Welcome to Scruggs ...

Scruggs is located in Franklin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Scruggs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Scruggs is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Scruggs lies within the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Scruggs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Scruggs - it's located in Missouri.

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

Communities near Scruggs ...

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

• Radford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
  • Radford is located in Bedford County
• Vinton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Vinton is located in Roanoke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <4>
• Bedford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Bedford City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <4>
• Rocky Mount
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
  • Rocky Mount is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Mount <4>
• Gretna
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
  • Gretna is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <4>
• Boones Mill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boones Mill
  • Boones Mill is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boones Mill <4>
• Union Hall
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hall
  • Union Hall is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Hall <4>
• Penhook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penhook
  • Penhook is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penhook <4>
• Moneta
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneta
  • Moneta is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moneta <4>
• Burnt Chimney
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
  • Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County

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 Scruggs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Scruggs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scruggs ...

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

Adding Scruggs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Scruggs post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Scruggs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Franklin County: www.franklincountyva.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/