History · Scio

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Samuel W. Foster bought a mill site on the Huron River at what is now Scio in 1835. The community was platted by Dr. Cyril Nichols from Vermont. A post office was established in 1835. The office was moved to Delhi Mills and renamed in February 1871, though the Scio office was re-established in September 1871. The post office took its name from the township; however, early township records were destroyed by fire, and it is uncertain why "Scio" was chosen. There are at least three origins suggested for the name. The first suggests it derives from the Greek island of Chios, and the second that it was named after Scio, New York, although that town was also named for Chios. Thirdly, by coincidence scio also means "I know" in Latin, so following the American Civil War some people assumed this was the origin of the name.

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1895Standard atlas of Washtenaw County, Michigan - …Map

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1890s1 paper

Standard atlas of Washtenaw County, Michigan - including a plat book of the villages, cities and townships of the count…

MapStandard atlas of Washtenaw County, Michigan - including a …1895

1900s–
1990s

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