Welcome to Scottsville ...
The town of Scottsville is primarily located in Albemarle County<1>. A portion of Scottsville extends into Buckingham County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Scottsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Scottsville has a population of 621 people<2> (see below for details).
Scottsville is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Scottsville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Scottsville: 540 & 826<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Scottsville had an population of 621 people. This is an increase of 9.72% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.89% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Scottsville had a population of 566 people. This makes Scottsville the county's most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 566 people, the population of Scottsville increased 1.98% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 555 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Scottsville.
Communities Also Named Scottsville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Texas and Vermont.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Scottsville.
Websites for Scottsville ...
Official Website: www.scottsville.org/
Communities near Scottsville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Scottsville.
- Charlottesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Charlottesville is located in Charlottesville City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,950 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlottesville <5>
- Dillwyn
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillwyn
- Dillwyn is located in Buckingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillwyn <5>
- Columbia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Columbia is located in Fluvanna County
- Estimated population in 2016: 80 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <5>
- Antioch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Warren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Keene
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
- Keene is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <5>
- Porters
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
- Porters is located in Albemarle County
- Centenary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
- Centenary is located in Buckingham County
- Woodridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Alberene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
- Alberene is located in Albemarle 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 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. Our list includes 12 papers. 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Scottsville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Scottsville post office opened in 1850.
We also found Scottsville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Scottsville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Scottsville: www.scottsville.org/
The official website for Albemarle County: www.albemarle.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Albemarle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Scottsville. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Scottsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Scottsville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Scottsville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |