Welcome to Swift River ...

Swift River is located in Hampshire County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Swift River, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

A typical abbreviation for Swift River: Swift Riv.

Swift River is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Swift River: 413

Communities Also Named Swift River ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Swift River - it's located in Yukon.

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

Communities near Swift River ...

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

• Amherst
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Amherst is located in Hampshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Amherst
  • From Swift River to Amherst
• Northampton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
  • Northampton is located in Hampshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,362 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Northampton
  • From Swift River to Northampton
• South Hadley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hadley
  • South Hadley is located in Hampshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to South Hadley
  • From Swift River to South Hadley
• Greenfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,241 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Greenfield
  • From Swift River to Greenfield
• Easthampton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easthampton
  • Easthampton is located in Hampshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Easthampton
  • From Swift River to Easthampton
• Montague
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
  • Montague is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,203 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Montague
  • From Swift River to Montague
• Adams
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Adams is located in Berkshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,955 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Adams
  • From Swift River to Adams
• Dalton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Dalton is located in Berkshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,479 people
• Southampton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southampton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
  • Southampton is located in Hampshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people
• Hadley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hadley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
  • Hadley is located in Hampshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swift River ...

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

Adding Swift River to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Swift River 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 Swift River was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

X2X - From that list, the Swift River post office opened in 1870.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Swift River.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/