Welcome to Swiftwater ...
Swiftwater is located in Grafton County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Swiftwater, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.
Swiftwater is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Swiftwater lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Swiftwater: 603
Communities Also Named Swiftwater ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Swiftwater - they are located in British Columbia, Mississippi and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Swiftwater.
Communities near Swiftwater ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Swiftwater.
- Littleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Haverhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Bradford is located in Orange County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
- Bethlehem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newbury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
- Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,145 people
- Lincoln
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barnet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnet
- Barnet is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,615 people
- Lisbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Lisbon is located in Grafton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,587 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <3>
- Woodstock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Woodstock is located in Grafton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,373 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <3>
- Orford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
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 Swiftwater. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Swiftwater.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Swiftwater. 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 Swiftwater.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Swiftwater. See our Newspapers Page for Swiftwater.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swiftwater ...
Looking for more information about Swiftwater? 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 Swiftwater, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Swiftwater.
Adding Swiftwater to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Swiftwater 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 Swiftwater was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Swiftwater post office opened in 1872.
We also found Swiftwater in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Swiftwater.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Grafton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Swiftwater - 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> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |