Welcome to Swansea Center ...

Swansea Center is located in Bristol County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Swansea Center, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Swansea Center: Swansea Ctr. (or less commonly used: Swansea Cen., Swansea Cent. or Swansea Cntr.)

Swansea Center is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Swansea Center lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Swansea Center: (508) & (774)<4>

Communities near Swansea Center ...

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

• Providence
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
• New Bedford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
  • New Bedford is located in Bristol County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
• Fall River
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
  • Fall River is located in Bristol County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
• Warwick
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
  • Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
• Cranston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
  • Cranston is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
• Pawtucket
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
  • Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
• Taunton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
  • Taunton is located in Bristol County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
• East Providence
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
  • East Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
• Attleboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
  • Attleboro is located in Bristol County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
• Cumberland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people

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

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

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

Adding Swansea Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Swansea Center 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 Swansea Center was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Swansea Center on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Swansea Center.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/