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Welcome to Scarff ...

Scarff is located in Harford County<1>.

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

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

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

Area Codes for Scarff: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Communities near Scarff ...

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

  • Baltimore
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Aberdeen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Havre de Grace
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Bel Air
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bel Air is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
    • Former names for Bel Air:
    • Belle Air
    • Belle Aire
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <4>
  • New Freedom
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Stewartstown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Port Deposit
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Delta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Delta is located in York County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <4>
  • Fawn Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Bynum
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bynum is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scarff ...

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

Adding Scarff to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Scarff in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Scarff was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Scarff post office opened in 1897. The Scarff post office closed in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Scarff.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Harford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Scarff - 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 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Scarff area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Scarff 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/