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Welcome to Swanton ...

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

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


Swanton would have been located within present day Kent County<2>.


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


While the community is gone, the present day location for Swanton is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Swanton was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Swanton still existed, it would have been in the (410) area code.

Websites for Swanton ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.kentchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Swanton, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Swanton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Swanton: This one is located in Kent County and the other is located in Garrett County.

Beyond Maryland, there are 6 communities that are also named Swanton - they are located in California, Iowa, 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.

  • Middletown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
    • Middletown is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,765 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>
  • Elkton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Elkton is located in Cecil County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <5>
  • Havre de Grace
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havre de Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre de Grace
    • Havre de Grace is located in Harford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,147 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havre de Grace <5>
  • Smyrna
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Smyrna is located in Kent County (DE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,163 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <5>
  • Chestertown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Perryville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Clayton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • North East
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North East have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North East
    • North East is located in Cecil County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,609 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North East <5>
  • Townsend
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
    • Townsend is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,764 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsend <5>
  • Delaware City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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.

The official website for Kent County: www.kentcounty.com/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.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 Swanton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Kent, 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 Swanton - 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.









 

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