Welcome to Swansea ...
So far, we found very little information about Swansea. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Swansea to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Swansea, please Contact Us.
Swansea would have been located within present day La Paz County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Swansea, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Swansea, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Swansea is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Swansea was located is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Swansea, you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.
The location where Swansea once stood is in the (928) area code.
Communities Also Named Swansea ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Swansea - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, California, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Nevada, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario and South Carolina.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Swansea.
Communities near Swansea ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Swansea.
- Alamo Crossing ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamo Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo Crossing
- Alamo Crossing is located in La Paz County
- Bouse
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bouse
- Bouse is located in La Paz County
- Former name for Bouse:
- Brayton
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bouse <6>
- Parker Dam
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Dam
- Parker Dam is located in San Bernardino County (CA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parker Dam <6>
- Parker Strip
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker Strip have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Strip
- Parker Strip is located in La Paz County
- Cienega Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cienega Springs
- Cienega Springs is located in La Paz County
- Utting
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utting
- Utting is located in La Paz County
- Bluewater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - McVay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVay
- McVay is located in La Paz County
- Signal ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Bluewater
(24 miles [38.6 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 Swansea. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Swansea.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Swansea. 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 Swansea.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Swansea. See our Newspapers Page for Swansea.
Adding Swansea to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Swansea 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 Swansea was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Swansea post office opened in 1909.
We also found Swansea on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1930.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Swansea.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for La Paz County: www.co.la-paz.az.us/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Swansea, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including La Paz, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Swansea - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |