Welcome to Swanville ...

Swanville is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Swanville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1847.

Swanville is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Swanville: (812)

Communities Also Named Swanville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Swanville - they are located in Maine, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Swanville ...

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

• Madison
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• Charlestown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
  • Charlestown is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlestown <4>
• Scottsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
  • Scottsburg is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,703 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsburg <4>
• Austin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <4>
• Hanover
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <4>
• Crothersville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crothersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crothersville
  • Crothersville is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crothersville <4>
• Goshen
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Goshen is located in Oldham County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
• Milton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Trimble County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
• Bedford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Trimble County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <4>
• Dupont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dupont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
  • Dupont is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupont <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swanville ...

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

Adding Swanville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Swanville post office opened in 1847.

We also found Swanville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Swanville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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