Welcome to Scottsburg ...

The town of Scottsburg is primarily located in Fluvanna County<1>. A portion of Scottsburg extends into Halifax County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Scottsburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Scottsburg has a population of 128 people<3> (see below for details).

Scottsburg is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Scottsburg lies within the (434) area code.

Websites for Scottsburg ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.halifaxchamber.net/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Scottsburg, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Scottsburg had an population of 128 people. This is an increase of 7.56% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.72% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Scottsburg had a population of 119 people. This makes Scottsburg the county's most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 119 people, the population of Scottsburg decreased 17.93% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 145 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Scottsburg.

Communities Also Named Scottsburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Scottsburg - they are located in Illinois, Indiana (2), Kentucky, New York (2), Ohio and Oregon.

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

Communities near Scottsburg ...

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

• South Boston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
  • South Boston is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Boston <5>
• Chase City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase City
  • Chase City is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chase City <5>
• Halifax
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
  • Halifax is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halifax <5>
• Clarksville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <5>
• Drakes Branch
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drakes Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Branch
  • Drakes Branch is located in Charlotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drakes Branch <5>
• Clover
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
  • Clover is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clover <5>
• Virgilina
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgilina
  • Virgilina is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virgilina <5>
• Clays Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clays Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
  • Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
• Omega
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
  • Omega is located in Halifax County
• Aarons Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Creek
  • Aarons Creek is located in Halifax County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scottsburg ...

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

Adding Scottsburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Scottsburg 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 Scottsburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Scottsburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fluvanna County: www.co.fluvanna.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/