Welcome to Swiftcurrent ...
Swiftcurrent is located in Glacier County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Swiftcurrent, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
Swiftcurrent is 4,930 feet [1,503 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Swiftcurrent is about 1 mile [or 1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Swiftcurrent lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Swiftcurrent: 406
Communities near Swiftcurrent ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Swiftcurrent.
- Rising Sun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Babb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Mary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chief Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Carway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carway came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carway
- Waterton Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterton Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton Park
- Beazer
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beazer came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beazer <3>
- Mountain View
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kiowa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Glacier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swiftcurrent ...
Looking for more information about Swiftcurrent? 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 Swiftcurrent, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Swiftcurrent.
Adding Swiftcurrent to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Swiftcurrent 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 Swiftcurrent was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Swiftcurrent post office opened in 1906.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Swiftcurrent.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Glacier, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Swiftcurrent - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |