Welcome to Suwanee ...

Suwanee is located in Lyon County<1>.

The location of Suwanee has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Suwanee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Suwanee is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Suwanee lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Suwanee lies within the (270) area code.

Communities Also Named Suwanee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Suwanee - they are located in Georgia and New Mexico.

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

Communities near Suwanee ...

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

• Princeton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <4>
• Benton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Benton is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <4>
• Marion
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Crittenden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,850 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Eddyville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
  • Eddyville is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eddyville <4>
• Calvert City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
  • Calvert City is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
  • Calvert City has also been known as:
  • Calvert
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <4>
• Salem
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
• Fredonia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
  • Fredonia is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredonia <4>
• Grand Rivers
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rivers
  • Grand Rivers is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rivers <4>
• Smithland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
  • Smithland is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithland <4>
• Hamletsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamletsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamletsburg
  • Hamletsburg is located in Pope County (IL)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamletsburg <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Suwanee ...

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

Adding Suwanee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Suwanee 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 Suwanee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Suwanee post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Suwanee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/