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Welcome to South Scriba ...

South Scriba is located in Oswego County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Scriba, you might consider that their post office opened in 1869.

A typical abbreviation for South Scriba: S. Scriba

South Scriba is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for South Scriba: 315 & 680<3>

Communities near South Scriba ...

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

  • Oswego
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Fulton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Baldwinsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Phoenix
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Pulaski
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Central Square
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Mexico
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Fair Haven
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hannibal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Parish
    (12 miles [19.3 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 South Scriba. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Scriba.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Scriba ...

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

Adding South Scriba to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Scriba 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 (so far) for South Scriba was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the South Scriba post office opened in 1869. The South Scriba post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Scriba.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Oswego, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Scriba - 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 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the South Scriba area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the South Scriba 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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