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Welcome to Swords Creek ...

Swords Creek is located in Russell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Swords Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Swords Creek: Swords Crk. (or less commonly used: Swords Ck. or Swords Cr.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Swords Creek for more information about variations on the name of Swords Creek.

Swords Creek is 1,870 feet [570 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Swords Creek: 276

Communities near Swords Creek ...

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

  • Richlands
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lebanon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Saltville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Glade Spring
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Honaker
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Bluff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
    • Cedar Bluff is located in Tazewell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 998 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Bluff <3>
  • Grundy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Cleveland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Cleveland is located in Russell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Raven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
    • Raven is located in Tazewell County
  • Russell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Russell is located in Russell 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 Swords Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Swords Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swords Creek ...

Looking for more information about Swords Creek? 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 Swords Creek, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Swords Creek.

Adding Swords Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Swords Creek 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 Swords Creek was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Swords Creek on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Swords Creek.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Russell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Swords Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.