Miscellaneous References and Mentions
While our initial data about Swift came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Swift in various books, maps and other sources. When we find a mention, a fact or snippet, we add that information to our Gazetter.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Swift. We hope that they will be useful to you.
Swift is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>
From that list:
The Swift post office opened in 1890 and had closed by 1909.
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Swift:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned
We found Swift in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Swift for more information.
Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Swift. See our Misc Page for Swift for more information.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |