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Welcome to Swallows Nest ...

So far, we found very little information about Swallows Nest. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Swallows Nest to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Swallows Nest, please Contact Us.


Swallows Nest would have been located within present day Montezuma County<2>.


The location of Swallows Nest has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While the community is gone, the present day location for Swallows Nest is 6,750 feet [2,057 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Swallows Nest is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Swallows Nest was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Swallows Nest would have been located in the (970) area code.

Communities near Swallows Nest ...

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

  • Cortez
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cortez have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortez
    • Cortez is located in Montezuma County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,734 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortez <5>
  • Mancos
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mancos have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mancos
    • Mancos is located in Montezuma County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,398 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mancos <5>
  • Towaoc
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towaoc have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towaoc
    • Towaoc is located in Montezuma County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Towaoc <5>
  • Marvel
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
    • Marvel is located in La Plata County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marvel <5>
  • Dolores
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • La Plata
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Arriola
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arriola
    • Arriola is located in Montezuma County
  • Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Lewis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
    • Fort Lewis is located in La Plata County
  • Hesperus
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Lewis
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
    • Lewis is located in Montezuma County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis <5>

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

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

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

The official website for Montezuma County: www.co.montezuma.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Swallows Nest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Montezuma, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Swallows Nest - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.









 

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