Welcome to Scotts Mills ...

The city of Scotts Mills is located in Marion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Scotts Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

A typical abbreviation for Scotts Mills: Scotts Mls. (or less commonly used: Scotts Mlls.)

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Scotts Mills has a population of 393 people<2> (see below for details).

Scotts Mills is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Scotts Mills lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Scotts Mills had an population of 393 people. This is an increase of 10.08% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 25.96% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Scotts Mills had a population of 357 people. This makes Scotts Mills the county's 16th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 357 people, the population of Scotts Mills increased 14.42% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 312 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Scotts Mills.

Communities near Scotts Mills ...

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

• Salem
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
• Keizer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keizer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keizer
  • Keizer is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keizer <4>
• Woodburn
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodburn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
  • Woodburn is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodburn <4>
• Canby
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
  • Canby is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canby <4>
• Silverton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
  • Silverton is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverton <4>
• Molalla
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molalla
  • Molalla is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Molalla <4>
• Stayton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stayton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
  • Stayton is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stayton <4>
• Aumsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aumsville
  • Aumsville is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aumsville <4>
• Mount Angel
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Angel
  • Mount Angel is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Angel <4>
• Hubbard
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
  • Hubbard is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbard <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 Scotts Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Scotts Mills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scotts Mills ...

Looking for more information about Scotts Mills? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Scotts Mills, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Scotts Mills.

Adding Scotts Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Scotts Mills post office opened in 1887.

We also found Scotts Mills in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Marion County: www.co.marion.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/