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Welcome to Swords ...

Swords is located in Morgan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Swords, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Swords is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Swords lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Swords: 706 & 762<3>

Communities Also Named Swords ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Swords - they are located in Louisiana and Ontario.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Swords.

Communities near Swords ...

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

  • Swaggy Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Swaggy Valley is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaggy Valley
    • Estimated population in 2019: 7,542 people
  • Comfort ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Comfort is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
    • Estimated population in 2019: 7,085 people
  • Eatonton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Madison
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Greensboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Gum Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Gum Hill is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Hill
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
  • Union Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Rutledge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Woodville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodville is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
  • Bostwick
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swords ...

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

Adding Swords to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Swords 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 Swords was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Swords post office opened in 1897. The Swords post office closed in 1959.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Swords.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Morgan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Swords - 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 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Swords area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Swords 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/