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Welcome to Schrodts Station ...

Schrodts Station is located in Wabash County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Schrodts Station: Schrodts Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Schrodts Station for more information about variations on the name of Schrodts Station.

Schrodts Station is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Schrodts Station lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Schrodts Station (for example, toward Petersburg (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Schrodts Station: 618 & 730<3>

Communities near Schrodts Station ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Schrodts Station.

  • Princeton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Mount Carmel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fort Branch
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Albion
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Haubstadt
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Grayville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Owensville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Poseyville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • West Salem
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • West Salem is located in Edwards County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
  • Patoka
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Patoka is located in Gibson County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people

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 Schrodts Station. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Schrodts Station.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Schrodts Station. 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 Schrodts Station.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Schrodts Station. See our Newspapers Page for Schrodts Station.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Schrodts Station ...

Looking for more information about Schrodts Station? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Schrodts Station, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Schrodts Station.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Wabash, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Schrodts Station - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Schrodts Station area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Schrodts Station area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.