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Welcome to Swanwick ...

Swanwick is located in Perry County<1>.

The pronunciation of Swanwick: SWAHN-wik<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Swanwick, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.

Swanwick is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Swanwick: 618 & 730<4>

Communities Also Named Swanwick ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Swanwick - it's located in Missouri.

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

Communities near Swanwick ...

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

  • Du Quoin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Du Quoin is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
  • Pinckneyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sparta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Nashville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Steeleville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Marissa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Marissa is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marissa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,785 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marissa <5>
  • Okawville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Percy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Coulterville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Tilden
    (8 miles [12.9 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 Swanwick. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Swanwick.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swanwick ...

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

Adding Swanwick to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Swanwick 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 Swanwick was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Swanwick post office opened in 1871.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Swanwick.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Perry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Swanwick. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Swanwick - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Swanwick area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Swanwick area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/