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History · Swall Meadows

Half of Swall Meadows’ homes were built after 1984

Most of Swall Meadows was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1984. Below: maps from 1953 on.

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What stands out about Swall Meadows’ past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Swall Meadows are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Swall Meadows’s history is told.

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The story so far

Swall Meadows, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Swall Meadows yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Swall Meadows is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in southern Mono County, California, United States. The population was 178 as of the 2020 census. The community is residential, including second homes and a volunteer fire department, but no commercial development. The ZIP Code is 93514. The community is served by area code 760.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 220 to 178 (-19%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Swall Meadows, decade by decade

Today18 recent
Old wagon Rd above 4x to Toms Place2015Old wagon Rd above 4x to Toms PlaceWagon rd over rise in pinyons2014Wagon rd over rise in pinyonsWagon rd level stretch up toward Swall2014Wagon rd level stretch up toward SwallTracks worn into rock on old wagon road from Owens Valley and Paradise up to2014Tracks worn into rock on old wagon road from Owens Va…Swall Meadows from Open Street Map2014Swall Meadows from Open Street MapMapCupleaf ceanothus C greggii bush mountainside2012Cupleaf ceanothus C greggii bush mountainsideOwens Gorge White Mtns from Swall Mdws2011Owens Gorge White Mtns from Swall MdwsWhite Mtn canyons up from Owens Valley2010White Mtn canyons up from Owens ValleyWheeler Crest pink sunrise2010Wheeler Crest pink sunriseSwall BishopPass view snow2010Swall BishopPass view snowMt Tom from2010Mt Tom fromCloudripper and Bishop Pass, in snow. Closeup, from2010Cloudripper and Bishop Pass, in snow. Closeup, fromCloudripper Bishop Pass from2010Cloudripper Bishop Pass fromWhiteMtn past pinyonRidge2007WhiteMtn past pinyonRidgeSwall underhill near2007Swall underhill nearOld wagon road up Sherwin Grade to2007Old wagon road up Sherwin Grade toClouds over Cloudripper2007Clouds over CloudripperSwallWheeler end2003SwallWheeler end
On the map

Swall Meadows on the map, 1953 to 1990

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Swall Meadows. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Swall Meadows on the 1953 USGS mapSwall Meadows on the 1984 USGS mapSwall Meadows on the 1990 USGS map1953Casa Diablo Mtn sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Swall Meadows.

Famous people

Famous people close to Swall Meadows

Nobody well known was born in Swall Meadows itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Trevor DonovanAmerican actor · b. 1978
Matt WilliamsAmerican baseball player and coach · b. 1965
Stanton BarrettRacecar driver · b. 1972
Claire Vaye WatkinsAmerican writer · b. 1984
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Carly MarguliesAmerican freestyle skier · b. 1997
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Jim TracyAmerican ski coach
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

ParadiseIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (18) and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.