Welcome to Swofford ...
Swofford is located in Lewis County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Swofford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
Swofford is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Swofford lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Swofford: 360 & 564<3>
Communities near Swofford ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Swofford.
- Morton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Morton is located in Lewis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,217 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <4>
- Mossyrock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossyrock
- Mossyrock is located in Lewis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mossyrock <4>
- Wilson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Cinebar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinebar
- Cinebar is located in Lewis County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cinebar <4>
- Silver Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Silver Creek is located in Lewis County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <4>
- Glenoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenoma
- Glenoma is located in Lewis County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenoma <4>
- Salkum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salkum
- Salkum is located in Lewis County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salkum <4>
- Lacamas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacamas
- Lacamas is located in Lewis County
- Ethel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Ethel is located in Lewis County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ethel <4>
- Onalaska
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
- Onalaska is located in Lewis County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onalaska <4>
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 Swofford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Swofford.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Swofford. 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 Swofford.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Swofford. See our Newspapers Page for Swofford.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swofford ...
Looking for more information about Swofford? 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 Swofford, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Swofford.
Adding Swofford to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Swofford 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 Swofford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Swofford post office opened in 1890.
We also found Swofford in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Swofford.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Swofford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lewis County: www.co.lewis.wa.us/
The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Lewis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Swofford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 360 code has been Overlayed with the 564 area code. New phone numbers in the Swofford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 360 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the Swofford area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |