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Welcome to Swastika ...

Swastika is located in Clinton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Swastika, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.

Swastika is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Swastika: 518 & 838<3>

Communities Also Named Swastika ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Swastika - they are located in New Mexico, Ontario and Texas.

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

Communities near Swastika ...

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

  • Plattsburgh
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Dannemora
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Lake Placid
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Village of Keeseville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Village of Keeseville is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Keeseville
    • Estimated population in 2015: 1,750 people
  • Keeseville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Au Sable Forks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Clayburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Clayburg is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayburg
  • Redford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Thomasville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Thomasville is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
  • Moffitsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Moffitsville is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitsville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swastika ...

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

Adding Swastika to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Swastika 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 Swastika was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Swastika post office opened in 1913. The Swastika post office closed in 1958.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Swastika.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Clinton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Swastika - 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 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Swastika area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Swastika 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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