History:

Thomas McKay, stepson of Dr. John McLoughlin, and son of Alexander McKay and Margaruite Wadin, was probably the first settler of the area now known as Scotts Mills. In 1847 Thomas McKay built a saw mill on Butte Creek after which he built a grist mill, the latter being contracted by Lauren Lewis Thomas and Rice Dunbar.

The town grew slowly and in 1916, with a population of 165 people, obtained a charter. Charles Scott, son of Robert Hall Scott, was the first mayor.