Welcome to Swanton ...

Swanton is located in Santa Cruz County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Swanton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Swanton is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Swanton: (831)

Communities Also Named Swanton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Swanton - they are located in Iowa, Maryland (2), Nebraska, Ohio and Vermont.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Swanton.

Communities near Swanton ...

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

• Santa Cruz
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz
  • Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Cruz <3>
• Saratoga
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
  • Saratoga is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,525 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga <3>
• Los Gatos
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Gatos
  • Los Gatos is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Gatos <3>
• Scotts Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Valley
  • Scotts Valley is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotts Valley <3>
• Capitola
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
  • Capitola is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capitola <3>
• Monte Sereno
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Sereno
  • Monte Sereno is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monte Sereno <3>
• Bonny Doon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Doon
  • Bonny Doon is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Bonny Doon has also been known as:
  • Bonnie Doon
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonny Doon <3>
• Ben Lomond
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Lomond
  • Ben Lomond is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ben Lomond <3>
• Boulder Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Creek
  • Boulder Creek is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boulder Creek <3>
• Brookdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
  • Brookdale is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookdale <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swanton ...

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

Adding Swanton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Swanton post office opened in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Swanton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Santa Cruz County: www.co.santa-cruz.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/