Welcome to Scott Bar ...

Scott Bar is located in Siskiyou County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Scott Bar, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Scott Bar is 1,720 feet [524 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Scott Bar lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Scott Bar: 530

The ZIP code for Scott Bar: 96085<3>

Communities near Scott Bar ...

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

• Yreka
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yreka
  • Yreka is located in Siskiyou County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,503 people
  • Yreka has also been known as:
  • Yreka City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yreka <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Yreka
  • From Scott Bar to Yreka
• Fort Jones
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jones
  • Fort Jones is located in Siskiyou County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Jones <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fort Jones
  • From Scott Bar to Fort Jones
• Hamburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Siskiyou County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hamburg
  • From Scott Bar to Hamburg
• Klamath River
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klamath River
  • Klamath River is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Klamath River <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Klamath River
  • From Scott Bar to Klamath River
• Mugginsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mugginsville
  • Mugginsville is located in Siskiyou County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mugginsville
  • From Scott Bar to Mugginsville
• Oro Fino
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oro Fino. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro Fino
  • Oro Fino is located in Siskiyou County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oro Fino
  • From Scott Bar to Oro Fino
• Seiad Valley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seiad Valley
  • Seiad Valley is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seiad Valley <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Seiad Valley
  • From Scott Bar to Seiad Valley
• Greenview
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
  • Greenview is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenview <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Greenview
  • From Scott Bar to Greenview
• Cheeseville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeseville
  • Cheeseville is located in Siskiyou County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cheeseville
  • From Scott Bar to Cheeseville
• Happy Camp
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Camp
  • Happy Camp is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Happy Camp <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Happy Camp
  • From Scott Bar to Happy Camp

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scott Bar ...

Looking for more information about Scott Bar? 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 Bar, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Scott Bar.

Adding Scott Bar to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Scott Bar 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 Bar was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Scott Bar post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Scott Bar.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Siskiyou County: www.co.siskiyou.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/