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Welcome to Scotch Bush ...

Scotch Bush is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Scotch Bush, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

Scotch Bush is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Scotch Bush: 518 & 838<3>

Communities Also Named Scotch Bush ...

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

Websites for Scotch Bush ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycountyny.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Scotch Bush, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Scotch Bush ...

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

  • Schenectady
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Amsterdam
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Gloversville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnstown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Scotia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
    • Scotia is located in Schenectady County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <4>
  • Cobleskill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Voorheesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Canajoharie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Canajoharie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canajoharie
    • Canajoharie is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canajoharie <4>
  • Altamont
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Middleburgh
    (19 miles [30.6 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 Scotch Bush. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Scotch Bush.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scotch Bush ...

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

Adding Scotch Bush to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Scotch Bush post office opened in 1854.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Scotch Bush.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Scotch Bush - 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 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Scotch Bush area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Scotch Bush 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/