Welcome to Scotts ...

Scotts is located in Kalamazoo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Scotts, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Scotts is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Scotts: 269

The ZIP code for Scotts: 49088<3>

Communities Also Named Scotts ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Scotts: This one is located in Kalamazoo County and the other is located in Schoolcraft County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 15 communities that are also named Scotts - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina (2), Ohio (3) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Scotts ...

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

• Kalamazoo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
  • Kalamazoo is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalamazoo <4>
• Battle Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
  • Battle Creek is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Creek <4>
• Portage
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Portage is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <4>
• Springfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Vicksburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
  • Vicksburg is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,581 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vicksburg <4>
• Galesburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
  • Galesburg is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galesburg <4>
• Mattawan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattawan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawan
  • Mattawan is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mattawan <4>
• Parchment
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parchment have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parchment
  • Parchment is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parchment <4>
• Union City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Branch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <4>
• Schoolcraft
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoolcraft
  • Schoolcraft is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schoolcraft <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 Scotts. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Scotts.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scotts ...

Looking for more information about Scotts? 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 Scotts, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Scotts.

Adding Scotts to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Scotts post office opened in 1872.

We also found Scotts in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Scotts.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kalamazoo County: www.kalcounty.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/