Welcome to Scipio ...

Scipio is located in Jennings County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Scipio, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1834.

Scipio is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Scipio: (812)

The ZIP code for Scipio: 47273<3>

Communities Also Named Scipio ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Scipio: This one is located in Jennings County and the other is located in Franklin County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 10 communities that are also named Scipio - they are located in Arkansas, Kansas (2), Michigan, New York, Ohio (2), Oklahoma and Utah.

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

Communities near Scipio ...

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

• Columbus
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Bartholomew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
• Seymour
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
  • Seymour is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <4>
• North Vernon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vernon
  • North Vernon is located in Jennings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,626 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Vernon <4>
• Hope
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Hope is located in Bartholomew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <4>
• Westport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
  • Westport is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
• Elizabethtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
• Holton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
  • Holton is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holton <4>
• Hartsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
  • Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
• Dupont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dupont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
  • Dupont is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupont <4>
• Vernon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Vernon is located in Jennings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <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 Scipio. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Scipio.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scipio ...

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

Adding Scipio to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Scipio 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 Scipio was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Scipio post office opened in 1834.

We also found Scipio in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Scipio.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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