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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Scottsville (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Scottsville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties/parishes instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Scottsville is located in Harrison County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Harrison County: Caddo (LA), Gregg, Marion, Panola, Rusk & Upshur.

Below are the counties/parishes that are near Scottsville. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scottsville:

  • Harrison County     (The home county of Scottsville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
    • Marshall
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jonesville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Karnack
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pope City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Pope City is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope City
    • Woodlawn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodlawn is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Baldwin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Baldwin is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Waskom
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Elysian Fields
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Nesbitt
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Nesbitt is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
    • Uncertain
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hallsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Noonday
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Noonday is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
    • Harleton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
    • Kildare
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • McLeod
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Avinger
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Gregg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
    • Easton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Longview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Elderville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Elderville is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
    • Judson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
    • Jefferson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kellyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Kellyville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
    • Macedonia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Macedonia is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
    • Lodi
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Sarber
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Sarber is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarber
    • Jackson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jackson is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Panola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
    • Panola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • De Berry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Center Point is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
    • Midyett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Midyett is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midyett
    • Beckville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Carthage
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Delray
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Delray is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
  • Rusk County
    • Tatum
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bossier Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
    • Bossier City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Benton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Benton is located in Bossier Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,092 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <1>
  • Caddo Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
    • Longwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Longwood is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
    • Bethany
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mooringsport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Oil City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Blanchard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Western Hills Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Western Hills Village is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Hills Village
    • Longwood Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Longwood Village is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Village
    • Spring Ridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Ridge is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge
    • Reisor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Reisor is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reisor
    • Edgewood Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Edgewood Village is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
    • Silver Pine Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
    • South Towne Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • South Towne Heights is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Heights
  • De Soto Parish (LA)
    • Stonewall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scottsville, see our County-by-County Page for Scottsville.

Cemeteries Near Scottsville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scottsville.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Scottsville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scottsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.

  • Scottsville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Minneweather Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pine Bluff Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff Cemetery
    • The Pine Bluff Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pinebluff Cemetery
  • Scott Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rosehill Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Gardens
    • The Rosehill Gardens has also been known as:
    • Rosehill Garden
  • Granbury Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Nichol Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichol Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Nichol Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Marshall.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5597 <2>
  • Sherrod Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Motley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mimosa Hall Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hudson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (195 more) ...
    • Algoma Cemetery - North
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Algoma Cemetery - South
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Blocker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Scottsville had a population of 75 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Scottsville had a population of 352 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.

  • Marshall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jonesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Woodlawn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodlawn is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
  • Waskom
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Elysian Fields
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Latex
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Latex is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latex
  • Longwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Longwood is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
  • De Berry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Bethany
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jefferson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mooringsport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Kellyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Kellyville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
    • Smithland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Smithland is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
    • Hallsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scottsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scottsville.

Newspapers Published in Scottsville ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scottsville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scottsville, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Scottsville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Scottsville:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Scottsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Scottsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.