Scottsville, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Waskom census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75672. The Survey maps it on the Scottsville quadrangle. 334 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 410 feet above sea level.
Population over time
3 figuresScottsville grew from 263 to 334 between 2000 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 263 | |
| 2010 | 376 | +113 (+43%) |
| 2020 | 334 | -42 (-11%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1944 USGS Caddo Lake quadrangle1:62500
- 1946 USGS Caddo Lake quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1962 USGS Scottsville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
144 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 144 fires within 5 miles of Scottsville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,686 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 4 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 82 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2005 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 336 |
| 4 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 360 |
| 4 September 1998 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6159 |
| 22 September 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 176 |
| 22 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 387 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Scottsville: 5 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory). Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobb Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Cobb White and Schriver Pits | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Marshall Pottery New Plant | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Red Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Red Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer |
Storms near this place
23 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Scottsville in 23 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 11 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 4 tornado, 3 flash flood. The reports record 2 injuries. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scottsville | 2 hurt, $50,000 | High winds blew trees down onto a road causing 5 car accidents and 2 injuries. |
| January 2017 | Tornado (EF2) | Scottsville | $1,000,000 | An EF-2 tornado with winds estimated near 120 mph touched down along Highway 80 near Scottsville, snapping and uprooting numerous trees and downing power lines along its track as it crossed Farm-To-Market Road 1998. Much of the tornado's destructive damage occurred along Trammel Lane (Haggerty Road) where trees were snapped/downed on several homes. One home had much of its roof removed, with a small mobile home nearby completely blown away. The tornado continued north northeast along Harkins Lane where more trees were snapped and uprooted. The tornado finally lifted on Cowpen Road. |
| March 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Scottsville | $25,000 | This brief EF1 tornado with estimated maximum winds of 90 mph began at Harkins Lane and traveled eastward for approximately 1 mile just north of Farm-to-Market Road 1998. Nearly all of the damage was to softwood and hardwood trees in the form of uproots and snaps. The highest concentration of tree damage was in the neighboring Scottsville and Rock Springs Cemeteries near the start of the path. It is possible the tornado was on the|ground a bit longer than one mile, but the lack of ground access hindered the ability of the survey team to confirm this. Fortunately, there were no injuries in association with this brief tornado and the maximum width was only 100 yards. |
| November 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scottsville | $5,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down by high winds. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scottsville | - | A tree was blown down onto FM 2199 just north of I-20. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scottsville | - | Trees were snapped and uprooted just northwest of Scottsville. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scottsville | - | A tree fell on a car on Highway 80 near FM 2199. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scottsville | - | A tree was blown down inside the Scottsville city limits. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Scottsville | - | Baseball size hail fell in the Scottsville community. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scottsville | - | Several trees were blown down along Highway 43 north of Scottsville. |
| January 2017 | Hail | Scottsville | - | Quarter size hail fell in Scottsville. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scottsville | - | A semi truck was overturned near Scottsville on Westbound Interstate 20. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Scottsville | - | Marshall Leigh Road at John Sanders Road in Karnack, Texas was closed due to high water. Additional roads flooded and closed throughout the county include FM 134 between Jonesville and US Hwy. 80, the South Service Road at the 619 mile marker, Airlite Road two miles south of State Highway 154, FM 31 north of interstate Hwy. 20, Cargill Road 2 miles east of State Hwy. 59 and Magnolia Road one mile south of Interstate 20. |
| March 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Scottsville | - | A supercell thunderstorm spawned a tornado in the eastern portions of Harrison County in Northeast Texas. Damage consisted of soft wood trees with large branches broken and twisted. The tornado was rated an EF0 on the new Enhanced Fujita Scale. Damage Indicator (DI): TH. Degree of Damage (DOD): 2. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scottsville | - | Trees and powerlines were downed. |
| December 2002 | Flash Flood | Scottsville | - | Highway 80 underwater for 200 to 300 yards. |
| April 2000 | Tornado (F1) | Scottsville | - | Wooded region with no homes or structures in the path of this tornado. Numerous pine and oak trees snapped and broken. This tornado is one of several tornadoes spawned from a high precipitation supercell that moved across Harrison county, TX into Louisiana. |
| April 1997 | Flash Flood | Scottsville | - | Severe flooding was reported in town including several streets under two to three feet of water. Street closure was necessary. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scottsville | - | Several trees toppled across FM2625 and across powerlines resulting in a blocked road and power outages. |
| January 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scottsville | - | Golf ball-size hail three inches deep covered a three mile stretch of Interstate 20. |
| March 2000 | Hail | Scottsville | - | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Hail | Scottsville | - | no account filed |
| January 1994 | Hail | Scottsville | - | no account filed |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper Heights | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Crossroads | 6.3 miles | 14 | |
| Gainesville | 6.8 miles | 12 | |
| Marshall | 6.9 miles | 12 | |
| Leigh | 7.2 miles | 14 | |
| Bel Air | 7.3 miles | 12 | |
| Jonesville | 7.4 miles | 16 | |
| Lotta | 7.6 miles | 15 |
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 Scottsville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q976094 | The 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 1346827. 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.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, 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.





