Do you know of Swale ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Swale. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Swale.<1>

Our sources for Swale (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Swale other than they indicate that Swale would be found somewhere in Steuben County, New York.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1862 and closed  in 1901.

Communities Also Named Swale ...

We found one communities that share the name Swale.

Within New York, the name Swale is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Swale in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Washington
    • Klickitat County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Swale [Klickitat County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Swale ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Swale:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Swale - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Rand McNally Map of New York (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Steuben County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Steuben County.