Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Motley in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Motley. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Motley listed first.
- Sarcoxie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Reeds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Reeds is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Parshley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Park is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Talmage City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Talmage City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage City
- Knights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knights is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
- Fidelity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wentworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wentworth is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Diamond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ritchey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ritchey is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Bowers Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bowers Mill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Mill
- Avilla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Granby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Berwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berwick is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Clarkson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clarkson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Carthage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scotland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Scotland is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Newtonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pierce City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Prosperity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tipton Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tipton Ford is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Ford
- Red Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saginaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Saginaw is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Motley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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