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Welcome to Scott ...

Scott is primarily located in Caddo County<1>. A portion of Scott extends into Canadian County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Scott, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Scott is 1,540 feet [469 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Scott lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Scott ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Scott - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Saskatchewan, South Carolina (3), Tennessee, Texas, Washington (3), West Virginia (3) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Scott ...

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

  • El Reno
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Hinton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Union City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
    • Union City is located in Canadian County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,209 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <3>
  • Minco
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minco have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minco
    • Minco is located in Grady County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,645 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minco <3>
  • Geary
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geary have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geary
    • Geary is located in Blaine County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,272 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geary <3>
  • Binger
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Binger have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binger
    • Binger is located in Caddo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Binger <3>
  • Calumet
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calumet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
    • Calumet is located in Canadian County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calumet <3>
  • Eakly
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Gracemont
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Lookeba
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scott ...

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

Adding Scott to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Scott post office opened in 1902.

We also found Scott on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Scott.

Footnotes ...

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