Official Name: | Swaim, Alabama |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Alabama#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Swaim |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Name1: | Alabama |
Subdivision Name2: | Jackson |
Elevation Ft: | 666 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Coordinates: | 34.8694°N -86.1983°W |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Area Code: | 256 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 157133 |
Swaim is an unincorporated community in northern Jackson County, Alabama, United States. It is located at the intersection of state routes 65 and 146, 5.7miles northwest of Skyline.
The community was probably named after the family of Moses Swaim, who was an early settler of the area.[1] A post office operated under the name Swaim from 1910 to 1955.[2]