December 2012FloodFt Bidwell-Water washed over highway 1 between Cedarville and Fort Bidwell in multiple areas. In some areas, the water was over 20 feet wide. A spotter just northeast of Fort Bidwell reported 1 inch of rain between 0100PST and 0700PST, with 1.5 to 1.8 inches in 24 hours in Cedarville and Fort Bidwell.
May 2005Flash FloodAlturas-County officials reported that flash flooding was occurring along Thom's Creek and Joseph Creek on the west slopes of the Warner Mountains just below Cedar Pass. As best as can be determined, heavy showers dropped about 2 inches of rain over the Warners in the preceding few days, and this combined with snow melt due to high freezing levels led to high flows on these creeks. Nine homes were isolated by the flood waters, but no damage, deaths, or injuries were reported.
June 2004Flash FloodEagleville-Modoc County Highway Department reported water and debris over Highway 1 at Owl Creek between Eagleville and Cedarville.
August 2003HailAlturas-Modoc county sheriff reported 1 inch hail at the county jail.
July 2003HailNewell-See below.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindAlturas Muni Arpt-See below.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindAlturas-See below.
June 1997HailNewell-.75-1.25 INCH HAIL IN A 1/2 MILE SWATH.
September 2003LightningCountywide-no account filed
June 1998FloodNewell-no account filed
July 1958Hailnot stated-no account filed
July 1958Hailnot stated-no account filed
July 1958Hailnot stated-no account filed
July 1958Hailnot stated-no account filed

Mines and quarries

288 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 288 workings inside this county. 32 still produce and 256 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Gold123
Sand and Gravel, Construction61
Stone35
Mercury20
Pumice16
Stone, Crushed/Broken11
Peat4
Copper3
Calcium3
Gold, Silver2
Gold, Copper2
Silver2
Perlite2
Gemstone2

