BlockSchwaub, California
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Death Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92328. The Survey maps it on the Lees Camp quadrangle. It stands 3,389 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1908 to 1987The same ground, surveyed 79 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 24 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1908 USGS Furnace Creek quadrangle1:250000
- 1910 USGS Furnace Creek quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1942 USGS Bullfrog quadrangle1:125000
- 1948 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Big Dune quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Beatty quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Lees Camp quadrangle1:24000
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Schwaub (historical): 7 past producers, 4 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Iron, Manganese, Boron-Borates, Lead. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inyo | Boron-Borates | Occurrence | Colemanite, Ulexite | |
| Rosario | Lead, Silver, Gold | Producer | ||
| Inyo Gold Mine | Gold, Iron, Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Inyo Gold Mine | Gold, Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Gold, Iron | |
| Echo Gilt Edge | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Echo Gilt Edge Group | Gold | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Hayseed Gold | Gold | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Hidden Treasure Consolidated | Gold | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Pumpkin | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Pumpkin Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Gold |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Village | 7.0 miles | 25 | |
| Furnace Creek | 8.5 miles | 26 | |
| Indian Village | 8.9 miles | 26 | |
| Scranton | 12.2 miles | 25 | |
| Ryan | 12.9 miles | 25 | |
| Beatty Junction | 12.9 miles | 25 | |
| Chloride City (historical) | 16.2 miles | 26 | |
| Badwater | 19.2 miles | 24 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Schwaub (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3952206 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1667186. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.