Do you know of Swedetown ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Swedetown. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Swedetown.
We found mention of Swedetown as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
Communities Also Named Swedetown ...
We found three communities that share the name Swedetown.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Swedetown.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Cambria County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Swedetown [Cambria County].
- Cambria County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Swedetown ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Swedetown:
North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)
The FIPS database contains an entry for Swedetown.
Referenced FIPS Records ...
FIPS Code: 42/75752 (Place Name: Swedetown)
County: Westmoreland (FIPS State/County: 42/129)
Class: U4
Identifies a populated place (ie- Swedetown) which is wholly or substantially located within the boundaries of an incorporated place with a different name. The Part of Code identifies the incorporated place.
More Orphans in Westmoreland County ...
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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Westmoreland County.