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Welcome to Long Mott ...

Long Mott is located on the Gulf Coast.

Long Mott is located in Calhoun County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Long Mott, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Long Mott is near sea level<2>.

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

Long Mott is located in the (361) area code.

Communities near Long Mott ...

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

  • Port Lavaca
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Seadrift
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seadrift have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seadrift
    • Seadrift is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,500 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seadrift <3>
  • Point Comfort
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
    • Point Comfort is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Comfort <3>
  • Austwell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Austwell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austwell
    • Austwell is located in Refugio County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austwell <3>
  • Tivoli
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bloomington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
    • Bloomington is located in Victoria County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <3>
  • Placedo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Placedo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placedo
    • Placedo is located in Victoria County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Placedo <3>
  • McFaddin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Indianola
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indianola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
    • Indianola is located in Calhoun County
  • Spanish Village
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Village
    • Spanish Village is located in Aransas 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 Long Mott. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Long Mott.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Long Mott ...

Looking for more information about Long Mott? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Long Mott, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Long Mott.

Adding Long Mott to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Long Mott post office opened in 1887.

We also found Long Mott in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Long Mott.

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

The official website for Calhoun County: www.tisd.net/~calhoun/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Calhoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Long Mott - 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/









 

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