Scottsburg is a hamlet and census-designated place in Livingston County, New York, United States. Its population was 117 as of the 2010 census. New York State Route 256 passes through the community. Scottsburg is in southern Livingston County, mainly in the northern part of the town of Sparta. A small portion of the CDP extends west into the town of Gro…Scottsburg is a hamlet and census-designated place in Livingston County, New York, United States. Its population was 117 as of the 2010 census. New York State Route 256 passes through the community. Scottsburg is in southern Livingston County, mainly in the northern part of the town of Sparta. A small portion of the CDP extends west into the town of Groveland. State Route 256 leads south 8 miles to Dansville and north 12 miles to Lakeville. Geneseo, the Livingston county seat, is 12 miles northwest of Scottsburg.