Welcome to Fort Motte ...

Fort Motte is located in Calhoun County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Motte, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1847.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Motte: Ft. Motte

Fort Motte is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Fort Motte lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Fort Motte lies within the (803) area code.

Communities near Fort Motte ...

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

• Orangeburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeburg
  • Orangeburg is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orangeburg <4>
• Saint Matthews
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Matthews
  • Saint Matthews is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Matthews <4>
• Eastover
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastover
  • Eastover is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastover <4>
• Elloree
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elloree
  • Elloree is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elloree <4>
• Pinewood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
  • Pinewood is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinewood <4>
• Cameron
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Cameron is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
• Paxville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxville
  • Paxville is located in Clarendon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paxville <4>
• Gadsden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
  • Gadsden is located in Richland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gadsden <4>
• Creston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
  • Creston is located in Calhoun County
• Weston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Weston is located in Richland County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Motte ...

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

Adding Fort Motte to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fort Motte post office opened in 1847.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Motte.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/