Welcome to Moct ...

Moct is located in Breathitt County<1>.

The location of Moct has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moct, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1922.

Moct is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Moct lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Moct lies within the (606) area code.

Communities near Moct ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Moct.

• West Liberty
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
  • West Liberty is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <4>
• Jackson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Breathitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
• Salyersville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salyersville
  • Salyersville is located in Magoffin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salyersville <4>
• Campton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
  • Campton is located in Wolfe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campton <4>
• Belknap
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
  • Belknap is located in Wolfe County
• Vancleve
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vancleve have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancleve
  • Vancleve is located in Breathitt County
• Bays
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bays have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays
  • Bays is located in Breathitt County
• Lee City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee City
  • Lee City is located in Wolfe County
• Lexie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
  • Lexie is located in Wolfe County
• Frozen Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frozen Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozen Creek
  • Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Moct. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Moct.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Moct. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Moct.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Moct. See our Newspapers Page for Moct.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moct ...

Looking for more information about Moct? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Moct, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Moct.

Adding Moct to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Moct in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Moct was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Moct post office opened in 1922.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moct.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Moct. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/