Welcome to Swedetown ...Swedetown is located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP). Swedetown is located in Houghton County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Swedetown, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. Swedetown is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Swedetown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Swedetown: 906 Communities Also Named Swedetown ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Swedetown - they are located in Oregon and Pennsylvania (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Swedetown. Communities near Swedetown ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Swedetown.
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 Swedetown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Swedetown. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Swedetown. 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 Swedetown. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Swedetown. See our Newspapers Page for Swedetown. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swedetown ...Looking for more information about Swedetown? 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 Swedetown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Swedetown. Adding Swedetown to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Swedetown 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 (so far) for Swedetown was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Swedetown. Footnotes ...
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