Welcome to West Swanton ...

West Swanton is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Swanton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

A typical abbreviation for West Swanton: W. Swanton

West Swanton is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Swanton: 802

Communities near West Swanton ...

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

• Saint Albans
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Albans is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <3>
• Swanton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Swanton is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
• Saint Albans
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Saint Albans is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,540 people
• Georgia
  (17 miles [27.4 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Highgate is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,664 people
• Napierville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napierville
• Lacolle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacolle
• Swanton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Swanton is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanton <3>
• Sheldon
  (14 miles [22.5 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
• Grand Isle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Grand Isle is located in Grand Isle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Isle
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 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 West Swanton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Swanton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Swanton ...

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

Adding West Swanton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Swanton 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 West Swanton was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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