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Welcome to Scotia ...

Scotia is located in Tyrrell County<1>.

Scotia is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Scotia: 252

Communities Also Named Scotia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Scotia - they are located in Arkansas, California, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina and Washington.

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

Communities near Scotia ...

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

  • Columbia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Creswell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Alligator
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Alligator is located in Tyrrell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
  • Fort Landing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Landing is located in Tyrrell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Landing
  • Buffalo City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Buffalo City is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
  • Pea Ridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pea Ridge is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
  • Skinnersville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Skinnersville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnersville
  • Snug Harbor
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Snug Harbor is located in Perquimans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
  • Burgess
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Burgess is located in Perquimans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
  • Fairfield
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scotia ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Tyrrell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Scotia - 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.