Welcome to Swan ...

Swan is located in Noble County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Swan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1838.

Swan is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Swan: 260

Communities Also Named Swan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Swan - they are located in Colorado, Georgia (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Swan ...

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

• Fort Wayne
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Wayne
  • Fort Wayne is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 272,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Wayne <3>
• New Haven
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • New Haven is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <3>
• Auburn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <3>
• Kendallville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendallville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
  • Kendallville is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendallville <3>
• Columbia City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia City
  • Columbia City is located in Whitley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia City <3>
• Huntertown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntertown
  • Huntertown is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntertown <3>
• Garrett
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
  • Garrett is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrett <3>
• Leo-Cedarville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leo-Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo-Cedarville
  • Leo-Cedarville is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
• Butler
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <3>
• Avilla
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
  • Avilla is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avilla <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swan ...

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

Adding Swan to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Swan post office opened in 1838.

We also found Swan in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Swan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Noble County: www.nobleco.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov