Motor is a ghost town in Paradise Township, Rooks County, Kansas, United States.[1]

Motor, Kansas
Ghost town
Motor Location within the state of Kansas Show map of Kansas Motor Motor (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 39°11′37″N 99°09′31″W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Rooks
Elevation	1,955 ft (596 m)
Population
• Total	0
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	785
GNIS ID	482533 [1]

History

Motor was located three-quarters of a mile to the east of Codell. The town had two stores, a hotel and restaurant, a blacksmith shop, a wind driven grist mill and a saw mill. The Floreyville post office was moved to Motor and a school was established in 1879. The first school building was constructed of sod. A frame schoolhouse was built in 1886 and served the community until 1894.

In 1879, Motor failed to negotiate an agreement to establish a depot with Union Pacific Railroad. Union Pacific instead founded the community of Codell as a railroad town. Most of the frame buildings in Motor were moved to the growing community of Codell.[2] In 1889, the Motor post office was moved to Codell then Motor was soon abandoned.[3]

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