Swift, Missouri

{{Short description|Ghost town in Pemiscot County, Missouri}}

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Swift is an extinct town in Pemiscot County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.{{GNIS|741307|name=Swift}}

A variant name was "Swifton".{{cite web | url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_pemiscot.html | title=Pemiscot County Place Names, 1928–1945 | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | accessdate=November 29, 2016 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071957/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_pemiscot.html | archivedate=June 24, 2016 | url-status=live}} A post office called Swifton was established in 1914, the name was changed to Swift in 1926, and the post office closed in 1943.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Pemiscott | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=29 November 2016}} The community has the name of one Mr. Swift, the original owner of the town site.