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Welcome to Schrag ...

Schrag is located in Adams County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Schrag, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.

Schrag is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Schrag: 509

Communities near Schrag ...

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

  • Warden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Odessa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Lind
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ruff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ruff is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff
  • Providence
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Providence is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Cunningham
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Paha ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Paha is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paha
  • Hatton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Moses Lake
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Cascade Valley
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Cascade Valley is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Valley

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Schrag ...

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

Adding Schrag to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Schrag 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 Schrag was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Schrag post office opened in 1911. The Schrag post office closed in 1934.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Schrag.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Schrag - 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/