Swift, Missouri

Swift is an extinct town in Pemiscot County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.^[1]

A variant name was "Swifton".^[2] A post office called Swifton was established in 1914, the name was changed to Swift in 1926, and the post office closed in 1943.^[3] The community has the name of one Mr. Swift, the original owner of the town site.^[2]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Swift
1 2 "Pemiscot County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 November 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Pemiscot County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Caruthersville

Cities	Bragg City Caruthersville Cooter Hayti Hayti Heights Holland Homestown Portageville‡ Steele Wardell

Villages	Pascola

Townships	Braggadocio Butler Concord Cooter Godair Hayti Holland Little Prairie Little River Pascola Pemiscot Virginia

CDP	Hayward

Other unincorporated communities	Acorn Corner Bakerville Braggadocio Concord Covington Cunningham De Lisle Deering Denton Gayoso Gibson Gobler Hermondale Ingram Ridge Kinfolks Ridge McCarty Micola Mid City Netherlands North Wardell Oak Ridge Peach Orchard Shade Stubtown Tyler Vicksburg Yama

Ghost towns	Black Island Brent Canady Faust Fourteen Bend Kennedy Stancil Stewart Swift Terry Westbrook

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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