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Societies are a great resource for local genealogical records
and history of the area.
Modoc County
Historical Society
600 S Main Street
Alturas, CA 96101-4117
Phone: (530) 233-2944
~ Founded 1978 ~
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Modoc County
California Genealogy & Family History Resources
Cities,
Towns, Villages & Communities:
Adin,
Alturas, California Pines, Canby, Cedarville, Davis Creek, Eagleville,
Fort Bidwell, Lake City, Likely, Lookout, Newell, New Pine Creek,
Stronghold, Tionesta
Ghost
Towns:
Centerville
Established:
February 17, 1874
Parent County: Siskiyou
County
Seat: Alturas
Previous County Seats: Lake City, Centerville
Neighboring Counties (California): Lassen, Siskiyou, Shasta
Neighboring Counties (Nevada): Washoe
Neighboring Counties (Oregon): Klamath, Lake
Name Origin: Modoc County is named for the Modoc tribe
who lived at the Klamath River headwaters.
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| Birth,
Death, Marriage, & Divorce Records |
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- California State Vital Records
Office of Vital Records
304 'S' Street
Sacramento, California 95814
Phone: (916) 445-1719
Fax: (800) 858-5553
- New Law Effective July 1, 2003,
the California Health and Safety Code Section 103526 will
permit only authorized individuals to receive certified
copies of birth or death records. Those who are not authorized
by law to receive a certified copy will receive a certified
copy marked "INFORMATIONAL, NOT A VALID DOCUMENT TO ESTABLISH
IDENTITY."
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Voter and Tax Records |
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| Cemeteries
& Burial Records |
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| Obituary
& Newspaper Articles |
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| Immigration
& Naturalization Records |
- Modoc
County California Migrations Project
They came for a season, they left and went where? Why
did they go and who went with them? So many questions
about the migrations of our ancestors.
- Passenger
and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

Updated annually, this database
is an index to passengers who arrived in United States
and Canadian ports from the 1500s through the 1900s. It
contains listings of approximately 4,588,000 individuals
and references thousands of different records compiled
from everything from original passenger lists to personal
diaries. For each individual listed, you may find the
following information: name, age, year and place of arrival,
and the source of the record.
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| Land
Records & Maps |
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| Church
& Bible Records |
- Modoc
County California Clergy
An incomplete list of the Clergy, past and present in
Modoc County published by the Modoc County California
GenWeb Project
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| Court,
Wills & Probate Records |
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| City
& Farm Directories |
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& Family History Resources |
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| Biographies,
Correspondence & Diaries |
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| Occupations,
Education & Institutions |
- Modoc
County Sheriffs 1874 Through Present
Modoc County California GenWeb Project
- Modoc
County Law Enforcement, Forestry
Modoc County California GenWeb Project
- Modoc
County California Doctors, Health Care
This is a list of the Modoc County Doctors, Health Care,
past and present in Modoc County published by the Modoc
County California GenWeb Project
- Modoc
County California Postmasters, Post Offices
This is a list of the Modoc County Postmasters, Post Office,
past and present in Modoc County published by the Modoc
County California GenWeb Project
- Modoc
County Fire Departments, Volunteer Fire Departments
This is a list of Modoc County Fire Departments, Volunteer
Fire Departments, past and present in Modoc County published
by the Modoc County California GenWeb Project
- Modoc
County California School Records, Yearbooks
Modoc County California GenWeb Project
- Modoc
County California Post Offices
USPS.com
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Genealogy Resources |
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| History
& Culture |
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| Museums
& Historical Places |
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