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Welcome to Swanzey Station ...

Swanzey Station is located in Cheshire County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Swanzey Station, 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.

A typical abbreviation for Swanzey Station: Swanzey Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Swanzey Station is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Swanzey Station lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Swanzey Station: 603

Communities near Swanzey Station ...

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

  • Keene
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Keene is located in Cheshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,699 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <3>
  • Brattleboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Brattleboro is located in Windham County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
  • Winchendon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Winchendon is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
  • Peterborough
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Rindge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jaffrey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Winchester
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Walpole
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hinsdale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Chesterfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swanzey Station ...

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

Adding Swanzey Station to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Swanzey Station 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 Swanzey Station was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Swanzey Station.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Cheshire, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Swanzey Station - 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.