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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)
  • Mossyrock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Wilson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Wilson is located in Lewis County
  • Cinebar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Silver Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Glenoma
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Salkum
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • 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)
  • Onalaska
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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>

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.

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/