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Welcome to Sciota ...

Sciota is located in Monroe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sciota, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

Sciota is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Sciota ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Sciota: This one is located in Monroe County and the other is located in Centre County.

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

Communities near Sciota ...

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

  • Easton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
    • Easton is located in Northampton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <3>
  • Phillipsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
    • Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
  • East Stroudsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Northampton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Wilson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Wilson is located in Northampton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,784 people
  • Nazareth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Stroudsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Palmerton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmerton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
    • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
  • Bangor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
    • Bangor is located in Northampton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,210 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <3>
  • Pen Argyl
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sciota ...

Looking for more information about Sciota? 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 Sciota, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sciota.

Adding Sciota to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sciota post office opened in 1868.

We also found Sciota in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sciota.

Footnotes ...

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