Modoc, Kentucky
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Kettle-Peytonsburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42717. It lies near Storehouse Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Frogue quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1924 USGS Lillydale quadrangle1:62500
- 1926 USGS Lillydale quadrangle1:62500
- 1929 USGS Lillydale quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Frogue quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Frogue quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Tompkinsville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
47 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Modoc between 1998 and 2020, burning about 439 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 April 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 30 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 April 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 12 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | ROBERT RIDGE |
| 25 April 2009 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MODOC |
| 15 April 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 13 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | PAT MELTON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Modoc: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Zinc, Cadmium, Germanium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burkesville | Zinc, Cadmium, Germanium | Past Producer | Sphalerite | |
| Grider Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Modoc in 7 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Modoc | - | There were multiple trees down on State Road 449. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Modoc | - | Kentucky Route 90 was briefly closed due to flooding. |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Modoc | - | There was a tree down on Sexton Fork Road near Highway 449. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Modoc | - | The county Emergency Manager reported nickel size hail. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Modoc | - | Trees were blown down across Highway 1351. |
| July 1997 | Hail | Modoc | - | Dime size hail reported by a spotter. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Modoc | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Ridge | 0.7 miles | 15 | |
| Green Grove | 1.8 miles | 15 | |
| Hegira | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Bow | 2.9 miles | 10 | |
| Kettle | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Tanbark | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Frogue | 4.8 miles | 15 | |
| Burkesville | 5.2 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508622. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.







