Mozelle, Kentucky
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Mozelle census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40858. It stands on Stone Coal Branch. The Survey maps it on the Hoskinston quadrangle. It stands 1,083 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1891 USGS Hazard quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1916 USGS Hyden quadrangle1:48000
- 1919 USGS Hyden quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Hoskinston quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Hazard quadrangle1:100000
- 1980 USGS Hoskinston quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
208 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 208 fires within 5 miles of Mozelle between 1992 and 2020, burning about 21,813 acres in total. None started naturally. 68 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 69 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 68 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 63 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 500 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | POTATO KNOB |
| 24 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 75 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | RAVEN ROCK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
10 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mozelle in 10 storm reports between 1999 and 2024: 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 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 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mozelle | $30,000 | A front porch was blown off a house. There were multiple trees down across the area. There was also a report of a utility pole blown down. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Mozelle | - | A social media reported showed pictures of hail up to half dollar size. The hail fell off of US-421 at Elmer Lane, between the communities of Mozelle and Helton (closer to Mozelle). |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mozelle | - | A tree was blown down and onto a power line. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mozelle | - | Trees and power lines were blown down on US Hwy 421. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mozelle | - | Trees were blown down. |
| April 2013 | Flood | Mozelle | - | State Hwy 421 was down to one lane at mile marker 2 due to flood waters on the road. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mozelle | - | Two trees down on Stone Coal Road. Two trees down blocking Highway 421. |
| November 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mozelle | - | Numerous trees were down along Kentucky Highway 1780. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Mozelle | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Mozelle | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chappell | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Asher | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Helton | 3.4 miles | 25 | |
| Warbranch | 4.2 miles | 25 | |
| Lewis Creek | 4.4 miles | 25 | |
| Essie | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Hoskinston | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Upper Laurel Fork (historical) | 5.6 miles | 25 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Mozelle | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14690999 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 514127. 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.
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.







