Scotia, Pennsylvania

Scotia, Pennsylvania
The Ruins of Scotia, Pennsylvania
Scotia
Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
Scotia
Scotia (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°47′59.22″N 77°56′46.01″W / 40.7997833°N 77.9461139°W / 40.7997833; -77.9461139
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyCentre
TownshipPatton
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code814
GNIS feature ID1204595

Scotia is a ghost town located in Patton Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania. Although the community was called Scotia, the name of the local post office was Benore. (Ben is Gaelic for "mountain [of]" but further etymology of the name is unknown.)