Welcome to Swedetown ...

Swedetown is located in Columbia County<1>.

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

Swedetown is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Swedetown lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Swedetown: (503) & (971)<4>

Communities Also Named Swedetown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Swedetown - they are located in Michigan and Pennsylvania (2).

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

Communities near Swedetown ...

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

• Longview
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Longview is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <5>
• Saint Helens
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helens
  • Saint Helens is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,071 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Helens <5>
• Kelso
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
  • Kelso is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelso <5>
• Woodland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
  • Woodland is located in Clark County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodland <5>
• Kalama
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalama
  • Kalama is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,844 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalama <5>
• Castle Rock
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
  • Castle Rock is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Rock <5>
• Vernonia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernonia
  • Vernonia is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernonia <5>
• Columbia City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia City
  • Columbia City is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,026 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia City <5>
• Rainier
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainier
  • Rainier is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,021 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainier <5>
• Clatskanie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clatskanie
  • Clatskanie is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clatskanie <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 Swedetown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Swedetown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swedetown ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Columbia County: www.co.columbia.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/