Welcome to Scalesville ...

Scalesville is located in Guilford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Scalesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Scalesville is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Scalesville is within the boundaries of the (336) area code.

Communities Also Named Scalesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Scalesville - it's located in Indiana.

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

Communities near Scalesville ...

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

• Greensboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
  • Greensboro is located in Guilford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297,878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensboro <3>
• Kernersville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kernersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernersville
  • Kernersville is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kernersville <3>
• Eden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Eden is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <3>
• Reidsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
  • Reidsville is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,993 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reidsville <3>
• Summerfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
  • Summerfield is located in Guilford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerfield <3>
• Gibsonville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
  • Gibsonville is located in Guilford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,397 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibsonville <3>
• Oak Ridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
  • Oak Ridge is located in Guilford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <3>
• Stokesdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stokesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesdale
  • Stokesdale is located in Guilford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stokesdale <3>
• Walkertown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
  • Walkertown is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkertown <3>
• Pleasant Garden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Garden
  • Pleasant Garden is located in Guilford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Garden <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 Scalesville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Scalesville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scalesville ...

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

Adding Scalesville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Scalesville post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Scalesville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Guilford County: www.co.guilford.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/