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 altitude 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
If Reward still existed, it would have been in the (760) & (442)<4> area codes.
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) - Kearsarge ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- Kearsarge is located in Inyo County
- Former names for Kearsarge:
- Citrus
- Kearsarge Station
- Bend City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - 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.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Carlos
- San Carlos is located in Inyo County
- Beveridge ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beveridge
- Beveridge is located in Inyo County
- Independence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Inyo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <7>
- Lone Pine Station ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Station
- Lone Pine Station is located in Inyo County
- Lone Pine Station has also been known as:
- Mount Whitney
- Whitney
- Mount Whitney Station ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Whitney Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Whitney Station
- Mount Whitney Station is located in Inyo County
- Lone Pine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Lone Pine is located in Inyo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Pine <7>
- Lone Pine Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Creek
- Lone Pine Creek is located in Inyo County
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.<8>
From that list, the Reward post office opened in 1900.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Reward.
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 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> | Area code (442) is an overlay for area code (760). |
| <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> | 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. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |