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Welcome to Schroyer ...

Schroyer is located in Marshall County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Schroyer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Schroyer is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Schroyer: 785

Communities near Schroyer ...

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

  • Marysville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Blue Rapids
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Frankfort
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Frankfort is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
  • Hanover
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Waterville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenleaf
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Beattie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Beattie is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
  • Barnes
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Oketo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Oketo is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
  • Carden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Carden is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Schroyer ...

Looking for more information about Schroyer? 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 Schroyer, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Schroyer.

Adding Schroyer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Schroyer 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 (so far) for Schroyer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Schroyer post office opened in 1889. The Schroyer post office closed in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Schroyer.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Marshall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Schroyer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/