Welcome to Scalesville ...

Scalesville is located in Warrick County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Scalesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Scalesville is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Scalesville (for example, toward Ferdinand), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Scalesville is located in the (812) area code.

Communities Also Named Scalesville ...

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

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

Communities near Scalesville ...

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

• Jasper
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
  • Jasper is located in Dubois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <4>
• Boonville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
  • Boonville is located in Warrick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonville <4>
• Huntingburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingburg
  • Huntingburg is located in Dubois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntingburg <4>
• Chandler
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chandler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
  • Chandler is located in Warrick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
• Oakland City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland City
  • Oakland City is located in Gibson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland City <4>
• Santa Claus
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
  • Santa Claus is located in Spencer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Claus <4>
• Ferdinand
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferdinand have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferdinand
  • Ferdinand is located in Dubois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferdinand <4>
• Dale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Dale is located in Spencer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale <4>
• Lynnville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynnville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
  • Lynnville is located in Warrick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynnville <4>
• Winslow
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winslow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
  • Winslow is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 829 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winslow <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 Scalesville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Scalesville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scalesville ...

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

Adding Scalesville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Scalesville post office opened in 1879.

We also found Scalesville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Scalesville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Warrick County: www.warrickcounty.gov/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov