Modena, Missouri
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Madison Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64673. The Survey maps it on the Modena quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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.
- 1946 USGS Princeton quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Princeton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Trenton quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Modena quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
14 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Modena between 2014 and 2019, burning about 161 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177460-02319-05102018-1822 |
| 9 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178652-04067-04092019-1605 |
| 5 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 28 April 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 125911-02319-04282015-1414 |
| 10 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 121722-02319-04012015-1055 |
| 8 March 2015 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 120251-02319-03082015-1319 |
| 22 March 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177103-02319-03222018-2318 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Modena: 13 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Twp Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Modena in 9 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 5 hail, 2 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Modena | $10,000 | Homeowner estimated 80 mph winds with a storm that moved through Modena. Windows were blown out by the strong winds. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Modena | - | A supercell produced golf ball sized hail in far southern Mercer County northwest of Spickard. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Modena | - | Outbuilding was blown down in the Moderna area. There was also damage to some vehicles and power poles were snapped. |
| June 2021 | Flash Flood | Modena | - | Emergency management reported that gravel roads just west of Route U were running over with water. |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Modena | - | State Highway D was closed due to high water. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Modena | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Modena | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Modena | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Modena | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dinsmore | 4.4 miles | 10 | |
| Mill Grove | 4.6 miles | 10 | |
| Goshen | 5.7 miles | 10 | |
| Princeton | 8.7 miles | 10 | |
| Topsy | 11.2 miles | 7 | |
| Alvord (historical) | 11.6 miles | 10 | |
| Half Rock | 13.1 miles | 7 | |
| Burrows | 15.4 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 735727. 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.






