Welcome to Scotch Grove ...

Scotch Grove is located in Jones County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Scotch Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Scotch Grove: Scotch Grv.

Scotch Grove is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Scotch Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Scotch Grove - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near Scotch Grove ...

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

• Anamosa
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anamosa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anamosa
  • Anamosa is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anamosa <4>
• Monticello
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
• Cascade
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
  • Cascade is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade <4>
• Farley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
  • Farley is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farley <4>
• Springville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
  • Springville is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <4>
• Mechanicsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Mechanicsville is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
• Clarence
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
  • Clarence is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <4>
• Olin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
  • Olin is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olin <4>
• Stanwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanwood
  • Stanwood is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanwood <4>
• Hopkinton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
  • Hopkinton is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkinton <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 Scotch Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Scotch Grove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scotch Grove ...

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

Adding Scotch Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Scotch Grove post office opened in 1851.

We also found Scotch Grove in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Scotch Grove.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jones County: www.co.jones.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/