Welcome to Swearingen ...

Swearingen is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Swearingen is located in Cottle County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Swearingen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Swearingen is 1,750 feet [533 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Swearingen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Swearingen: This one is located in Cottle County and the other is located in Collingsworth County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Swearingen.

Communities near Swearingen ...

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

• Childress
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
  • Childress is located in Childress County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Childress <4>
• Paducah
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paducah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paducah
  • Paducah is located in Cottle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paducah <4>
• Baker
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
  • Baker is located in Cottle County
• Kirkland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
  • Kirkland is located in Childress County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirkland <4>
• Cee Vee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cee Vee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cee Vee
  • Cee Vee is located in Cottle County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cee Vee <4>
• Chalk
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
  • Chalk is located in Cottle County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chalk <4>
• Goodlett
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodlett
  • Goodlett is located in Hardeman County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodlett <4>
• Narcisso
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narcisso
  • Narcisso is located in Cottle County
• Tell
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell
  • Tell is located in Childress County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tell <4>
• Carey
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
  • Carey is located in Childress County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carey <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swearingen ...

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

Adding Swearingen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Swearingen 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 Swearingen was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Swearingen in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Swearingen post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Swearingen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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