Welcome to Mottville ...
Mottville is located in Saint Joseph County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mottville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1830.
Mottville is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Mottville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Mottville (for example, toward La Porte (IN)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Code for Mottville: 269
Communities Also Named Mottville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Mottville - it's located in New York.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mottville.
Communities near Mottville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mottville.
- Elkhart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Goshen is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <3>
- Sturgis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Three Rivers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middlebury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlebury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
- Middlebury is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,608 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlebury <3>
- Osceola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Osceola is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,486 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <3>
- Constantine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Constantine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Constantine is located in Saint Joseph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,107 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Constantine <3>
- Cassopolis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Pigeon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Mottville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mottville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mottville. 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 Mottville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mottville. See our Newspapers Page for Mottville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mottville ...
Looking for more information about Mottville? 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 Mottville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mottville.
Adding Mottville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mottville 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 Mottville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Mottville post office opened in 1830.
We also found Mottville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mottville.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Saint Joseph, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mottville - 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |