Editing Scottsville, Texas (section)

==History==
The area was initially settled by William Thomas Scott, his wife Mary Rose, and other members of their families in June 1840.<ref name="Texas Handbook 2">{{cite web | url = https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fsc30 | title = William Thomas Scott | work = | publisher = [[The Handbook of Texas]] online | date =  | accessdate = 2009-07-27}}</ref> He quickly acquired several large parcels of land, established five cotton plantations, including Scottsville Plantation, his residence, constructed by [[slavery in the United States|slaves]]. Scott's lavish plantation was said to be identical to [[Jefferson Davis]]' mansion in [[Mississippi]], and he eventually became the largest slave owner in Harrison County.<ref name="Texas Handbook 2" /><ref name="Texas Handbook">{{cite web | url = https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hls31 | title = Scottsville, Texas | work = | publisher = [[The Handbook of Texas]] online | date =  | accessdate = 2009-07-27}}</ref>

On August 4, 1869, Scottsville was granted a post office. The community had an estimated population of 300 in 1929. In 1936, a historical marker was erected in Scottsville to commemorate both the founding of the community and the centennial of [[Texas Independence]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.txgenes.com/TxHarrison/HistMarkers/HistoricalMarkersTowns.htm | title = Historical Markers - Towns | work = | publisher = Harrison County, TXGenWeb | date =  | accessdate = 2009-07-27}}</ref> During the [[Great Depression in the United States|Great Depression]], the population fell to a low of 50, but had recovered to 260 by the 1950s.<ref name="Texas Handbook" /> The number of inhabitants remained steady throughout the latter half of the twentieth century in contrast to [[Uncertain, Texas]].