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Welcome to Scottsburg ...

Scottsburg is located in Caldwell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Scottsburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Scottsburg is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Scottsburg: 270 & 364<3>

Communities Also Named Scottsburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Scottsburg - they are located in Illinois, Indiana (2), New York (2), Ohio, Oregon and Virginia.

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

Communities near Scottsburg ...

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

  • Princeton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cadiz
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cadiz. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
    • Cadiz is located in Trigg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadiz <4>
  • Dawson Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Eddyville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Crofton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Kuttawa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Fredonia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Charles
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
    • Saint Charles is located in Hopkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
  • Lewistown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
    • Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
  • Cobb
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cobb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
    • Cobb is located in Caldwell County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scottsburg ...

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

Adding Scottsburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Scottsburg 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 Scottsburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Scottsburg on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Scottsburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Caldwell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Scottsburg - 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 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Scottsburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Scottsburg 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>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.