Scipio is just off I-15 approx. 20 miles north of Fillmore. It was origianlly settled in 1859 with an early name of Round Valley for the oval-shaped valley where the community is located. For a while it was also called Craball. In 1861 the name Scipio was finally agreed upon for Scipio Kenner, an early settler. An early Fort Scipio also existed in this area.