Scioto is a word of Wyandot origin given to the

Scioto River The Scioto River ( ) is a river in central and southern Ohio more than in length. It rises in Hardin County just north of Roundhead, Ohio, flows through Columbus, Ohio, where it collects its largest tributary, the Olentangy River, and meets ...

, which flows southwards from north central Ohio to the Ohio River. :Scioto may also refer to:

Places

In Ohio

* Little Scioto River (disambiguation), several flowing watercourses *

Scioto Audubon Metro Park Scioto Audubon Metro Park is a public park and nature preserve in Columbus, Ohio. The park is managed by the Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks and is part of the Scioto Mile network of parks and trails around Downtown Columbus. The park f ...

, in Columbus * Scioto Country Club, in Upper Arlington *

Scioto County, Ohio Scioto County is a county located along the Ohio River in the south central region of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 74,008. Its county seat is Portsmouth. The county was founded March 24, 1804, from Adams ...

, at the confluence of the Scioto and Ohio rivers * Scioto County Airport, a general aviation facility *

Scioto Furnace, Ohio Scioto Furnace is an unincorporated community in western Bloom Township, Scioto County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 45677. It lies along State Route 140. History A post office called Scioto Furnace has been ...

, an unincorporated community in Scioto County *

Scioto Grange No. 1234 The Scioto Grange No. 1234, in Jackson, Ohio, served historically as a meeting hall, as a school, and as a specialty store. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. It was built by the Scioto Grange No. 1234, a chapter o ...

, a historic building in Jackson *

Scioto Greenway Trail The Scioto Greenway Trail is a multi-use greenway trail in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The route is along the downtown riverfront on the east and west sides of the Scioto River. It is the first such bike trail to have been built in Columbus. ...

, in Columbus * Scioto Mile, a collection of parks and trails in Columbus ** Scioto Mile Fountain ** Scioto Mile Promenade * Scioto Ordnance Plant, a WWII-era incendiary munitions factory *Scioto Peninsula, a land feature of the neighborhood of

Franklinton (Columbus, Ohio) Franklinton is a neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio, just west of its downtown. Settled in 1797, Franklinton is the first American settlement in Franklin County, and was the county seat until 1824. As the city of Columbus grew, the city annexed and ...

* Scioto Township (disambiguation), several places *

Scioto Trail State Forest Scioto Trail State Forest is a state forest in Pike and Ross counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. Scioto Trail State Park Scioto is a word of Wyandot origin given to the Scioto River, which flows southwards from north central Ohio to the Ohio ...

, in Pike and Ross counties

In other states

* Scioto Mills, Illinois, an unincorporated community in Stephenson County * Sod, West Virginia ( Scioto), an unincorporated community in Lincoln County

Animals

Scioto madtom The Scioto madtom (''Noturus trautmani'') was a species of fish in the family Ictaluridae. It is listed as extinct Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinct ...

(''Noturus trautmani''), an extinct species of freshwater fish * Scioto pigtoe (''Pleurobema bournianum''), a species of freshwater mussel

Other uses

Scioto Company The proposed purchase by the Scioto Company is shown in red. The proposed purchase by the Ohio Company is in blue. The final purchase by the Ohio Company is in green. The 350px The Scioto Company was led by American colonel William Duer, a s ...

, a French land company, established 1787, which operated in America * Scioto Lounge, a series of bronze sculptures in Columbus, Ohio {{disambiguation, geo