Welcome to Swain County ...

Time Zone: Swain County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Bryson City is the Seat for Swain County.

Swain County was founded in 1871. Swain was created by taking area from Jackson and Macon Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Swain had a population of 14,312 people. This is an increase of 2.37% since the last Census (which gave a population of 13,981 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Swain represented 0.15% of the total population of North Carolina.

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to North Carolina
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  • Website for the //archives.ncdcr.gov/

• Websites specific to Swain County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Sevier County
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  • Haywood County
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  • Jackson County
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  • Macon County
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  • Graham County
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  • Blount County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of North Carolina
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of North Carolina
  • Cemeteries of Swain County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of North Carolina
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of North Carolina