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Welcome to Swift ...

Swift is located in Baldwin County<1>.

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<2>.

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

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)
  • Foley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Foley is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,446 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foley <3>
  • Gulf Shores
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Robertsdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Orange Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Loxley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Summerdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Elberta
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Silverhill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Magnolia Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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 (so far) for Swift was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Swift post office opened in 1882. The Swift post office closed in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Swift.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Baldwin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Swift - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/