Welcome to Scanlon ...

Scanlon is located in Taylor County<1>.

The location of Scanlon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Scanlon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1923.

Scanlon is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Scanlon lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Scanlon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Scanlon - they are located in Arkansas, Minnesota and Mississippi.

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

Communities near Scanlon ...

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

• Perry
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <4>
• Saint Marks
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marks
  • Saint Marks is located in Wakulla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marks <4>
• Thomas City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas City
  • Thomas City is located in Jefferson County
• Wacissa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacissa
  • Wacissa is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wacissa <4>
• Lamont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
  • Lamont is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamont <4>
• Shady Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Shady Grove is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Grove <4>
• Waukeenah
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukeenah
  • Waukeenah is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukeenah <4>
• Capitola
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
  • Capitola is located in Leon County
• Woodville
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Woodville is located in Leon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodville <4>
• Aucilla
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
  • Aucilla is located in Jefferson County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scanlon ...

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

Adding Scanlon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Scanlon post office opened in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Scanlon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Taylor County: www.tcfl-libinfo.com/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/