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Welcome to Scrougeout ...

So far, we found very little information about Scrougeout. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Scrougeout to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Scrougeout, please Contact Us.

Scrougeout would have been located within present day Etowah County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Scrougeout is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Scrougeout was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Scrougeout (for example, toward Cave Spring (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities near Scrougeout ...

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

  • Gadsden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Boaz
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Boaz is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,706 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boaz <4>
  • Rainbow City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Attalla
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Glencoe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Hokes Bluff
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Centre
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Collinsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Crossville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Bluff
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Scrougeout, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Etowah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Scrougeout - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.