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Welcome to Swift ...

Swift is located in Roseau County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Swift, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Swift is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Swift: 218

The ZIP code for Swift: 56682<3>

Communities Also Named Swift ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Swift - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Swift ...

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

  • Warroad
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Williams
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Williams is located in Lake of the Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williams <4>
  • Roosevelt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Long Point is located in Lake of the Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
  • Buffalo Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Middlebro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Salol
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Salol is located in Roseau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salol
  • Hickey
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickey
  • Sprague
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
  • Pitt
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Pitt is located in Lake of the Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swift ...

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

Adding Swift to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Swift post office opened in 1905. The Swift post office closed in 1985.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Swift.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Roseau, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Swift - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Swift). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Swift or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/