Welcome to the Motley Co., Texas TXGenWeb Project

Welcome to Motley County, Texas Genealogy & History website, a proud member of the TXGenWeb.

Motley Co. Courthouse built in 1948

Ted's Texas County Courthouse Photographs

Welcome, I am Bunny Freeman the volunteer coordinator for Motley Co. TXGenWeb. With your help we can make this a good place for genealogy research. I live in East Texas so I won't be able to do onsite research, but I will work with all of you to put up good resources for Motley Co.

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Motley County
Formed from Young and Bexar Territories. Created August 21, 1876. Organized February 5, 1891.
Named in honor of Dr. Junius William Mottley, 1811-1836.
Signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence.
Aide to General Rusk at the Battle of San Jacinto where he was mortally wounded.

Communities

Flomot	Gilpin (originally named Poet)
Four Corners (Formerly known as Frog Hollow)	Old Lyman was a postoffice in a family home from 1883 - 1885
Matador	No information on these old communities
Northfield	Folley/Follie
Roaring Springs	Humbra
Tee Pee City	Mac Bain
Whiteflat	Pitts
White Star	Russellville
Dutchman Creek (Formerly known as Walnut Creek)	email me if you have any info.

If you have any information on the above mentioned communities please email me.

General Information

The History of Motley Co.	What's New in Motley Co. updated 5/9/2008
Cemeteries	Census
Confederate Pension Applications index	Motley Co. TX Connections
Landmarks & Vanished Communities	Look-Ups
Maps	Marriages 1898 to 1911
Military	Obituaries
Officials	Pictures
Surnames	Texas Family Groupsheet Project
Helpful Links	Matador, TX Weather

Message Boards

Ancestry.com Queries

Genforum.com Queries

Neighboring Counties

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Books about Motley Co.

"The Early History of Motley County" by Harry H. Campbell
"Of Such As These, A History of Motley County and it's Families" by Eleanor Mitchell Traweek
"Interments In Motley County, Texas to March 1977" by Rita Groves

History

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