unincorporated community
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Texas
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United States
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. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 181 in 2000.
Geography
Flomot is located at (34.2270137, -100.9890346). It is situated at the junction of Farm Roads97 and 599 in northeastern Motley County, between the North Pease River and Quitaque Creek. The community lies approximately 14 miles south of Quitaque and 106 miles southeast of
Amarillo
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History
The name is a
portmanteau
A portmanteau word, or portmanteau (, ) is a blend of wordsFloyd and Motley, as the original post office – built in 1902 – was located on the county line. By that time, a school and store had already been established at the site. In 1915, the post office was moved to the residence of W.R. Welch. By the mid-1930s, Flomot had two cotton gins, two grocery stores, several restaurants, and a service station. The population peaked at around 200 in 1940. Thereafter, the community began losing businesses and residents to larger cities. The number of inhabitants had declined to 181 by 1980 and remained at that level through 2000.
Flomot has a post office with the ZIP code 79234. The Flomot Post Office closed on October 31, 2017.
Hometown of football star The Flomot Flash, Thayne "Red" Amonett. He was recruited by Coach Pete Cawthon and joined the Texas Tech Red Raiders in 1940.
After returning from World War II he joined Coach Cawthon and the Detroit Lions.
Köppen Climate Classification
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system, Flomot has a
semi-arid climate
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Whiteflat, Texas
Whiteflat is a ghost town in Motley County, Texas, United States. The population was estimated to be 3 at the 2000 census.
History
Originally a line camp on the Matador Ranch, this section of Motley County was called "Whiteflat" after the white ...