Welcome to Swander ...

Swander is located in Seneca County<1>.

The location of Swander has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Swander, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Swander is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Swander: (419) & (567)<4>

Communities near Swander ...

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

• Tiffin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffin
  • Tiffin is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiffin <5>
• Fremont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <5>
• Fostoria
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
  • Fostoria is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fostoria <5>
• Bellevue
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <5>
• Clyde
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Clyde is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <5>
• Willard
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Willard is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willard <5>
• Carey
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
  • Carey is located in Wyandot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carey <5>
• Green Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
  • Green Springs is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Springs <5>
• New Washington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
  • New Washington is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Washington <5>
• Bloomville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomville
  • Bloomville is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swander ...

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

Adding Swander to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Swander on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Swander.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Swander. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/