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Welcome to Swift Ford ...

Swift Ford is located in Madison County<1>.

Swift Ford is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Swift Ford (for example, toward Menlo (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Swift Ford: 256 & 938<3>

Communities near Swift Ford ...

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

  • Huntsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Madison
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Madison is also located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,654 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
  • Guntersville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Arab
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Arab is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arab
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arab <4>
  • New Hope
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Owens' Cross Roads
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Triana
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Triana is also located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
  • Grant
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Gurley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gurley is also located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gurley <4>
  • Somerville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Somerville is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 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 Swift Ford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Swift Ford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swift Ford ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Swift Ford - 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 Swift Ford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Swift Ford 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.