Welcome to Scott ...

Scott is located in Cortland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Scott, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1821.

Scott is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Scott is within the boundaries of the (607) area code.

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, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, 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.

• Cortland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
  • Cortland is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortland <3>
• Homer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Homer is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <3>
• Skaneateles
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skaneateles have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaneateles
  • Skaneateles is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skaneateles <3>
• Groton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
  • Groton is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <3>
• Dryden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
  • Dryden is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <3>
• Marcellus
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcellus
  • Marcellus is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marcellus <3>
• Moravia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
  • Moravia is located in Cayuga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moravia <3>
• McGraw
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGraw have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
  • McGraw is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGraw <3>
• Tully
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tully have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
  • Tully is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tully <3>
• DeRuyter
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for DeRuyter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeRuyter
  • DeRuyter is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people

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 1821.

We also found Scott in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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 Cortland County: www.cortland-co.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/