Welcome to Swoope ...
Swoope is located in Augusta County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Swoope, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
Swoope is 1,620 feet [494 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Swoope lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Swoope: 540 & 826<3>
Communities near Swoope ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Swoope.
- Staunton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Waynesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Craigsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Crawford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Arbor Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
- Arbor Hill is located in Augusta County
- Churchville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jolivue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
- Jolivue is located in Augusta County
- Middlebrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pond Gap ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pond Gap. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Gap
- Pond Gap is located in Augusta County
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 Swoope. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Swoope.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Swoope. 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 Swoope.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Swoope. See our Newspapers Page for Swoope.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swoope ...
Looking for more information about Swoope? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Swoope, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Swoope.
Adding Swoope to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Swoope 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 Swoope was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Swoope post office opened in 1882.
We also found Swoope in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Swoope.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Augusta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Swoope - 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 Swoope area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Swoope 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |