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Welcome to Scotland ...

Scotland is located in Monroe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Scotland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Scotland is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Scotland: 251

Communities Also Named Scotland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Scotland - they are located in Arkansas (2), California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana (2), Maine (2), Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Scotland ...

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

  • Monroeville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Frisco City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Excel
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Excel is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
  • Vredenburgh
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Vredenburgh is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vredenburgh
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Beatrice
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Repton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Lovan ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lovan is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovan
  • Natchez
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Natchez is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
  • Peterman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Peterman is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman
  • Pineville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pineville is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scotland ...

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

Adding Scotland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Scotland 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 (so far) for Scotland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Scotland post office opened in 1898. The Scotland post office closed in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Scotland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Scotland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/