| Part of the Range Wars | |
| Date | 1875–1876 |
|---|---|
| Location | Mason County, Texas, United States |
| Also known as | The Hoodoo War |
| Deaths | 12 killed |
The Mason County War, sometimes called the Hoodoo War in reference to masked members of a vigilance committee,[1]: 89 was a period of lawlessness ignited by a "tidal wave of rustling" in Mason County, Texas in 1875 and 1876.[1]: 90 The violence entailed a series of mob lynchings and retaliatory murders involving multiple posses and law enforcement factions, including the Texas Rangers. The conflict took the lives of at least 12 men and resulted in a climate of bitter "national prejudice"[1]: 102 against local German-American residents in the following years.[2]: 46