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Welcome to Swans Corner ...

Swans Corner is located in Caroline County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Swans Corner: Swans Cor. (or less commonly used: Swans Crn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Swans Corner for more information about variations on the name of Swans Corner.

Swans Corner is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Swans Corner lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Swans Corner: 804 & 686<3>

Communities near Swans Corner ...

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

  • Ashland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Bowling Green
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Doswell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Verdon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Verdon is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
  • DeJarnette
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
  • Hewlett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hewlett is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
  • Taylorsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
  • Sparta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Sparta is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Arcadia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Beaverdam
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swans Corner ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Caroline, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Swans Corner - 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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Swans Corner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Swans Corner 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.