Welcome to Motoqua ...
Motoqua is located in Washington County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Motoqua, you might consider that their post office opened in 1925.
Motoqua is 3,490 feet [1,064 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Motoqua is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Motoqua lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Motoqua, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).
Area Code for Motoqua: 435
Communities near Motoqua ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Motoqua.
- Bull Valley ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gunlock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shem ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shem. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shem
- Shem is located in Washington County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Shem
- From Motoqua to Shem
- Veyo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Shivwits
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Joseco ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Joseco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseco
- Joseco is located in Lincoln County (NV)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Joseco
- From Motoqua to Joseco
- Dammeron Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Acoma ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Acoma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acoma
- Acoma is located in Lincoln County (NV)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Acoma
- From Motoqua to Acoma
- Barclay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brookside
(19 miles [30.6 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 Motoqua. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Motoqua.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Motoqua. 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 Motoqua.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Motoqua. See our Newspapers Page for Motoqua.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Motoqua ...
Looking for more information about Motoqua? 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 Motoqua, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Motoqua.
Adding Motoqua to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Motoqua 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 Motoqua was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Motoqua post office opened in 1925.
We also found Motoqua on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Utah (1950).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Motoqua.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Motoqua - 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |