Scott County was formed on 24 November 1814 from part of Lee, Russell, and Washington counties. The county's name sought to honor Winfield Scott, a native of Virginia, in recognition of his victories during the War of 1812. The first court met in the home of Benjamin T. Hollins, on February 14, 1815, about two miles east of the current county seat. In 1822 the eastern portion of Powell's Valley (four residences) were transferred from Scott jurisdiction to that of Lee County. In 1856, when a portion of Scott was taken away to form Wise County, Scott achieved its present boundaries.
Scott County lay astride the Old Wilderness Road, which led from Virginia (and North Carolina) into the Kentucky country beyond the mountains. Numbers of settlers passed this way on the journey to the new western lands.
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