Welcome to Swanville ...

Swanville is located in Erie County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Swanville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Swanville is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Swanville is located in the (814) area code.

Communities Also Named Swanville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Swanville - they are located in Indiana, Maine, Minnesota, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Swanville ...

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

• Erie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Erie is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <4>
• Edinboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinboro
  • Edinboro is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinboro <4>
• Wesleyville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyville
  • Wesleyville is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,093 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesleyville <4>
• Girard
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
  • Girard is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,897 people
• Lake City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lake City is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
• Cambridge Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Springs
  • Cambridge Springs is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge Springs <4>
• Borough of Fairview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borough of Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Fairview
  • Borough of Fairview is located in Erie County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Borough of Fairview <4>
• Waterford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
  • Waterford is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <4>
• Albion
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <4>
• Cranesville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranesville
  • Cranesville is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cranesville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swanville ...

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

Adding Swanville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Swanville post office opened in 1872.

We also found Swanville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Swanville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Erie County: www.eriecountygov.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/