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Welcome to East Scott ...

East Scott is located in Cortland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Scott, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for East Scott: E. Scott

East Scott is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for East Scott: 607

Communities near East Scott ...

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

  • Cortland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Homer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Skaneateles
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skaneateles have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaneateles
    • Skaneateles is located in Onondaga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skaneateles <3>
  • Groton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dryden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
    • Dryden is located in Tompkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <3>
  • Marcellus
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Moravia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • McGraw
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGraw have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
    • McGraw is located in Cortland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGraw <3>
  • Tully
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tully have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
    • Tully is located in Onondaga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tully <3>
  • DeRuyter
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Scott ...

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

Adding East Scott to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the East Scott post office opened in 1851.

We also found East Scott in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Scott.

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

The official website for Cortland County: www.cortland-co.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

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