Welcome to Scotch Bush ...

Scotch Bush is located in Montgomery County<1>.

The location of Scotch Bush has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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

The area code for Scotch Bush: (518)

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 Also Named Scotch Bush ...

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

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schenectady
  • Schenectady is located in Schenectady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schenectady <4>
• Amsterdam
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
  • Amsterdam is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amsterdam <4>
• Gloversville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloversville
  • Gloversville is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloversville <4>
• Johnstown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Johnstown is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <4>
• Scotia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobleskill
  • Cobleskill is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobleskill <4>
• Voorheesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voorheesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorheesville
  • Voorheesville is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Voorheesville <4>
• Canajoharie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canajoharie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
  • Altamont is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <4>
• Middleburgh
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburgh
  • Middleburgh is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburgh <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 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.<5>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.co.montgomery.ny.us/

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