Welcome to Schurz ...

Schurz is located in Mineral County<1> (at the time of its founding, Schurz was located in Esmeralda County).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Schurz, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Schurz is 4,120 feet [1,256 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Schurz is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Schurz lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Schurz: (775)

The ZIP code for Schurz: 89427<3>

Communities near Schurz ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Schurz.

• Yerington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerington
  • Yerington is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yerington <4>
• Copper Run ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Run
  • Copper Run is located in Mineral County
• Wabuska
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabuska
  • Wabuska is located in Lyon County
• Pine Grove ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Pine Grove is located in Lyon County
• Wichman
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichman
  • Wichman is located in Lyon County
• Babbitt
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbitt
  • Babbitt is located in Mineral County
• Smith
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
  • Smith is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smith <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 Schurz. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Schurz.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Schurz ...

Looking for more information about Schurz? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Schurz, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Schurz.

Adding Schurz to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Schurz post office opened in 1891.

We also found Schurz in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Schurz.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Nevada: https://nv.gov/