Welcome to Swandale ...
Swandale is located in Clay County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Swandale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1917.
Swandale is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Swandale lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Swandale: 304 & 681<3>
Communities Also Named Swandale ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Swandale - it's located in South Carolina.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Swandale.
Communities near Swandale ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Swandale.
- Summersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Summersville is located in Nicholas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,225 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <4>
- Sutton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Sutton is located in Braxton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 969 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutton <4>
- Gassaway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Gassaway is located in Braxton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gassaway <4>
- Clay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Clay is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <4>
- Wattsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wattsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Widen
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Gould
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Ira
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Spread
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Strange Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
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 Swandale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Swandale.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Swandale. 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 Swandale.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Swandale. See our Newspapers Page for Swandale.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swandale ...
Looking for more information about Swandale? 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 Swandale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Swandale.
Adding Swandale to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Swandale 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 Swandale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Swandale post office opened in 1917.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Swandale.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Swandale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Swandale - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Swandale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Swandale 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |