Welcome to Scottsville ...

Scottsville is located in Wyoming County<1>.

The location of Scottsville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Scottsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1826.

Scottsville is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Scottsville: (570)

Communities Also Named Scottsville ...

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

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 20 communities that are also named Scottsville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Ontario, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont and Virginia.

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

Communities near Scottsville ...

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

• Harveys Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveys Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveys Lake
  • Harveys Lake is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harveys Lake <4>
• Dallas
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
  • Dallas is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <4>
• Tunkhannock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunkhannock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunkhannock
  • Tunkhannock is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunkhannock <4>
• Montrose
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Montrose is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <4>
• Dalton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Dalton is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <4>
• Factoryville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
  • Factoryville is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Factoryville <4>
• Nicholson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
  • Nicholson is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicholson <4>
• Wyalusing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyalusing
  • Wyalusing is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyalusing <4>
• Dushore
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dushore
  • Dushore is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dushore <4>
• Laceyville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laceyville
  • Laceyville is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laceyville <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 Scottsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Scottsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scottsville ...

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

Adding Scottsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Scottsville post office opened in 1826.

We also found Scottsville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Scottsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/