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Welcome to Motley ...

Motley is located in Warren County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Motley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Motley is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Motley: 270 & 364<3>

Communities Also Named Motley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Motley: This one is located in Warren County and the other is located in Pike County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 8 communities that are also named Motley - they are located in Alabama (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.

  • Bowling Green
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bowling Green is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
    • Former names for Bowling Green:
    • Bolin Green
    • McFadden's Station
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <4>
  • Scottsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Brownsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Smiths Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Park City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Plum Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Plum Springs is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
  • Woodburn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Woodburn is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
  • Oakland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Oakland is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Alvaton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gotts
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Gotts is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts

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 (so far) for Motley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Motley post office opened in 1890. The Motley post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Motley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Warren, 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 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Motley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/