Schweikershain was under the jurisdiction of Amt Rochlitz until the middle of the 19th century. When the judicial powers of the lord of the manor were abrogated in 1855, the court of law in Geringswalde became responsible for the village. Later the village became part of Amtshauptmannschaft Döbeln (later Kreis Döbeln) until 1952 when it was passed back into Kreis Rochlitz. It shared the history of the latter, passing to Landkreis Mittweida in 1994 and to Landkreis Mittelsachsen in 2008.
