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Welcome to Swain ...

Swain is located in Cape May County<1>.

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 in a book dated 1895.

Swain is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Swain: 609 & 640<3>

Communities Also Named Swain ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Swain - they are located in Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina (2), Oregon and South Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Swain.

Websites for Swain ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.capemaycountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Swain, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Swain ...

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

  • Ocean City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ocean City is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,902 people
  • Somers Point
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Somers Point is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Point
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,153 people
  • Linwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Linwood is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,635 people
  • Wildwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Wildwood is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,916 people
  • North Wildwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • North Wildwood is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wildwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,739 people
  • Cape May
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cape May is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,404 people
  • Sea Isle City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sea Isle City is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Isle City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,019 people
  • Estell Manor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Estell Manor is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estell Manor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
  • Corbin City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Corbin City is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
  • Dennisville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Dennisville is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennisville

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swain ...

Looking for more information about Swain? 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 Swain, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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 in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Swain.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Cape May, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Swain - 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 609 code has been Overlayed with the 640 area code. New phone numbers in the Swain area will be assigned with one of these codes: 609 or 640. As a result, placing a call in the Swain area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).