Welcome to Swift ...

Swift is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Swift is located in Nacogdoches County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Swift, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Swift is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Swift: 936

Communities Also Named Swift ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Swift - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Tennessee and Washington.

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

Communities near Swift ...

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

• Nacogdoches
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacogdoches
  • Nacogdoches is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nacogdoches <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nacogdoches
  • From Swift to Nacogdoches
• Garrison
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
  • Garrison is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrison <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Garrison
  • From Swift to Garrison
• Appleby
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
  • Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Appleby
  • From Swift to Appleby
• Chireno
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chireno
  • Chireno is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chireno <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chireno
  • From Swift to Chireno
• Martinsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • Martinsville is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Martinsville
  • From Swift to Martinsville
• Attoyac
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attoyac
  • Attoyac is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Attoyac
  • From Swift to Attoyac
• Woden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woden
  • Woden is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woden <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Woden
  • From Swift to Woden
• Whispering Pines
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
  • Whispering Pines is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Whispering Pines
  • From Swift to Whispering Pines
• Fitze
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fitze. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
  • Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fitze
  • From Swift to Fitze
• Redfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
  • Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Redfield
  • From Swift to Redfield

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swift ...

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

Adding Swift to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Swift in the book titled .<5> X3X - From that list, the Swift post office opened in 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Swift.