Welcome to Motley ...
Motley is located in Clay County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Motley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
Motley is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Motley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Motley (for example, toward Houston (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Area Codes for Motley: 256 & 938<3>
Communities Also Named Motley ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Motley: This one is located in Clay County and the other is located in Tallapoosa County.
Beyond Alabama, there are 8 communities that are also named Motley - they are located in Kentucky (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Texas and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Motley.
Communities near Motley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Motley.
- Roanoke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lineville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Jacksons' Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wedowee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Site
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Wadley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadley
- Wadley is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadley <4>
- Daviston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Five Points
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Chambers County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Goldville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
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 Motley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Motley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Motley. 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 Motley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Motley. See our Newspapers Page for Motley.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Motley ...
Looking for more information about Motley? 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 Motley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Motley.
Adding Motley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Motley 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 Motley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Motley post office opened in 1888.
We also found Motley on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Motley.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Motley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Motley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Motley area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |