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Welcome to Scullton ...

Scullton is located in Somerset County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Scullton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Scullton is 2,310 feet [704 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Scullton is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Scullton: 814 & 582<3>

Communities near Scullton ...

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

  • Connellsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Somerset
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Scottdale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Meyersdale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Berlin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • South Connellsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Boswell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Dunbar
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Grantsville
    (19 miles [30.6 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 Scullton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Scullton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scullton ...

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

Adding Scullton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Scullton post office opened in 1889. The Scullton post office closed in 1930.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Scullton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Somerset, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Scullton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Scullton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Scullton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/