Welcome to Swan Bluff ...

Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Swan Bluff, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.

A typical abbreviation for Swan Bluff: Swan Blf. (or less commonly used: Swan Bluf.)

Swan Bluff is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Swan Bluff: 931

Communities near Swan Bluff ...

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

• Greenfield Bend
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
  • Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Greenfield Bend
  • From Swan Bluff to Greenfield Bend
• Sawdust
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Sawdust is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
  • Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
• Jonesboro ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jonesboro is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,238 people
• Mount Pleasant
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mount Pleasant
  • From Swan Bluff to Mount Pleasant
• Hohenwald
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hohenwald is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohenwald
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hohenwald <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hohenwald
  • From Swan Bluff to Hohenwald
• Centerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Centerville is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,561 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Centerville
  • From Swan Bluff to Centerville
• Graytown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Graytown is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
• Chartersville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Chartersville is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
• Voorhies
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Voorhies is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Voorhies
  • From Swan Bluff to Voorhies
• Chapel Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Chapel Hill is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,461 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chapel Hill
  • From Swan Bluff to Chapel Hill

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swan Bluff ...

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

Adding Swan Bluff to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Swan Bluff 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 (so far) for Swan Bluff was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Swan Bluff post office opened in 1874. The Swan Bluff post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Swan Bluff.