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Welcome to Swanton Junction ...

Swanton Junction is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Swanton Junction, you might consider that their post office opened in 1867.

A typical abbreviation for Swanton Junction: Swanton Jct. (or less commonly used: Swanton Jctn.)

Swanton Junction is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Swanton Junction: 802

Communities near Swanton Junction ...

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

  • Milton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Milton is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,907 people
  • Saint Albans
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Saint Albans
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Albans is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,540 people
  • Fairfax
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Fairfax is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,917 people
  • Georgia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Georgia is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,806 people
  • Highgate
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Highgate is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,664 people
  • Enosburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Lacolle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacolle
  • Swanton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sheldon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Sheldon is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,226 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 Swanton Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Swanton Junction.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swanton Junction ...

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

Adding Swanton Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Swanton Junction 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 Swanton Junction was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Swanton Junction post office opened in 1867. The Swanton Junction post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Swanton Junction.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Swanton Junction - 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>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/