Welcome to Swink ...

The town of Swink is located in Choctaw County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Swink, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Swink is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Swink lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Swink: (580)

The ZIP code for Swink: 74761<3>

Communities Also Named Swink ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Swink - they are located in Alabama and Colorado.

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

Communities near Swink ...

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

• Hugo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
  • Hugo is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <4>
• Valliant
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valliant
  • Valliant is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valliant <4>
• Wright City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wright City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
  • Wright City is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wright City <4>
• Fort Towson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Towson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Towson
  • Fort Towson is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Towson <4>
• Sawyer
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
  • Sawyer is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sawyer <4>
• Millerton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
  • Millerton is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millerton <4>
• Rattan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattan
  • Rattan is located in Pushmataha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rattan <4>
• Garvin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin
  • Garvin is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garvin <4>
• Rufe
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufe
  • Rufe is located in McCurtain County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rufe <4>
• Slim
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slim
  • Slim is located in McCurtain County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swink ...

Looking for more information about Swink? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Swink, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Swink.

Adding Swink to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Swink 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 Swink was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Swink post office opened in 1902.

We also found Swink on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Swink.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/