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Welcome to Swedehome ...

Swedehome is located in Polk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Swedehome, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Swedehome is 1,710 feet [521 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Swedehome: 402 & 531<3>

Communities near Swedehome ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swedehome ...

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

Adding Swedehome to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Swedehome 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 Swedehome was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Swedehome post office opened in 1883.

We also found Swedehome on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Swedehome.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Swedehome - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 402 code has been Overlayed with the 531 area code. New phone numbers in the Swedehome area will be assigned with one of these codes: 402 or 531. As a result, placing a call in the Swedehome area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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