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Welcome to Motch ...

Motch is located in Claiborne County<1>.

Motch is 1,400 feet [427 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Motch (for example, toward Gernt), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Motch: 423 & 729<3>

Communities near Motch ...

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

  • Middlesboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Harrogate
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • New Tazewell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Tazewell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jellico
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Pineville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Fincastle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Fincastle is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
  • Minton Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Minton Mill is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Mill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 527 people
  • Cumberland Gap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Braden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Braden is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
    • Estimated population in 2014: 277 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Motch ...

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

Adding Motch to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Motch 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 Motch was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Motch.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Claiborne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Motch - 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 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Motch area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Motch 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.