| Motor, Kansas | |
| Settlement Type: | Ghost town |
| Pushpin Map: | Kansas#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Motor |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Kansas |
| Coordinates: | 39.1936°N -99.1586°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kansas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Rooks |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Elevation Ft: | 1955 |
| Population Total: | 0 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 785 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 482533 |
Motor is a ghost town in Paradise Township, Rooks County, Kansas, United States.
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.[1] In 1889, the Motor post office was moved to Codell then Motor was soon abandoned.[2]