Welcome to Scofield ...

Scofield is located in Monroe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Scofield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Scofield is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Scofield: (734)

Communities Also Named Scofield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Scofield - they are located in Ohio, Oregon, Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Scofield ...

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

• Taylor
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
• Southgate
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southgate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate
  • Southgate is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southgate <4>
• Romulus
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romulus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
  • Romulus is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romulus <4>
• Amherstburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherstburg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherstburg <4>
• Ypsilanti
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ypsilanti
  • Ypsilanti is located in Washtenaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ypsilanti <4>
• Monroe
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <4>
• Trenton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <4>
• Wayne
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
  • Wayne is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <4>
• Woodhaven
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhaven
  • Woodhaven is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodhaven <4>
• Riverview
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Riverview is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverview <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 Scofield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Scofield.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scofield ...

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

Adding Scofield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Scofield post office opened in 1874.

We also found Scofield in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Scofield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/