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Welcome to Scaggsville ...

Scaggsville is located in Howard County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Scaggsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Scaggsville is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for Scaggsville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.howardchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Scaggsville, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Scaggsville ...

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

  • Baltimore
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Gaithersburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Bowie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • College Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
    • College Park is located in Prince George's County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,173 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Park <3>
  • Laurel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <3>
  • Greenbelt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbelt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
    • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <3>
  • Hyattsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
    • Hyattsville is located in Prince George's County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,217 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyattsville <3>
  • Takoma Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • New Carrollton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Carrollton
    • New Carrollton is located in Prince George's County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,909 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Carrollton <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scaggsville ...

Looking for more information about Scaggsville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Scaggsville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Scaggsville.

Adding Scaggsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Scaggsville post office opened in 1897.

We also found Scaggsville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Scaggsville.

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

The official website for Howard County: www.co.ho.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Howard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Scaggsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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