Swan River, Itasca County, Minnesota

Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States

This article is about the unincorporated community named Swan River in Itasca County. For the township named Swan River in central Minnesota, see Swan River Township, Morrison County, Minnesota.

Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States

Swan River

Unincorporated community

Swan River

Location of the community of Swan River
within Itasca County

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Swan River

Swan River (the United States)

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Coordinates: 47°05′12″N 93°11′42″W﻿ / ﻿47.08667°N 93.19500°W﻿ / 47.08667; -93.19500
Country| United States
State| Minnesota
County| Itasca
Elevation

| 1,289 ft (393 m)
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code|

55784

Area code| 218
GNIS feature ID| 652908[1]

Swan River is an unincorporated community in southeast Itasca County, Minnesota, United States.

The community is located between Grand Rapids and Floodwood at the junction of U.S. Highway 2 (U.S. 2) and State Highway 65 (MN 65).

## History

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A post office called Swan River was established in 1890 and remained in operation until 1995.[2] The community took its name from the nearby Swan River.[3]

## Geography

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Bruce Creek flows through the community. Swan River is located along the boundary line between Sago Township and Wawina Township. The BNSF Railway passes through the community.

Nearby places include Warba, Wawina, Jacobson and Goodland. The boundary line between Itasca, Saint Louis and Aitkin counties is near Swan River.

Swan River is located 19 miles southeast of Grand Rapids, 17 miles northwest of Floodwood and 57 miles northwest of Duluth.

ZIP codes 55784 (Swan River), 55793 (Warba), and 55736 (Floodwood) all meet near Swan River.

## References

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1. ^ "Swan River, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. ^ "Itasca County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
3. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 256.

* Rand McNally Road Atlas – 2007 edition – Minnesota entry
* Official State of Minnesota Highway Map – 2011/2012 edition

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Municipalities and communities of Itasca County, Minnesota, United States

County seat: Grand Rapids

Cities|

* Bigfork
* Bovey
* Calumet
* Cohasset
* Coleraine
* Deer River
* Effie
* Grand Rapids
* Keewatin
* La Prairie
* Marble
* Nashwauk
* Squaw Lake
* Taconite
* Warba
* Zemple

Map of Minnesota highlighting Itasca County

Townships|

* Alvwood
* Arbo
* Ardenhurst
* Balsam
* Bearville
* Bigfork
* Blackberry
* Bowstring
* Carpenter
* Deer River
* Feeley
* Good Hope
* Goodland
* Grand Rapids
* Grattan
* Greenway
* Harris
* Iron Range
* Kinghurst
* Lake Jessie
* Lawrence
* Lone Pine
* Marcell
* Max
* Moose Park
* Morse
* Nashwauk
* Nore
* Oteneagen
* Pomroy
* Sago
* Sand Lake
* Spang
* Splithand
* Stokes
* Third River
* Trout Lake
* Wabana
* Wawina
* Wildwood
* Wirt

Unorganized
territories|

* Bowstring Lake
* Deer Lake
* Effie
* Liberty
* Little Sand Lake
* Northeast Itasca

CDPs|

* Ball Club
* Goodland
* Inger

Other
communities|

* Alvwood
* Bass Lake
* Bear River
* Bergville
* Blackberry
* Bowstring
* Dora Lake
* Dunbar
* Grattan
* Houpt
* Jessie Lake
* Mack
* Marcell
* Martin
* Max
* Orth
* Pengilly
* Pomroy
* Rosy
* Spring Lake
* Suomi
* Swan River
* Talmoon
* Togo
* Wawina
* Wirt

Indian
reservations|

* Deer Creek Indian Reservation‡
* Leech Lake Indian Reservation‡

Footnotes|

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

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