Modoc may refer to:

Ethnic groups

Modoc people The Modoc are an Indigenous American people who historically lived in the area which is now northeastern California and central Southern Oregon. Currently, they include two federally recognized tribes, the Klamath Tribes in Oregon and the Mo ...

, a Native American/First Nations people ** Modoc language **

Modoc Nation The Modoc Nation is a federally recognized tribe of Modoc people, located in Ottawa County in the northeast corner of Oklahoma and Modoc and Siskiyou counties in northeast California.Self, Burl EModoc.''Oklahoma Historical Society's Encyclopedia ...

, a federally recognized tribe of Modoc *

Modoc War The Modoc War, or the Modoc Campaign (also known as the Lava Beds War), was an armed conflict between the Native Americans in the United States, Native American Modoc people and the United States Army in northeastern California and southeastern ...

, the last armed resistance of the Modoc people in 1873 *The "Modocs", rival gang to the

Molly Maguires The Molly Maguires was an Irish people, Irish 19th-century secret society active in Ireland, Liverpool, and parts of the eastern United States, best known for their activism among Irish-American and Irish diaspora, Irish immigrant coal miners i ...

Places in the US

Modoc, Arkansas Modoc is an unincorporated community in Phillips County, Arkansas, United States. It is not recognized by the United States Census Bureau. Modoc is well known due its prominent place in the song "Caledonia Mission", written by Robbie Robertson a ...

Modoc, Georgia Modoc is an unincorporated community in Emanuel County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Modoc is located approximately northeast of the Emanuel County seat of Swainsboro. History A post office called Modoc was established in 1888, and remained in ...

Modoc, Illinois Modoc is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, Illinois, United States, located four miles southeast of Prairie du Rocher under the bluffs of the Mississippi River. The Modoc Rock Shelter, a U.S. National Historic Landmark, is locate ...

Modoc, Indiana Modoc is a town in Union Township, Randolph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 157 at the 2020 census. History There are several legends to how the town of Modoc got its name. One of them said that a man travelling on ...

* Modoc, Kansas *

Modoc, South Carolina Modoc is a census-designated place (CDP) in McCormick County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 256 at the 2000 census, and 218 at the 2010 census, a decline of 14.8%. The Modoc CDP was named for the Modoc indigenous tribe of Nor ...

Modoc County Modoc County () is a county located in the far northeast corner of the U.S. state of California. Its population is 8,700 as of the 2020 census, down from 9,686 from the 2010 census. This makes it California's third-least-populous county. The co ...

, California *Modoc Crater, a volcanic feature in

Lava Beds National Monument Lava Beds National Monument is located in northeastern California, in Siskiyou County, California, Siskiyou and Modoc County, California, Modoc counties. The monument lies on the northeastern flank of Medicine Lake Volcano, which is the largest ...

Modoc National Forest Modoc National Forest is a National forest (United States), U.S. national forest in Northeastern California. Geography The Modoc National Forest protects parts of Modoc County, California, Modoc (82.9% of acreage), Lassen County, California, L ...

, in northeastern California *

Modoc Plateau __NOTOC__ The Modoc Plateau lies in the northeast corner of California as well as parts of Oregon and Nevada. Nearly of the Modoc National Forest are on the plateau between the Medicine Lake Highlands in the west and the Warner Mountains in the ...

, in California, Oregon, and Nevada *

Modoc Point Modoc Point is a cliff on the east shore of Upper Klamath Lake, in Klamath County, Oregon, Klamath County, Oregon, United States, approximately 15 miles north of Klamath Falls, Oregon, Klamath Falls on U.S. Route 97 in Oregon, U.S. Route 97. It is ...

, a cliff in Klamath County, Oregon **

Modoc Point, Oregon Modoc Point is an unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon, United States. The community is located on U.S. Route 97 on the shore of Upper Klamath Lake. The post office takes its name from Modoc Point, a prominent point on Upper Kla ...

, a community named after the cliff

Vessels

* USCGC ''Modoc'' (WPG-46), a ''Tampa''-class Coast Guard cutter * USS ''Modoc'' (1865), a ''Casco''-class light draft monitor * ''Modoc'' (YT-16), a 1890 US Navy yard tug

Other uses

*MODOC, the original alias of

MODOK MODOK (; also written as M.O.D.O.K.; an acronym for Mental/Mobile/Mechanized Organism Designed Only for Killing) is a Character (arts), fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Ja ...

in the works of Marvel Comics *Modoc cypress (''

Cupressus bakeri ''Hesperocyparis bakeri'', previously known ''Cupressus bakeri'',Modoc sucker The Modoc sucker (''Catostomus microps'') is a rare species of freshwater fish native to northern California and southern Oregon. It grows to a length of about and becomes sexually mature at . It feeds on algae, small invertebrates and detritus ...

, an endangered California fish * ''Modoc'' (novel), a 1998 novel by Ralph Helfer (1897–1975) *MODOC, an acronym for the

Missouri Department of Corrections The Missouri Department of Corrections is the state law enforcement agency that operates state prisons in the U.S. state of Missouri. It has its headquarters in Missouri's capital of Jefferson City. The Missouri Department of Corrections has ...

*"Modoc", a 1989 song from '' High Tension Wires'' by Steve Morse {{disambiguation, geo, ship