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Schwaub

Ghost town · Inyo County, California

Big Dune quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:62,500)
Big Dune quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Schwaub is a ghost town in Inyo County, California. It is one of 29 former communities in Inyo County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Schwaub as a historical populated place on the Lees Camp topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 36.5055° N, 116.7237° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLees Camp
Elevation3,377 ft
Nearest living townFurnace Creek, CA
Distance to it10 miles
GNIS feature ID1667186
Coordinates36.50550, -116.72366

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What's there now

Schwaub is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Furnace Creek, CA (population 102), about 10 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,377 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Schwaub?

Schwaub is in Inyo County, California, at 36.5055, -116.7237.

How many ghost towns are in Inyo County?

Inyo County, California has 29 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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