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Welcome to Swancott ...

Swancott is primarily located in Limestone County<1>. A portion of Swancott extends into Madison County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Swancott, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Swancott is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Swancott: 256 & 938<3>

Communities near Swancott ...

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

  • Huntsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Decatur
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Decatur is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
    • Former names for Decatur:
    • Albany
    • New Decatur
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <4>
  • Madison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Athens
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Athens is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,643 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
  • Hartselle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Priceville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Trinity
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Owens' Cross Roads
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Falkville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Flint City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Flint City is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swancott ...

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

Adding Swancott to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Swancott 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 (so far) for Swancott was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Swancott post office opened in 1883. The Swancott post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Swancott.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Limestone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Swancott - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Swancott area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Swancott area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/