Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

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

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

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We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

• That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
• We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
• On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Schwab (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Schwab. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Schwab ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Another variation: Schwaub.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Schwab is historic, it would have been located within present day Inyo County.

To see how the shape of California's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Inyo County: Fresno, Kern, Mono, San Bernardino, Tulare, Clark (NV), Esmeralda (NV) & Nye (NV).

Below are the counties that are near Schwab. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Schwab:

• Inyo County     (The home county of Schwab)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Schwab, with the one closest to Schwab listed first.
  • Park Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
    • Park Village is located in Inyo County
  • Furnace Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Creek
    • Furnace Creek is located in Inyo County
    • Furnace Creek has also been known as:
    • Furnace Creek Ranch
  • Harmony Borax Works ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Borax Works
    • Harmony Borax Works is located in Inyo County
    • Former name for Harmony Borax Works:
    • Greenland
  • Indian Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Indian Village is located in Inyo County
  • Scranton ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
    • Scranton is located in Inyo County
  • Ryan ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
    • Ryan is located in Inyo County
  • Beatty Junction ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beatty Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty Junction
    • Beatty Junction is located in Inyo County
  • Chloride City ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chloride City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloride City
    • Chloride City is located in Inyo County
  • Lila C ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lila C have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lila C
    • Lila C is located in Inyo County
  • Eagle Borax Works ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Borax Works
    • Eagle Borax Works is located in Inyo County
  • Death Valley Junction
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Death Valley Junction
    • Death Valley Junction is located in Inyo County
    • Former names for Death Valley Junction:
    • Amargosa
    • Death Valley
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Death Valley Junction <3>
  • Greenwater ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwater
    • Greenwater is located in Inyo County
• Nye County (NV)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Schwab, with the one closest to Schwab listed first.
  • Carrara ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrara
    • Carrara is located in Nye County (NV)
  • Amargosa Valley
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amargosa Valley
    • Amargosa Valley is located in Nye County (NV)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amargosa Valley <3>
  • Beatty
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty
    • Beatty is located in Nye County (NV)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beatty <3>
  • Rhyolite ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhyolite
    • Rhyolite is located in Nye County (NV)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Schwab, see our County-by-County Page for Schwab.

Newspapers Published in Schwab ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Schwab.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Schwab, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Schwab.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Schwab:

• Websites specific to California
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the California State Archives

• Pages specific to Inyo County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Nye County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for California
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of California
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of California
  • Cemeteries of Inyo County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of California
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of California
  • Cemeteries of Inyo County

Cemeteries Near Schwab ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Schwab.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Schwab covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Schwab, with the one closest to Schwab listed first.

• Schwab Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Schwab Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Schwab Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the southwest of Furnace Creek.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schwab Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2336833 <6>
• Jean Lemoigne Gravesite
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Jean Lemoigne Gravesite. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jean Lemoigne Gravesite is located in the vicinity of Beatty Junction
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jean Lemoigne Gravesite
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8084 <6>
• Amargosa Desert Memorial Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amargosa Desert Memorial Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2136714 <6>
• Dayton Harris Gravesite
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Dayton Harris Gravesite. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dayton Harris Gravesite is located 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the north of Furnace Creek.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dayton Harris Gravesite
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7931 <6>
• Death Valley Junction Cemetery
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Death Valley Junction Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Death Valley Junction.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Death Valley Junction Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2204080 <6>
• Death Valley Junction Cemetery
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Death Valley Junction Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Death Valley Junction.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Death Valley Junction Cemetery
• Greenwater Cemetery
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Greenwater Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwater Cemetery is located 23 miles [37 km]<4> to the northwest of Furnace Creek.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwater Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2309456 <6>
• Skidoo Cemetery
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Skidoo Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Skidoo Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the north of Stovepipe Wells.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skidoo Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2254610 <6>
• Bullfrog - Rhyolite Cemetery
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bullfrog - Rhyolite Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2161198 <6>
• Desert Hill Cemetery
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Desert Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Beatty (NV).
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Desert Hill Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83921 <6>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Schwab. See our List of 1890's Communities around Schwab.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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