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Welcome to Scarlet ...

Scarlet is located in Orange County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Scarlet, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Scarlet is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Scarlet (for example, toward Troy), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Scarlet: 812 & 930<3>

Communities Also Named Scarlet ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Scarlet - they are located in Georgia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Scarlet ...

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

  • Bedford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mitchell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Paoli
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Loogootee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Orleans
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • French Lick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Oolitic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Shoals
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • West Baden Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
  • Cannelburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Cannelburg is located in Davies's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scarlet ...

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

Adding Scarlet to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Scarlet post office opened in 1898. The Scarlet post office closed in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Scarlet.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Scarlet - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Scarlet area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Scarlet area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/