Scottsville, Indiana

Scottsville
Unincorporated community
Scottsville
Coordinates: 38°24′07″N 85°54′33″W / 38.40194°N 85.90917°W / 38.40194; -85.90917Coordinates: 38°24′07″N 85°54′33″W / 38.40194°N 85.90917°W / 38.40194; -85.90917
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Floyd
Township	Lafayette
Elevation^[1]	896 ft (273 m)
ZIP code	47106
FIPS code	18-68562^[2]
GNIS feature ID	443167

Scottsville is an unincorporated community in Lafayette Township, Floyd County, Indiana.

History

Scottsville was laid out in 1853 on land settled by the Scott brothers in 1812.^[3] A post office was established at Scottsville in 1856, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.^[4]

Geography

Scottsville is located at 38°24′07″N 85°54′33″W / 38.40194°N 85.90917°W / 38.40194; -85.90917.

References

↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ History of the Ohio Falls Cities and Their Counties: Precincts of Jefferson County, Ky. General histories of Clark and Floyd counties, Ind. New Albany and Floyd County. Clark County and Jeffersonville. L. A. Williams & Company. 1882. p. 313.
↑ "Floyd County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 September 2014.

Municipalities and communities of Floyd County, Indiana, United States

County seat: New Albany

City	New Albany

Towns	Georgetown Greenville

Townships	Franklin Georgetown Greenville Lafayette New Albany

CDP	Galena

Other unincorporated communities	Blackiston Mill Buchanan Duncan Edwardsville Floyds Knobs Mount St. Francis Navilleton Saint Joseph Saint Marys Scottsville Silver Hills

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