Welcome to Swift ...

Swift is located in Whitman County<1>.

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

Swift is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Swift lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Swift: (509)

Communities Also Named Swift ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Swift - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Swift ...

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

• Colfax
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Colfax is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <4>
• Pomeroy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
  • Pomeroy is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <4>
• Albion
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <4>
• LaCrosse
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCrosse
  • LaCrosse is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaCrosse <4>
• Endicott
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
  • Endicott is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Endicott <4>
• Gould City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gould City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould City
  • Gould City is located in Garfield County
• Mayview
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
  • Mayview is located in Garfield County
• Pataha
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataha
  • Pataha is located in Garfield County
• Shawnee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
  • Shawnee is located in Whitman County
• Chambers
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
  • Chambers is located in Whitman 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 Swift. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Swift.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swift ...

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

Adding Swift to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Swift 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 Swift was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Swift mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Swift.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Whitman County: www.whitmancounty.org/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/