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Welcome to Motts ...

Motts is located in Lee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Motts, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Motts is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Motts lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Motts (for example, toward Twin Chapel (GA)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Motts: 334 & 483<3>

Communities Also Named Motts ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Motts - it's located in Florida.

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

Websites for Motts ...

Junior League:   www.leecountyjuniorleague.com/

Communities near Motts ...

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

  • Columbus
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Columbus is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 196,442 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
  • Maridale Estates
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Maridale Estates is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maridale Estates
    • Estimated population in 2019: 60,867 people
  • Phenix City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Opelika
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Marys Hills
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Marys Hills is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys Hills
    • Estimated population in 2019: 18,567 people
  • Branton Woods
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Branton Woods is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branton Woods
    • Estimated population in 2019: 12,961 people
  • Mountain Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountain Hill is located in Harris County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
  • Cusseta Heights
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cusseta Heights is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusseta Heights
    • Estimated population in 2018: 10,684 people
  • Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Smith's Station
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Smith's Station is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,804 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 Motts. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Motts.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Motts ...

Looking for more information about Motts? 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 Motts, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Motts.

Adding Motts to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Motts 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 (so far) for Motts was on a map titled Map of Alabama (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Motts.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Motts - 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 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Motts area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Motts 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.