Welcome to Schomberg ...

Schomberg is located in Leelanau County<1>.

The location of Schomberg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Schomberg, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Schomberg is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Schomberg lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Schomberg lies within the (231) area code.

Communities Also Named Schomberg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Schomberg - they are located in New Mexico and Ontario.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Schomberg.

Communities near Schomberg ...

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

• Traverse City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse City
  • Traverse City is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Traverse City <4>
• Elk Rapids
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Rapids
  • Elk Rapids is located in Antrim County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,626 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Rapids <4>
• Suttons Bay
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suttons Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttons Bay
  • Suttons Bay is located in Leelanau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suttons Bay <4>
• Northport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northport
  • Northport is located in Leelanau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northport <4>
• Empire
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Empire is located in Leelanau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <4>
• Lake Ann
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ann have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ann
  • Lake Ann is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Ann <4>
• Shalda Corners ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shalda Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shalda Corners
  • Shalda Corners is located in Leelanau County
• Bingham
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
  • Bingham is located in Leelanau County
• Cedar
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
  • Cedar is located in Leelanau County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar <4>
• Lake Leelanau
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Leelanau
  • Lake Leelanau is located in Leelanau County
  • Former name for Lake Leelanau:
  • Provemont
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Leelanau <4>

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 Schomberg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Schomberg.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Schomberg. 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 Schomberg.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Schomberg ...

Looking for more information about Schomberg? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Schomberg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Schomberg.

Adding Schomberg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Schomberg in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Schomberg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Schomberg post office opened in 1904.

We also found Schomberg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Schomberg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Schomberg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Leelanau County: www.leelanau.cc/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/