Welcome to Scott ...

Scott is primarily located in Johnson County<1>. A portion of Scott extends into Laurens County.

The location of Scott has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Scott, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Scott is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Scott lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Scott is within the (478) area code.

Communities Also Named Scott ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Scott: This one is located in Johnson County and the other is located in Habersham County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 36 communities that are also named Scott - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Saskatchewan, South Carolina (3), Tennessee, Texas, Washington (3), West Virginia (3) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Scott.

Communities near Scott ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Scott.

• Tuckers Crossroad
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckers Crossroad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroad
  • Tuckers Crossroad is located in Laurens County
• Dublin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Dublin is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <4>
• Swainsboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swainsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swainsboro
  • Swainsboro is located in Emanuel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swainsboro <4>
• Rockledge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockledge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockledge
  • Rockledge is located in Laurens County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockledge <4>
• Wrightsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
  • Wrightsville is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wrightsville <4>
• Soperton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soperton
  • Soperton is located in Treutlen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soperton <4>
• East Dublin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dublin
  • East Dublin is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Dublin <4>
• Midway
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Midway is located in Laurens County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 2,061 people
• Adrian
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
  • Adrian is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adrian <4>
• Harrison
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Scott. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Scott.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Scott. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scott.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Scott. See our Newspapers Page for Scott.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scott ...

Looking for more information about Scott? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Scott, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Scott.

Adding Scott to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Scott in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Scott was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Scott post office opened in 1897.

We also found Scott on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Scott.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Scott. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/