Welcome to Swords Creek ...

Swords Creek is located in Russell County<1>.

The location of Swords Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Swords Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we 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.<3>.

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

The 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
  • Richlands is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richlands <4>
• Lebanon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
• Saltville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltville
  • Saltville is located in Smyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saltville <4>
• Glade Spring
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Spring
  • Glade Spring is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glade Spring <4>
• Honaker
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honaker
  • Honaker is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honaker <4>
• Cedar Bluff
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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 <4>
• Grundy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
  • Grundy is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy <4>
• 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Swords Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/