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Griffith's Royal Purple Obsidian Mines.Gemstone, StoneOccurrence
Northern StarGold, Silver, CopperPast ProducerGold, Silver
Section 7 QuarryStone, DimensionUnknown
Sweeney ProspectCopper, Gold, SilverProducerUnknown
Discovery ClaimGold, CopperPast ProducerGold
Evening Star ClaimPerliteOccurrence
Evening Star ClaimPerlitePast Producer
Ft. Bidwell Consolidated MinesGold, CopperPast ProducerGold
Griffith:S Royal Purple ObsidianGemstoneProducer
Kelley Hot SpringGeothermalUnknown
Moon Light GroupGold, SilverPast ProducerGold, Pyrite, Silver
Surprise ValleyGeothermalUnknown
Sweeney ProspectGold, SilverOccurrence
Sweeney ProspectGold, SilverPast Producer
Unnamed LocationGemstoneOccurrence
Williams ProspectGold, SilverPast ProducerGold
Bagley MineCalciumPast Producer
Elzie BagleyCalciumProducerSurface
Elzie BagleyCalciumPast Producer
SeitzCopperPast ProducerCuprite, Malachite
Seitz MineCopperPast Producer
Shasta ViewGold, CopperPast ProducerGold
Jeffery & AssociatesPeatProducer
Jeffery & AssociatesPeatProducer
JeffreyPeatProducer
Jeffrey ?PeatProducer
Borrow PitStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Borrow PitStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Borrow PitsStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Borrow PitsStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Cinder PitStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Fitch QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Horse Mountain QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
QuarriesStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Shaw Ranch QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Boorman Pumice Products CompanyPumiceProducer
Boorman Pumice Products CompanyPumiceProducer
Cinder PitPumiceUnknown
Cinder PitPumiceProducer
Cinder PitPumiceUnknown
Cinder PitPumiceProspect
Great Northern Railroad DepositPumiceProducer
Raino ClaimPumiceOccurrence
Raino ClaimPumiceUnknown
Richardson Cinder PitPumiceProducer
Tionesta AggregatePumiceProducer
Unnamed PumicitePumiceOccurrence
Volcolite Association Placer ClaimPumiceOccurrence
Volcolite Association Placer ClaimsPumiceUnknown
Weisman Pumicite DepositPumicePast Producer
Weisman Pumicite Deposit FosterPumiceOccurrence
Brown ProspectMercuryOccurrenceCinnabar
Brown ProspectMercuryUnknown
Cedarville Hot SpringsMercuryProspect
Deep Creek ProspectMercuryOccurrence1935
Mercury OccurrenceMercuryUnknown
Red Hawk MineMercuryOccurrence1917
Red Hawk MineMercuryProspect
Silvertown GroupMercuryOccurrence
Silvertown GroupMercuryUnknown
UnknownMercuryOccurrence
UnknownMercuryOccurrence
UnknownMercuryOccurrence
UnknownMercuryOccurrence
UnknownMercuryOccurrence
UnknownMercuryOccurrence
Unnamed LocationMercuryOccurrence
Unnamed LocationMercuryOccurrence
Unnamed LocationMercuryProspect
Unnamed LocationMercuryProspect
Unnamed LocationMercuryOccurrence
Borrow PitStoneUnknown
Borrow PitStoneUnknown
Borrow PitStoneUnknown
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Borrow PitStoneUnknown
Borrow PitStoneUnknown
Borrow PitStoneUnknown
Cinder PitStoneOccurrence
Cinder PitStoneOccurrence
Cinder PitStoneOccurrence
Cinder PitsStoneOccurrence
Great Northern Railroad DepositStoneOccurrenceCinders
QuarryStoneProspect
QuarryStoneProspect
UnknownStoneOccurrence
UnknownStoneOccurrenceObsidian
UnknownStoneOccurrence
UnknownStoneOccurrence
Unnamed LocationStoneUnknown
Unnamed LocationStonePast Producer
Unnamed LocationStoneUnknown
W. E. MinardStoneOccurrence
Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Bushey PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Canby PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Cottonwood Creek PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Dorris Reservoir PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Eagle Creek Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Fitch Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Goodwin Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
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Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
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Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
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Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Monchamp PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Morgan Ranch PttSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Moyer Gravel Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerSedimentary
Moyer Gravel Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Rice PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Alaska BellGoldPast ProducerGold
Alaska Bell ClaimGoldOccurrence
Bad BillGoldPast ProducerGold
Bad Bill ClaimGoldOccurrence
Blue Bell GroupGoldPast ProducerGold
Blue Bell GroupGoldPast Producer
California BellGoldPast ProducerGold
California Bell ClaimGoldOccurrence
CaptainGoldOccurrence
CliffGoldPast ProducerGold
Cliff ClaimGoldOccurrence
ComstockGoldOccurrence
Comstock and Sea LionGoldPast ProducerGold
Comstock and Sea Lion ClaimsGoldOccurrence
Craig PropertyGoldPast ProducerGold
Craig PropertyGoldUnknown
Crown PointGoldPast ProducerGold
Crown Point ClaimGoldOccurrence
Dandy ClaimGoldOccurrence
Discovery ClaimGoldProspect
Dixie QueenGoldPast ProducerGold
Dixie QueenGoldPast Producer
Dixie Queen MinesGoldPast ProducerGold
Dixie Queen MinesGoldProspect
Eagle Creek PlacerGoldPast Producer
Emerald ClaimGoldPast ProducerGold
Emerald ClaimGoldOccurrence
Eugene MineGoldPast ProducerGold
Eugene MineGoldProspect
Fern MineGoldPast ProducerGold
Fern MineGoldProspect
Fort Bidwell Consolidated MinesGoldUnknown
Friday MorningGoldPast ProducerGold
Friday Morning ClaimGoldOccurrence
Gold Peak and KlondikeGoldPast ProducerGold
Gold Peak and Klondike MinesGoldUnknown
Gold Shore LodeGoldUnknown
Granger Claim GroupGoldOccurrence
Happy ThoughtGoldPast ProducerGold
Happy Thought ClaimGoldOccurrence
High GradeGoldUnknown
HildebrandGoldPast ProducerGold
Hildebrand ClaimGoldOccurrence
Huckleberry & Huckleberry No 1 ClmsGoldOccurrence
Huckleberry & Huckleberry No. 1GoldPast ProducerGold
Independence ClaimGoldOccurrence
Jasper/Agate Placer GroupGoldOccurrence
JosephineGoldPast ProducerGold
JosephineGoldOccurrence
JumboGoldPast ProducerGold
Jumbo ClaimGoldProspect
Klondike GroupGoldProducerChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
Klondike GroupGoldOccurrence
Last DollarGoldPast ProducerGold
Last Dollar MineGoldUnknown
Leland ClaimGoldPast ProducerGold
Leland ClaimGoldOccurrence
Lily BellGoldPast ProducerGold
Lily BellGoldOccurrence
Lonaconing ClaimGoldPast ProducerGold
Lonaconing ClaimGoldOccurrence
Lost CabinGoldPast Producer1904
Lost Cabin MineGoldPlant
MammothGoldPast ProducerGold
Mammoth ClaimGoldOccurrence
Mineral SpringsGoldPast ProducerGold
Mineral Springs ClaimGoldOccurrence
MispahGoldPast ProducerGold
Mispah ClaimsGoldOccurrence
Modoc IndependenceGoldPast ProducerGold
Modoc Independence ClaimGoldOccurrence
Modoc MineGoldOccurrence
Modoc-MammothGoldPast ProducerGold
Modoc-Mammoth MinesGoldProspect
MonarchGoldPast ProducerGold
Monarch ClaimGoldOccurrence
MoonlightGoldPast ProducerGold
MoonlightGoldOccurrence
Morning Star MineGoldUnknown
Morning Star MineGoldPast ProducerGold
Mountain Summit and Quartzite MinesGoldProspect
Mountain Summit and QuarziteGoldPast ProducerGold
Northern Star MineGoldProspect
One-Hundred ClaimsGoldOccurrence
PeacemakerGoldPast ProducerGold
Peacemaker ClaimGoldProspect
Pink RoseGoldPast ProducerGold
Pink Rose ClaimGoldOccurrence
Pleasant Mining CoGoldProducerGold
Pleasant Mining CompanyGoldUnknown
Printer BoyGoldPast ProducerGold
Printer Boy ClaimGoldOccurrence
Red HorseGoldPast ProducerGold
Red Horse ClaimGoldOccurrence
Red QuartzGoldPast ProducerGold
Red Quartz ClaimGoldOccurrence
Shasta View MineGoldUnknown
SpearmintGoldPast ProducerGold
Spearmint ClaimGoldOccurrence
StonewallGoldPast ProducerGold
Stonewall ClaimGoldOccurrence
Sugar Pine MineGoldPast ProducerGold
Sunshine High Grade Gold MinesGoldUnknown
TamarackGoldPast ProducerGold
Tamarack MineGoldProspect
TopazGoldProducerGold
Topaz ClaimGoldOccurrence
Two JacksGoldPast ProducerGold
Two Jacks ClaimGoldOccurrence
Uncle JoeGoldPast ProducerGold
Uncle Joe ClaimGoldOccurrence
UnknownGoldOccurrence
UnknownGoldOccurrence
Unnamed LocationGoldOccurrence
White RibbonGoldPast ProducerGold
White Ribbon ClaimGoldOccurrence
Williams ProspectGoldOccurrence
Yukon # 2GoldOccurrence
Yukon No. 1, No. 2, No. 3GoldPast ProducerGold

Every populated place in the county

69

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

The vanished settlements of Modoc County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.