Welcome to Swan Creek ...

Swan Creek is located in Saginaw County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Swan Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Swan Creek: Swan Crk. (or less commonly used: Swan Ck. or Swan Cr.)

Swan Creek is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Swan Creek is within the boundaries of the (989) area code.

Communities Also Named Swan Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Swan Creek: This one is located in Saginaw County and the other is located in Monroe County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 7 communities that are also named Swan Creek - they are located in Illinois, Maryland, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Ohio and Utah.

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

Communities near Swan Creek ...

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

• Saginaw
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
  • Saginaw is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,823 people
  • Former names for Saginaw:
  • East Saginaw
  • Saginaw City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saginaw <3>
• Midland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Midland is located in Midland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midland <3>
• Bay City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
  • Bay City is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay City <3>
• Frankenmuth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenmuth
  • Frankenmuth is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankenmuth <3>
• Chesaning
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesaning
  • Chesaning is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesaning <3>
• Auburn
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,069 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <3>
• Saint Charles
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <3>
• Montrose
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Montrose is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,538 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <3>
• Zilwaukee city
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zilwaukee city have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zilwaukee city
  • Zilwaukee city is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
• Birch Run
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Run
  • Birch Run is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,469 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birch Run <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 Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Swan Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swan Creek ...

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

Adding Swan Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Swan Creek 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 Creek was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Swan Creek on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Swan Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saginaw County: www.saginawcounty.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/