Welcome to Mot ...

Mot is located in Bossier Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mot, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Mot is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Mot: (318)

Communities near Mot ...

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

• Springhill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springhill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
  • Springhill is located in Webster Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springhill <4>
• Benton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Benton is located in Bossier Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,092 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <4>
• Cullen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
  • Cullen is located in Webster Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullen <4>
• Plain Dealing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain Dealing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain Dealing
  • Plain Dealing is located in Bossier Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plain Dealing <4>
• Cotton Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Valley
  • Cotton Valley is located in Webster Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotton Valley <4>
• Sarepta
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
  • Sarepta is located in Webster Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sarepta <4>
• Taylor
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Columbia County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
• Bradley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
  • Bradley is located in Lafayette County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradley <4>
• Hosston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosston
  • Hosston is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hosston <4>
• Belcher
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
  • Belcher is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belcher <4>

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 Mot. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mot.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mot ...

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

Adding Mot to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mot 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 Mot was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mot post office opened in 1892.

We also found Mot on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mot.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bossier Parish: www.mybossier.com/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/