Scotts is an unincorporated community in Kalamazoo County

Kalamazoo County, Michigan

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, Michigan

Michigan

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, United States

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. Scotts is situated on the boundary between Climax

Climax Township, Michigan

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 and Pavilion

Pavilion Township, Michigan

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 townships along the Grand Trunk Western Railroad

Grand Trunk Western Railroad

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 line at 42°11′45"N 85°24′47"W, approximately 11 miles (17.7 km) southeast of Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo, Michigan

The area on which the modern city stands was once home to Native Americans of the Hopewell culture, who migrated into the area sometime before the first millennium. Evidence of their early residency remains in the form of a small mound in downtown's Bronson Park. The Hopewell civilization began to...

. Scotts has a post office

Post office

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 with ZIP code

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 49088. The post office serves large portions of Climax and Pavilion townships as well as a small area of northwest Wakeshma Township

Wakeshma Township, Michigan

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History

Land at Scotts was first deeded to Dan Wheeler in 1835. Samuel Scott settled here in 1847 and the community became known as Scotts Crossing, later shortened to Scotts. A post office named Scotts opened on February 19, 1872, with Servetus Bathrick as its first postmaster. The community was plat

Plat

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ted by Bathrick in 1874.