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Welcome to Scotia ...

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

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

Scotia would have been located within present day Pope County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Scotia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1830.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Scotia is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Scotia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Scotia - they are located in California, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina and Washington.

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

Communities near Scotia ...

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

  • Russellville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Clarksville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dardanelle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pottsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Pottsville is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
    • Former names for Pottsville:
    • Pott's Inn
    • Pott's Station
  • Danville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Lamar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lamar is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,729 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <4>
  • Dover
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Knoxville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Knoxville is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
  • Subiaco
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Hartman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Hartman is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 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 Scotia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Scotia.

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

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

Adding Scotia to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Scotia post office opened in 1830. The Scotia post office closed in 1855.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Scotia.

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 Scotia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Pope, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Scotia - 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.
<5>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/