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Welcome to Swift ...

Swift is located in Whitman County<1>.

Swift is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Swift lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Swift: 509

Communities Also Named Swift ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Swift - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Tennessee and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Swift.

Communities near Swift ...

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

  • Colfax
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Pomeroy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Albion
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • LaCrosse
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Endicott
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Almota
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Almota is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almota
  • Gould City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Gould City is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould City
  • Mayview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mayview is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
  • Pataha
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Pataha is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataha
  • Shawnee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Shawnee is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee

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 Swift. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Swift.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swift ...

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

Adding Swift to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Swift 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 Swift was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Swift.

Footnotes ...

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