Welcome to Swift ...

Swift is located in Baldwin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Swift, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Swift is near sea level<3>.

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

The area code for Swift: (251)

Communities Also Named Swift ...

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

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.

• Fairhope
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
  • Fairhope is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,584 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairhope <4>
• Foley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
  • Foley is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foley <4>
• Gulf Shores
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulf Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Shores
  • Gulf Shores is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulf Shores <4>
• Robertsdale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robertsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
  • Robertsdale is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,030 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robertsdale <4>
• Orange Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Beach
  • Orange Beach is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Beach <4>
• Loxley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loxley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loxley
  • Loxley is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loxley <4>
• Summerdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
  • Summerdale is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerdale <4>
• Elberta
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elberta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
  • Elberta is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elberta <4>
• Silverhill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverhill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverhill
  • Silverhill is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverhill <4>
• Magnolia Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Springs
  • Magnolia Springs is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia Springs <4>

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 the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Swift was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Swift post office opened in 1882.

We also found Swift in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 Baldwin County: www.co.baldwin.al.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/