Welcome to Reward ...
So far, we found very little information about Reward. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Reward to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Reward, please Contact Us.
Reward would have been located within present day Inyo County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Reward, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Reward is 3,860 feet [1,177 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Reward is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Reward was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Reward was located: 760 & 442<4>
Communities Also Named Reward ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Reward: This one is located in Inyo County and the other is located in Kern County.
Beyond California, there are 3 communities that are also named Reward - they are located in Pennsylvania and Saskatchewan.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Reward.
Communities near Reward ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Reward.
- Owenyo ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Owenyo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owenyo
- Owenyo is located in Inyo County
- Former name for Owenyo:
- New Owenyo
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Owenyo
- From Reward to Owenyo
- Kearsarge ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bend City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bend City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bend City
- Bend City is located in Inyo County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bend City
- From Reward to Bend City
- San Carlos ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for San Carlos. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Carlos
- San Carlos is located in Inyo County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to San Carlos
- From Reward to San Carlos
- Beveridge ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Independence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Pine Station ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Whitney Station ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lone Pine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lone Pine Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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 Reward. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Reward.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Reward. 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 Reward.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Reward. See our Newspapers Page for Reward.
Adding Reward to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Reward 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 Reward was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Reward post office opened in 1900.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Reward.
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 Reward, 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 Reward - 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 Reward area will be assigned with one of these codes: 760 or 442. As a result, placing a call in the Reward 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> | 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/ |