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Welcome to Scotts Crossing ...

Scotts Crossing is located in Allen County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Scotts Crossing, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Scotts Crossing: Scotts Xing.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Scotts Crossing for more information about variations on the name of Scotts Crossing.

Scotts Crossing is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Scotts Crossing: 419 & 567<3>

Communities Also Named Scotts Crossing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Scotts Crossing - they are located in Pennsylvania and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Scotts Crossing ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scotts Crossing ...

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

Adding Scotts Crossing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Scotts Crossing 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 Scotts Crossing was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Scotts Crossing.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Allen, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Scotts Crossing - 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 419 code has been Overlayed with the 567 area code. New phone numbers in the Scotts Crossing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 419 or 567. As a result, placing a call in the Scotts Crossing 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>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.