Scotland, Arkansas

Unincorporated community in Arkansas, United States

35°31′39″N 92°36′43″W / 35.52750°N 92.61194°W / 35.52750; -92.61194CountryUnited StatesStateArkansasCounty Van BurenElevation

659 ft (201 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

72141

GNIS feature ID58594^[1]

Scotland is an unincorporated community in southwestern Van Buren County, Arkansas, United States, near the head of the South Fork of the Little Red River. In April 2010, a tornado struck this community which resulted in extreme damage.

Education

Public education for elementary and secondary school students is provided by the Clinton School District,^[2]^[3] which leads students to graduate from Clinton High School.

Scotland was a part of the Scotland School District until July 1, 2004, when that district consolidated with the Alread School District into the existing Clinton school district.^[4]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scotland, Arkansas
^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Van Buren County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 8, 2023. - 2010 Map. Compare with the Arkansas Highway Maps.
^ "General Highway Map Van Buren County, Arkansas" (PDF). Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 17, 2021. - See Scotland and Alread on the map, compare to the school district map.
^ "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on May 23, 2018. Note that the Alread and Scotland districts consolidated into Clinton, so Clinton serves those communities.