Abandoned Record
About Mott
Mott is an extinct town in southern Howell County, in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. The community was located on Missouri Route 17, approximately ten miles south of West Plains.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Mott, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Mott is
Historic maps
8 historic USGS maps cover Mott
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1944 West Plains sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1946 West Plains sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Poplar Bluff sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Poplar Bluff sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Poplar Bluff sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1976 West Plains SE sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1983 Lanton sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 West Plains sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Mott
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Missouri index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Mott, Missouri": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q27995187.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).