Welcome to Scroggins ...

Scroggins is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Scroggins is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Scroggins, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Scroggins is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Scroggins lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Scroggins: (903) and (430)<3>

The ZIP code for Scroggins: 75480<4>

Communities Also Named Scroggins ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Scroggins: This one is located in Franklin County and the other is located in Wood County.

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

Communities near Scroggins ...

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

• Mount Pleasant
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Titus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <5>
• Pittsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Pittsburg is located in Camp County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <5>
• Winnsboro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro
  • Winnsboro is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnsboro <5>
• Mount Vernon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <5>
• Quitman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
  • Quitman is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <5>
• Como
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Como have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
  • Como is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <5>
• Winfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Titus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <5>
• Miller's Cove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller's Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
  • Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
• Rocky Mound
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
  • Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
• Leesburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Leesburg is located in Camp County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scroggins ...

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

Adding Scroggins to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Scroggins 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 Scroggins was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Scroggins in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Scroggins post office opened in 1891.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Scroggins.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/