Scottsburg, New York

Scottsburg is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Livingston County, New York, United States. Its population was 117 as of the 2010 census.[2] New York State Route 256 passes through the community.

Scottsburg, New York
Census-designated place
Scottsburg Scottsburg
Coordinates: 42°39′51″N 77°42′51″W
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Livingston
Towns	Sparta, Groveland
Area [1]
• Total	0.164 sq mi (0.42 km^2)
• Land	0.164 sq mi (0.42 km^2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km^2)
Elevation	925 ft (282 m)
Population  (2010)[2]
• Total	117
• Density	710/sq mi (280/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	14545[3]
Area code(s)	585
GNIS feature ID	964694[4]
FIPS code	36-65926

Geography

Scottsburg is in southern Livingston County, mainly in the northern part of the town of Sparta. A small portion of the CDP extends west into the town of Groveland. State Route 256 leads south 8 miles (13 km) to Dansville and north 12 miles (19 km) to Lakeville. Geneseo, the Livingston county seat, is 12 miles northwest of Scottsburg.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Scottsburg CDP has an area of 0.16 square miles (0.41 km²), all of it recorded as land.[1] It sits in the valley of Conesus Inlet, which flows north 4 miles (6 km) to Conesus Lake, the westernmost of the Finger Lakes.

Points of interest

• The gravesite of Daniel Shays is in Union Cemetery.

References

1. "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: New York". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
2. "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Scottsburg CDP, New York". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
3. United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved April 6, 2017.
4. "Scottsburg". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.