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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Scott (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Scott. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Scott is located in Fayette County.

To see how the shape of Iowa's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fayette County: Allamakee, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Chickasaw, Clayton, Delaware & Winneshiek.

Below are the counties that are near Scott. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scott:

  • Fayette County     (The home county of Scott)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scott, with the one closest to Scott listed first.
    • Arlington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
    • Maryville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
      • Maryville is located in Fayette County
    • Maynard
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maynard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
      • Maynard is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maynard <2>
    • Oelwein
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Fayette
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
      • Fayette is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <2>
    • Wadena
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Randalia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
      • Randalia is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
    • Westgate
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westgate
      • Westgate is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
    • Donnan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Donnan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnan
      • Donnan is located in Fayette County
    • Illyria
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illyria
      • Illyria is located in Fayette County
    • Oran
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oran have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
      • Oran is located in Fayette County
    • Brainard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainard
      • Brainard is located in Fayette County
  • Allamakee County
    • Postville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Benton County
    • Spencers Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Grove
      • Spencers Grove is located in Benton County
  • Black Hawk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scott, with the one closest to Scott listed first.
    • Jesup
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jesup have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesup
      • Jesup is located in Black Hawk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,711 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jesup <2>
    • Dunkerton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunkerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkerton
      • Dunkerton is located in Black Hawk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
    • Dewar
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
      • Dewar is located in Black Hawk County
    • Edwards ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
      • Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
    • Jubilee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jubilee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
      • Jubilee is located in Black Hawk County
    • Raymond
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
      • Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
    • Elk Run Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Run Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Heights
      • Elk Run Heights is located in Black Hawk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
    • Evansdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansdale
      • Evansdale is located in Black Hawk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,734 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansdale <2>
    • Gilbertville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbertville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
      • Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
  • Bremer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scott, with the one closest to Scott listed first.
    • Sumner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Klinger
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinger
      • Klinger is located in Bremer County
    • Readlyn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Readlyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readlyn
      • Readlyn is located in Bremer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Readlyn <2>
    • Knittel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knittel
      • Knittel is located in Bremer County
    • Tripoli
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tripoli have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli
      • Tripoli is located in Bremer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,375 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tripoli <2>
    • Denver
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
      • Denver is located in Bremer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <2>
    • Frederika
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frederika have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederika
      • Frederika is located in Bremer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
  • Buchanan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scott, with the one closest to Scott listed first.
    • Stanley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Stanley is located in Buchanan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Aurora
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Buchanan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
    • Lamont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
      • Lamont is located in Buchanan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamont <2>
    • Hazleton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairbank
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairbank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbank
      • Fairbank is located in Buchanan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairbank <2>
    • Doris
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doris. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doris
      • Doris is located in Buchanan County
    • Winthrop
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
      • Winthrop is located in Buchanan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
    • Independence
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Quasqueton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Monti
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monti
      • Monti is located in Buchanan County
    • Rowley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Shady Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shady Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
      • Shady Grove is located in Buchanan County
  • Chickasaw County
    • Fredericksburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
      • Fredericksburg is located in Chickasaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <2>
  • Clayton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scott, with the one closest to Scott listed first.
    • Strawberry Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Volga
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
      • Volga is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
    • Mederville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mederville
      • Mederville is located in Clayton County
    • Osborne
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
      • Osborne is located in Clayton County
    • Littleport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleport
      • Littleport is located in Clayton County
    • Elkader
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkader have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkader
      • Elkader is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkader <2>
    • Wood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
      • Wood is located in Clayton County
    • Gunder
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunder
      • Gunder is located in Clayton County
    • Saint Olaf
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Olaf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Olaf
      • Saint Olaf is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Olaf <2>
    • Elkport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkport
      • Elkport is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
    • Garber
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garber. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
      • Garber is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Clayton Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Center
      • Clayton Center is located in Clayton County
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scott, with the one closest to Scott listed first.
    • Dundee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
      • Dundee is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <2>
    • Forestville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
      • Forestville is located in Delaware County
    • Masonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
      • Masonville is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Edgewood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edgewood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
      • Edgewood is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewood <2>
    • Manchester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Greeley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greeley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
      • Greeley is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeley <2>
    • Oneida
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneida have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
      • Oneida is located in Delaware County
    • Robinson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
      • Robinson is located in Delaware County
    • Almoral
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Almoral. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almoral
      • Almoral is located in Delaware County
    • Delaware
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
      • Delaware is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Golden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Golden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
      • Golden is located in Delaware County
    • Colesburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
      • Colesburg is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Linn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scott, with the one closest to Scott listed first.
    • Troy Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Walker
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Walker is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
  • Winneshiek County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scott, with the one closest to Scott listed first.
    • Castalia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
      • Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Festina
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Ossian
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scott, see our County-by-County Page for Scott.

Cemeteries Near Scott ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scott.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scott covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scott, with the one closest to Scott listed first.

  • Garden Prairie Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Arlington Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arlington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arlington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stanley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Otsego Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Corn Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corn Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corn Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakdale Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakdale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kint Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kint Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kint Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Taylorville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylorville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylorville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Long Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Floral Hills Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floral Hills Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floral Hills Memorial Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (303 more) ...
    • Spangler Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spangler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spangler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Madison Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Madison Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Madison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Reeds Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reeds Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reeds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Scott in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Scott.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Scott, with the one closest to Scott listed first.

  • Stanley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
    • Stanley is located in Buchanan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
  • Aurora
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
    • Aurora is located in Buchanan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
  • Oelwein
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Maynard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maynard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
    • Maynard is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maynard <2>
  • Fayette
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
    • Fayette is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <2>
  • Hazleton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lamont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
    • Lamont is located in Buchanan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamont <2>
  • Bryantsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryantsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
    • Bryantsburg is located in Buchanan County
  • Strawberry Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Saint Sebald
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Sebald have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Sebald
    • Saint Sebald is located in Clayton County
  • Wadena
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lima
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lima have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
    • Lima is located in Fayette County
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    • Albany
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Albany is located in Fayette County
    • Randalia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
      • Randalia is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
    • Westgate
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westgate
      • Westgate is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scott. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scott.

Newspapers Published in Scott ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 128 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scott.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scott, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Scott.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Scott:

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 State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Scott, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Scott) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Scott. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7019, Longitude: -91.7654       In this case, the coordinates for Scott have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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