Welcome to Schwab ...
So far, we found very little information about Schwab. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Schwab to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Schwab, please Contact Us.
Schwab would have been located within present day Inyo County<2>.
Schwab was established in 1905.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Schwab is 3,380 feet [1,030 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Schwab is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Schwab was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Schwab was located: 760 & 442<4>
Communities near Schwab ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Schwab.
- Park Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Furnace Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Borax Works ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Indian Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ryan ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Scranton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Beatty Junction ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chloride City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Badwater ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Badwater is located in Inyo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badwater
- Amargosa Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
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 Schwab. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Schwab.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Schwab. See our Newspapers Page for Schwab.
Adding Schwab to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Schwab in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Schwab was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Schwab post office opened in 1907. The Schwab post office closed in 1907.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Schwab.
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 Schwab, 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 Schwab - 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 Schwab area will be assigned with one of these codes: 760 or 442. As a result, placing a call in the Schwab area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |