Welcome to Greenwater ...
So far, we found very little information about Greenwater. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Greenwater to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Greenwater, please Contact Us.
Greenwater would have been located within present day Inyo County<2>.
Greenwater was founded in 1905.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Greenwater is 4,280 feet [1,305 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Greenwater is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Greenwater was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Greenwater was located: 760 & 442<4>
Communities Also Named Greenwater ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Greenwater - they are located in Ontario and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Greenwater.
Communities near Greenwater ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Greenwater.
- Lila C ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Badwater ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Ryan ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Ryan is located in Inyo County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ryan
- From Greenwater to Ryan
- Death Valley Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- 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 <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Death Valley Junction
- From Greenwater to Death Valley Junction
- Eagle Borax Works ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Borax Works
- Eagle Borax Works is located in Inyo County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Eagle Borax Works
- From Greenwater to Eagle Borax Works
- Evelyn ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Ashford Mill ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford Mill
- Ashford Mill is located in Inyo County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ashford Mill
- From Greenwater to Ashford Mill
- Scranton ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Scranton is located in Inyo County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Scranton
- From Greenwater to Scranton
- Furnace Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Furnace Creek
- From Greenwater to Furnace Creek
- Indian Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Indian Village is located in Inyo County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Indian Village
- From Greenwater to Indian Village
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 Greenwater. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Greenwater.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Greenwater. 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 Greenwater.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenwater. See our Newspapers Page for Greenwater.
Adding Greenwater to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Greenwater 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 Greenwater was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Greenwater post office opened in 1906.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Greenwater.
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 Greenwater, 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 Greenwater - 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 Greenwater area will be assigned with one of these codes: 760 or 442. As a result, placing a call in the Greenwater area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |