Welcome to Badwater ...
So far, we found very little information about Badwater. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Badwater to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Badwater, please Contact Us.
Badwater would have been located within present day Inyo County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Badwater is near sea level<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Badwater was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Badwater was located: 760 & 442<4>
Communities Also Named Badwater ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Badwater - it's located in Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Badwater.
Communities near Badwater ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Badwater.
- Eagle Borax Works ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Borax Works
- Eagle Borax Works is located in Inyo County
- Ryan ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Ryan is located in Inyo County
- Greenwater ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenwater. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwater
- Greenwater is located in Inyo County
- Lila C ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Furnace Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- 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
- Indian Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Indian Village is located in Inyo County
- Death Valley Charcoal Kilns ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Death Valley Charcoal Kilns
- Death Valley Charcoal Kilns is located in Inyo County
- Harmony Borax Works ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Borax Works
- Harmony Borax Works is located in Inyo County
- Former name for Harmony Borax Works:
- Greenland
- Panamint City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panamint City
- Panamint City is located in Inyo County
- Schwab ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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 Badwater. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Badwater.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Badwater. 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 Badwater.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Badwater. See our Newspapers Page for Badwater.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Inyo County: www.inyocounty.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Badwater, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Inyo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Badwater - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 760 code has been Overlayed with the 442 area code. New phone numbers in the Badwater area will be assigned with one of these codes: 760 or 442. As a result, placing a call in the Badwater area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |