Welcome to Motley ...

Motley is located in Clay County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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)<4>

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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roanoke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
  • Roanoke is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <5>
• Lineville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
  • Lineville is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lineville <5>
• 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksons' Gap
  • Jacksons' Gap is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksons' Gap <5>
• Wedowee
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedowee
  • Wedowee is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wedowee <5>
• 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.<2> 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 <5>
• Daviston
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daviston
  • Daviston is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daviston <5>
• 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.<2> 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/