Welcome to Motor ...
Motor is located in Clayton County<1>.
Motor is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Motor lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Motor: 563
Communities Also Named Motor ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Iowa communities named Motor: This one is located in Clayton County and the other is located in Warren County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Motor.
Communities near Motor ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Motor.
- Prairie du Chien
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Chien
- Prairie du Chien is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,531 people
- Guttenberg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Monona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Elkader
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkader have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkader
- Elkader is located in Clayton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkader <3>
- Strawberry Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cassville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Cassville is located in Grant County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Edgewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edgewood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Edgewood is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewood <3>
- McGregor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGregor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
- McGregor is located in Clayton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGregor <3>
- Garnavillo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Motor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Motor.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Motor. 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 Motor.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Motor. See our Newspapers Page for Motor.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Motor ...
Looking for more information about Motor? 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 Motor, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Motor.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Clayton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Motor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |