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Welcome to Scotch Grove ...

Scotch Grove is located in Jones County<1>.

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.<2>.

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
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Monticello
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cascade
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Farley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Springville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Mechanicsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Cedar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
  • Clarence
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Olin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Stanwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Hopkinton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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 (so far) for Scotch Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Jones, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Scotch Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/