Welcome to Swea ...
So far, we found very little information about Swea. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Swea to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Swea, please Contact Us.
Swea would have been located within present day Kossuth County<2>.
The location of Swea has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Swea, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Swea is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Swea was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Swea still existed, it would have been in the (515) area code.
Communities near Swea ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Swea.
- Fairmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- Fairmont is located in Martin County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,922 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmont <5>
- Armstrong
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Bancroft
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Bancroft is located in Kossuth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Elmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Swea City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swea City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swea City
- Swea City is located in Kossuth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swea City <5>
- Burt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Ringsted
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringsted
- Ringsted is located in Emmet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringsted <5>
- Ceylon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ceylon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Ceylon is located in Martin County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ceylon <5>
- Granada
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granada have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada
- Granada is located in Martin County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granada <5>
- Lakota
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 Swea. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Swea.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Swea. 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 Swea.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Swea. See our Newspapers Page for Swea.
Adding Swea to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Swea 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 Swea was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Swea post office opened in 1872.
We also found Swea in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Swea.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.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 Swea, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Kossuth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Swea - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |