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Welcome to Scottsburg ...

So far, we found very little information about Scottsburg. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Scottsburg to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Scottsburg, please Contact Us.

Scottsburg would have been located within present day Douglas County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Scottsburg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Scottsburg is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Scottsburg was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Scottsburg was located: 541 & 458<4>

Communities Also Named Scottsburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Scottsburg - they are located in Illinois, Indiana (2), Kentucky, New York (2), Ohio and Virginia.

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

Communities near Scottsburg ...

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

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

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

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

Adding Scottsburg to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Scottsburg post office opened in 1851.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Scottsburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Scottsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Scottsburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Scottsburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Scottsburg area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/