Welcome to Scotland ...
So far, we found very little information about Scotland. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Scotland to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Scotland, please Contact Us.
Scotland would have been located within present day Concordia Parish<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Scotland is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Scotland was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Scotland was located: 318 & 457<4>
Communities Also Named Scotland ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Scotland: This one is located in Concordia Parish and the other is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
Beyond Louisiana, there are 24 communities that are also named Scotland - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maine (2), Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Scotland.
Communities near Scotland ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Scotland.
- Natchez
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Vidalia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ferriday
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ridgecrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Waterproof
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sycamore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Cloverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Adams County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- West Ferriday
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ferriday
- Washington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Washington is located in Adams County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
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 Scotland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Scotland.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Scotland. 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 Scotland.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Scotland. See our Newspapers Page for Scotland.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Scotland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Concordia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Scotland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Scotland area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Scotland area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
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