Welcome to Scott ...

Scott is primarily located in Pulaski County<1>. A portion of Scott extends into Lonoke County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Scott, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Scott is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Scott is located in the (501) area code.

The ZIP code for Scott: 72142<3>

Communities Also Named Scott ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Scott - they are located in Alabama, California, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, 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.

• Little Rock
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
  • Little Rock is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Rock <4>
• North Little Rock
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Little Rock
  • North Little Rock is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,276 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Little Rock <4>
• Sherwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
  • Sherwood is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherwood <4>
• Jacksonville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <4>
• Cabot
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
  • Cabot is located in Lonoke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabot <4>
• Lonoke
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonoke
  • Lonoke is located in Lonoke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonoke <4>
• Shannon Hills
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannon Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
  • Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
• England
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for England have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England
  • England is located in Lonoke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for England <4>
• Wrightsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrightsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
  • Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
• Redfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
  • Redfield is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redfield <4>

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Scott, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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.<6>

From that list, the Scott post office opened in 1890.

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

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 Pulaski County: www.co.pulaski.ar.us/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/