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Welcome to Swansons Landing ...

Swansons Landing is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Swansons Landing is located in Harrison County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Swansons Landing: Swansons Lndg. (or less commonly used: Swansons Lndng.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Swansons Landing for more information about variations on the name of Swansons Landing.

Swansons Landing is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Swansons Landing: 903 & 430<3>

Communities near Swansons Landing ...

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

  • Vivian
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Vivian is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivian
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,443 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vivian <4>
  • Blanchard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Waskom
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Benton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Benton is located in Bossier Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,092 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <4>
  • Jefferson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Oil City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mooringsport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Scottsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hosston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swansons Landing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Harrison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Swansons Landing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 903 code has been Overlayed with the 430 area code. New phone numbers in the Swansons Landing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the Swansons Landing area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.