Welcome to Scott ...

Scott is located in Fayette County<1>.

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 1895.

Scott is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Scott lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Scott ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Scott - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, 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.

• Independence
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
• Oelwein
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oelwein
  • Oelwein is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oelwein <4>
• West Union
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
  • West Union is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <4>
• Sumner
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
  • Sumner is located in Bremer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <4>
• Fayette
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Fayette is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <4>
• Strawberry Point
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Point
  • Strawberry Point is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strawberry Point <4>
• Fairbank
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairbank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbank
  • Fairbank is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairbank <4>
• Edgewood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
  • Edgewood is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewood <4>
• Winthrop
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
  • Winthrop is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
• Hazleton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazleton
  • Hazleton is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazleton <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 the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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 1895.

We also found Scott on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (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 Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/