Welcome to Swoope ...

Swoope is located in Augusta County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Swoope, 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.

Swoope is 1,620 feet [494 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Swoope is located in the (540) area code.

Communities near Swoope ...

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

• Staunton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
  • Staunton is located in Staunton City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,190 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staunton <4>
• Waynesboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Waynesboro City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <4>
• Craigsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsville
  • Craigsville is located in Augusta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craigsville <4>
• Mount Crawford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Crawford
  • Mount Crawford is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Crawford <4>
• Goshen
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Goshen is located in Rockbridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <4>
• Arbor Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
  • Arbor Hill is located in Augusta County
• Churchville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
  • Churchville is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Churchville <4>
• Jolivue
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
  • Jolivue is located in Augusta County
• Middlebrook
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook
  • Middlebrook is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlebrook <4>
• Parnassus
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
  • Parnassus is located in Augusta County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swoope ...

Looking for more information about Swoope? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Swoope, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Swoope.

Adding Swoope to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Swoope on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Swoope.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Augusta County: www.co.augusta.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/