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Welcome to Schley ...

Schley is located in Orange County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Schley, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Schley is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Schley lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Schley: 919 & 984<3>

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, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, 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.

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 (so far) for Schley was on a map titled Map of North Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Schley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Schley - 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 919 code has been Overlayed with the 984 area code. New phone numbers in the Schley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 919 or 984. As a result, placing a call in the Schley 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.