Welcome to Swayze Lake ...

Swayze Lake is located in Saint Landry Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Swayze Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1920.

A typical abbreviation for Swayze Lake: Swayze Lk.

Swayze Lake is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities near Swayze Lake ...

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

• Opelousas
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opelousas
  • Opelousas is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opelousas <3>
• Port Barre
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Barre
  • Port Barre is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,093 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Barre <3>
• Livonia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
  • Livonia is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livonia <3>
• Krotz Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Krotz Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krotz Springs
  • Krotz Springs is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krotz Springs <3>
• Leonville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonville
  • Leonville is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonville <3>
• Arnaudville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnaudville
  • Arnaudville is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnaudville <3>
• Melville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
  • Melville is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,023 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melville <3>
• Washington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <3>
• Fordoche
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordoche
  • Fordoche is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordoche <3>
• Morganza
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
  • Morganza is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morganza <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 Swayze Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Swayze Lake.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swayze Lake ...

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

Adding Swayze Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Swayze Lake 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 Swayze Lake was on a map titled Map of Louisiana (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Swayze Lake in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Swayze Lake post office opened in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Swayze Lake.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/