Welcome to Swanay ...

So far, we found very little information about Swanay. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Swanay to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Swanay, please Contact Us.

Swanay would have been located within present day Greene County<2>.

The location of Swanay has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Swanay, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Swanay is 1,520 feet [463 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Swanay was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Swanay once stood is in the (423) area code.

Communities near Swanay ...

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

• Johnson City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
  • Johnson City is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
  • Former names for Johnson City:
  • Blue Plum Station
  • Haynesville
  • Johnsons Depot
  • Johnsons Tank
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <5>
• Kingsport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsport
  • Kingsport is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsport <5>
• Greeneville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeneville
  • Greeneville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeneville <5>
• Colonial Heights
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Heights
  • Colonial Heights is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Heights <5>
• Church Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
  • Church Hill is located in Hawkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Hill <5>
• Nolichucky ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nolichucky have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolichucky
  • Nolichucky is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,861 people
• Jonesborough
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesborough
  • Jonesborough is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesborough <5>
• Mount Carmel
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Mount Carmel is located in Hawkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <5>
• Bolton Estates
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolton Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
  • Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
• Forest Hills
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
  • Forest Hills is located in Greene County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,027 people

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

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

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

Adding Swanay to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Swanay in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Swanay was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Swanay post office opened in 1893.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Swanay.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/