Welcome to Schwertner ...

Schwertner is located in Hill Country.

Schwertner is located in Williamson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Schwertner, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Schwertner is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Schwertner: (254)

The ZIP code for Schwertner: 76573<4>

Communities near Schwertner ...

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

• Georgetown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,538 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <5>
• Harker Heights
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harker Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harker Heights
  • Harker Heights is located in Bell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,071 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harker Heights <5>
• Hutto
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hutto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutto
  • Hutto is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutto <5>
• Belton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
  • Belton is located in Bell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belton <5>
• Taylor
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,921 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <5>
• Nolanville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolanville
  • Nolanville is located in Bell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nolanville <5>
• Salado
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
  • Salado is located in Bell County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 2,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salado <5>
• Jarrell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarrell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrell
  • Jarrell is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jarrell <5>
• Little River-Academy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River-Academy
  • Little River-Academy is located in Bell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
• Bartlett
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
  • Bartlett is located in Bell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Schwertner ...

Looking for more information about Schwertner? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Schwertner, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Schwertner.

Adding Schwertner to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Schwertner 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 Schwertner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Schwertner post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Schwertner.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Williamson County: www.wilco.org/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/