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Scottsburg, Indiana

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1947 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Vienna Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47170. It stands on Scottsburg Drain. The Survey maps it on the Scottsburg quadrangle. 7,345 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 564 feet above sea level.

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Scottsburg within Scott County

On record in Scottsburg

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 3 records

Population over time

2 figures

Scottsburg grew from 6,747 to 7,345 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20106,747
20207,345+598 (+9%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Storms near this place

48 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Scottsburg in 48 storm reports between 1998 and 2026: 30 thunderstorm wind, 10 flash flood, 6 hail, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2018Thunderstorm WindScottsburg$40,000Two trees were down on homes in Scottsburg, Indiana.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindScottsburg$15,000Power lines blew down on Carla Lane in Scottsburg.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindScottsburg$15,000Power lines blew down on Gardner Street in Scottsburg.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindScottsburg$15,000Power lines blew down on Willow Shore Drive in Scottsburg.
October 2010Thunderstorm WindScottsburg$5,000A roof was blown off a barn on Double or Nothing Rd.
April 2026Flash FloodScottsburg-There was high water at the intersection of State Road 56 and US 31.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindScottsburg-The Scottsburg Water Department had its roof peeled back on the 700 block of West Lake Road West.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindScottsburg-There was a roof torn off a building on South Lake Road.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindScottsburg-There were multiple reports of tree damage from 2nd Street and Washington Street in Scottsburg. There was at least one power line down as well.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindScottsburg-A tree was down at Lovers Lane and Prewitt Lane.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindScottsburg-A tree fell on a house in Scottsburg.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindScottsburg-The survey team went across the west northwest side of Scottsburg over to Lake Iona. There was sporadic straight line wind damage of 60 mph. Trees were all facing towards the east northeast.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindScottsburg-There were multiple trees that were uprooted and power lines blown down in Scottsburg.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindScottsburg-Trees were reported down throughout Scott County, Indiana.
June 2018Flash FloodScottsburg-The emergency manager of Scott County, Indiana reported that the main intersection in Scottsburg was flooded.
February 2018Flash FloodScottsburg-Public reported flash flooding on US 31N, north of Indiana 56 and east of I-65.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindScottsburg-There was a tree down on one of the exit ramps from Interstate 65 to Scottsburg, Indiana.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindScottsburg-There was a tree down at Scottsburg High School.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindScottsburg-A tree blew down on Madison Street.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindScottsburg-A report of trees down due to severe thunderstorm winds was received by the public.
July 2015Flash FloodScottsburg-A law enforcement official reported that Highway 56 at Highway 31 was flooded and impassable. Slow moving thunderstorms brought intense rain rates and total amounts during the early morning hours was between 2 and 3 inches. This fell on top of already saturated ground.
December 2015Flash FloodScottsburg-Scott County law enforcement officials reported to the NWS that several roads were closed across the county due to high water from excessive rainfall. Roads include Highway 31 at Lake Road, Highway 31 at Indiana 56, Highway 56 west of Buckman Road and Highway 203 north of Highway 56.
December 2015FloodScottsburg-A Scott County dispatch official reported to the NWS that numerous reports were received of high water over some Scott County roads, making them impassable. This included State Road 203 north of Highway 56 and Highway 31 at Lake Road.
February 2014Thunderstorm WindScottsburg-Several trees were downed across the county. One tree was toppled just east of Scottsburg.
May 2014Thunderstorm WindScottsburg-The Scott County emergency management reported several trees down countywide.
April 2011Tornado (EF0)Scottsburg-An NWS storm survey confirmed an EF-0 tornado with wind speeds up to 80 mph touched down in Scottsburg, tearing off exterior wall panels of a 3-story Holiday Inn, as well as causing roof damage and snapping numerous large limbs in an adjacent residential area. The tornado continued to the northeast into Jefferson county where it lifted approximately 2.5 miles east of Deputy. Near Indiana 203 and North Bethlehem Road in Scott County several trees were down and agricultural buildings and residences experienced roof damage.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindScottsburg-A tree was blown down on to a garage on South Lake Rd.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindScottsburg-A house on Sharon Dr. had a tree down.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindScottsburg-Trees were blown down county-wide. Some were blocking roads.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindScottsburg-County officials reported that trees and power lines were downed near Scottsburg.
July 2010HailScottsburg-A trained spotter reported quarter size hail a mile south of Scottsburg. Hail began at 3:28 pm EDT and ended at 3:35 pm.
October 2009Flash FloodScottsburg-Boatman and Flab roads were closed due to high water. Parts of Indiana Highway 31 were flooded south of Indiana Highway 356. Parts of Indiana 56 were flooded near McNeely Road.
August 2009Flash FloodScottsburg-Boatman Road was closed by high water between Scottsburg and Austin.
August 2009Flash FloodScottsburg-The intersection of HWY 31 and 56 was closed due to high water.
April 2007Thunderstorm WindScottsburg-Trees were downed.
March 2006Flash FloodScottsburg-Residents in Scottsburg reported water backing up into their basements.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindScottsburg-Trees were downed in and north of the city of Scottsburg.
January 2000Thunderstorm WindScottsburg-Spotter estimate of 60 mph winds
February 1999Thunderstorm WindScottsburg-Trees down east of Scottsburg
March 2025HailScottsburg-no account filed
August 2017HailScottsburg-no account filed
June 2006Thunderstorm WindScottsburg-no account filed
August 2005Thunderstorm WindScottsburg-no account filed
April 2003HailScottsburg-no account filed
May 2003Thunderstorm WindScottsburg-no account filed
May 2002HailScottsburg-no account filed
February 2000Flash FloodScottsburg-no account filed
June 1998HailScottsburg-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Scott County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Marshfield1.7 miles12
Vienna2.5 miles12
Goshen3.4 miles10
Albion4.4 miles10
New Frankfort4.7 miles10
Pigeon Roost Station4.9 miles11
Leota5.0 miles12
Austin5.4 miles8

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on ScottsburgAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2276394The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 443163. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.