Welcome to Mott ...

So far, we found very little information about Mott. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Mott to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mott, please Contact Us.

Mott was located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Mott would have been located within present day Howell County<2>.

The location of Mott has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mott, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Mott is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Mott was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Mott once stood is in the (417) area code.

Communities Also Named Mott ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Mott - they are located in California, Florida, Indiana, North Dakota, Ohio and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mott.

Communities near Mott ...

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

• West Plains
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plains
  • West Plains is located in Howell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Plains <5>
• Thayer
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thayer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
  • Thayer is located in Oregon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thayer <5>
• Salem
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Fulton County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
• Mammoth Spring
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth Spring
  • Mammoth Spring is located in Fulton County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mammoth Spring <5>
• Viola
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
  • Viola is located in Fulton County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viola <5>
• Bakersfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakersfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
  • Bakersfield is located in Ozark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
• Koshkonong
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koshkonong
  • Koshkonong is located in Oregon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
• Brandsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandsville
  • Brandsville is located in Howell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
• Lanton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanton
  • Lanton is located in Howell County
• Cornertown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
  • Cornertown is located in Fulton County (AR)

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 Mott. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mott.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mott. 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 Mott.

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

Adding Mott to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mott in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mott was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Mott post office opened in 1892.

We also found Mott on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mott.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/