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Welcome to Swedona ...

Swedona is located in Mercer County<1>.

The pronunciation of Swedona: swee-DOH-nuh<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Swedona, you might consider that their post office opened in 1869.

Swedona is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Swedona: 309 & 861<4>

Communities Also Named Swedona ...

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

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

Communities near Swedona ...

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

  • Davenport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Moline
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Moline is located in Rock Island County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,065 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moline <5>
  • Rock Island
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bettendorf
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • East Moline
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • East Moline is located in Rock Island County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moline
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,473 people
  • Silvis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Silvis is located in Rock Island County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,473 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silvis <5>
  • Geneseo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Colona
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Milan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Milan is located in Rock Island County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,945 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <5>
  • Coal Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swedona ...

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

Adding Swedona to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Swedona post office opened in 1869. The Swedona post office closed in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Swedona.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Mercer, 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 Swedona. 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 Swedona - 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 309 code has been Overlayed with the 861 area code. New phone numbers in the Swedona area will be assigned with one of these codes: 309 or 861. As a result, placing a call in the Swedona 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/