Swan Creek is an unincorporated community in western Yadkin County, North Carolina, United States, south of Jonesville. The community shares its name with the Swan Creek viticultural area.

Swan Creek
Unincorporated community
Swan Creek Location within the state of North Carolina
Coordinates: 36°05′54″N 80°45′37″W
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Yadkin
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)

The AVA[1] includes about 160 square miles (410 km²) in Iredell, Wilkes and Yadkin counties. The designation, the second in North Carolina, took effect May 27, 2008.

There are five vineyards located within the Swan Creek AVA: Raffaldini Vineyards in Ronda, and Windsor Run Cellars, Shadow Springs Vineyard, Dobbins Creek Vineyards, and Laurel Gray Vineyards in Hamptonville.

Swan Creek is named for the wild geese,[2] erroneously called swans, that were spotted resting in a nearby stream. Quaker pioneers first settled in the area before 1797.[3]

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