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.