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Welcome to Scott Haven ...

Scott Haven is located in Westmoreland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Scott Haven, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.

A typical abbreviation for Scott Haven: Scott Hvn. (or less commonly used: Scott Havn.)

Scott Haven is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Scott Haven ...

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

  • Pittsburgh
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethel Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Monroeville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Plum
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Plum is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <3>
  • West Mifflin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Murrysville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Baldwin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
  • McKeesport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilkinsburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Greensburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scott Haven ...

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

Adding Scott Haven to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Scott Haven 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 Scott Haven was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Scott Haven post office opened in 1878. The Scott Haven post office closed in 1963.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Scott Haven.

Footnotes ...

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