Welcome to Scheelite ...

So far, we found very little information about Scheelite. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Scheelite to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Scheelite, please Contact Us.

Scheelite was located just east of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Scheelite would have been located within present day Inyo County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Scheelite is 6,920 feet [2,109 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Scheelite is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Scheelite was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Scheelite would have been located in the (760) & (442)<4> area codes.

Communities near Scheelite ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Scheelite.

• Bishop
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
  • Bishop is located in Inyo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bishop <5>
• Rovana
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rovana
  • Rovana is located in Inyo County
• Round Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Valley
  • Round Valley is located in Inyo County
• Alta Vista
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
  • Alta Vista is located in Inyo County
• Mesa
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa
  • Mesa is located in Inyo County
• Starlite Estates
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlite Estates
  • Starlite Estates is located in Inyo County
• Aspendell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspendell
  • Aspendell is located in Inyo County
• Mesa Camp
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa Camp
  • Mesa Camp is located in Mono County
• Rocking K
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocking K
  • Rocking K is located in Inyo County
• Camp Sabrina ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Sabrina
  • Camp Sabrina is located in Inyo County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Scheelite. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Scheelite.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Scheelite. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scheelite.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Scheelite. See our Newspapers Page for Scheelite.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Inyo County: www.inyocounty.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/