Flomot, Texas
Unincorporated community in Motley County · Not an incorporated municipality
About Flomot
Flomot is an unincorporated community in Motley County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 181 in 2000.
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How Flomot is governed
Flomot appears to be an unincorporated community or a census-designated place, so it may have no city government of its own — services usually come from Motley County and its elected officials. The chart below is a generic template; readers can correct it if Flomot does have local officials.
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Residents of Flomot
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Mayor
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The budget, taxes, and city accounts.
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City Clerk
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City Attorney
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Hears traffic, ordinance and other minor cases.
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History
The name is a portmanteau of two counties, Floyd 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 to 2000.
Flomot had a post office which closed on October 31, 2017. Flomot’s ZIP code remains 79234.
Flomot is the hometown of the American football star Thayne "Red" Amonett, "The Flomot Flash". He was recruited by the coach Pete Cawthon and joined the Texas Tech Red Raiders in 1940. After returning from World War II, he joined Cawthon and the Detroit Lions.
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