Welcome to Scottsville ...

Scottsville is located in Floyd County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Scottsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

Scottsville is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Scottsville and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Scottsville: (812)

Communities Also Named Scottsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Scottsville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Illinois (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Texas, Vermont and Virginia.

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

Communities near Scottsville ...

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

• Louisville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <4>
• Jeffersonville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
  • Jeffersonville is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <4>
• New Albany
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
  • New Albany is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albany <4>
• Clarksville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <4>
• Saint Matthews
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Matthews have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Matthews
  • Saint Matthews is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Matthews <4>
• Shively
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shively
  • Shively is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,690 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shively <4>
• Lyndon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
  • Lyndon is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <4>
• Sellersburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sellersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellersburg
  • Sellersburg is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,047 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sellersburg <4>
• Charlestown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
  • Charlestown is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlestown <4>
• Salem
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <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 Scottsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Scottsville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Scottsville. 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 Scottsville.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scottsville ...

Looking for more information about Scottsville? 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 Scottsville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Scottsville.

Adding Scottsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Scottsville 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 Scottsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Scottsville post office opened in 1856.

We also found Scottsville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Scottsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Floyd County: www.floydcounty.in.gov/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov