Welcome to Scotia ...

Scotia is located in Pend Oreille County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Scotia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Scotia is 2,080 feet [634 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Scotia lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Scotia is located in the (509) area code.

Communities Also Named Scotia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Scotia - they are located in Arkansas, California, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2) and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Scotia ...

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

• Deer Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Deer Park is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <4>
• Spirit Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spirit Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spirit Lake
  • Spirit Lake is located in Kootenai County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spirit Lake <4>
• Newport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Pend Oreille County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <4>
• Priest River
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest River
  • Priest River is located in Bonner County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Priest River <4>
• Cusick
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusick
  • Cusick is located in Pend Oreille County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cusick <4>
• Oldtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldtown
  • Oldtown is located in Bonner County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oldtown <4>
• Camden
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Pend Oreille County
• Elk
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
  • Elk is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk <4>
• Blanchard
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
  • Blanchard is located in Bonner County (ID)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanchard <4>
• Dalkena
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalkena
  • Dalkena is located in Pend Oreille 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 Scotia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Scotia.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scotia ...

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

Adding Scotia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Scotia 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 Scotia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Scotia post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Scotia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pend Oreille County: www.co.pend-oreille.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/