Welcome to Swanwick ...

Swanwick is located in Perry County<1>.

The location of Swanwick has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Swanwick: SWAHN-wik<3>

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.<4>.

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

Swanwick is within the boundaries of the (618) area code.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
  • Du Quoin is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
• Pinckneyville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
  • Pinckneyville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinckneyville <5>
• Sparta
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <5>
• Nashville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
  • Nashville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <5>
• Steeleville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleville
  • Steeleville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steeleville <5>
• Marissa
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marissa
  • Marissa is located in Saint Clair County
  • 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okawville
  • Okawville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okawville <5>
• Percy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
  • Percy is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Percy <5>
• Coulterville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulterville
  • Coulterville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coulterville <5>
• Tilden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
  • Tilden is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilden <5>

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 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.

We also found Swanwick in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Swanwick.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Swanwick. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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