Jackson County is located in Northeast Alabama, and borders Tennessee to the north and Georgia to the east. It has an abundance of woods, lakes, caves, and wildlife in approximately 1,069 square miles of land area. It also has 48 square miles of water, made up primarily of the Tennessee River.
Scottsboro is a city in Jackson County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city is 14,770. Named for its founder Robert Scott, the city is the county seat of Jackson County.
It is located 30 miles each from the state boundaries of Georgia to the east (Dade County) and Tennessee to the north, about 45 miles from Huntsville, Alabama to the west and about 55 miles from Chattanooga, Tennessee to the northeast.
