Welcome to Schley ...

Schley is located in Logan County<1>.

The location of Schley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Schley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Schley is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Schley: (270)

Communities Also Named Schley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Schley - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Schley.

Communities near Schley ...

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

• Springfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Robertson County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Franklin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Simpson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Russellville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Russellville is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russellville <4>
• Greenbrier
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
  • Greenbrier is located in Robertson County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
• Coopertown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coopertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
  • Coopertown is located in Robertson County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
• Elkton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Todd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
• Cross Plains
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
  • Cross Plains is located in Robertson County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Plains <4>
• Guthrie
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guthrie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
  • Guthrie is located in Todd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guthrie <4>
• Crunk
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crunk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
  • Crunk is located in Robertson County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
• Auburn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Schley ...

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

Adding Schley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Schley 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 Schley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Schley post office opened in 1898.

We also found Schley on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Schley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Schley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/