Welcome to Swain ...So far, we found very little information about Swain. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Swain to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Swain, please Contact Us. Swain would have been located within present day Washington County<2>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Swain, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911. While the community is gone, the present day location for Swain is near sea level<3>. Time Zone: The area where Swain was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time The Area Code where Swain was located: 252 Communities Also Named Swain ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Swain: This one is located in Washington County and the other is located in Swain County. Beyond North Carolina, there are 8 communities that are also named Swain - they are located in Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Oregon and South Carolina. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Swain. Communities near Swain ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Swain.
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 Swain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Swain. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Swain. 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 Swain. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Swain. See our Newspapers Page for Swain. Adding Swain to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Swain 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 Swain was on a map titled Map of North Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Swain. Footnotes ...
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