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Welcome to Swimley ...

Swimley is located in Clarke County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Swimley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Swimley is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Swimley: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Swimley ...

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

  • Winchester
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Martinsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Purcellville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Charles Town
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ranson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
    • Ranson has also been known as:
    • Corporation of Ranson
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <4>
  • Berryville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lovettsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Stephens City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Shepherdstown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bolivar
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bolivar is located in Jefferson County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swimley ...

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

Adding Swimley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Swimley 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 (so far) for Swimley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Swimley post office opened in 1902. The Swimley post office closed in 1952.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Swimley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Clarke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Swimley - 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Swimley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Swimley 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/