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Welcome to Tito ...

Tito is located in Scott County<1>.

Tito is 1,470 feet [448 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Tito: 276

Communities Also Named Tito ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Tito - they are located in Alabama and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Tito ...

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

  • Church Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Mount Carmel
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Stone Gap
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Waycross
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Waycross is located in Hawkins County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
  • Norton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Wise
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Gate City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cumberland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Pennington Gap
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
  • Appalachia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tito ...

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

Adding Tito to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tito 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 Tito was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tito.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Scott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tito - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.