Switchback

Switchback is an unincorporated community in , , United States. Switchback had its own high school called Elkhorn High School in operation from 1923 to 1953.
  • Hamlet
  • …lies at an elevation of 2,028 feet (618 metres)
  • Description: unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia
  • Postal code: 24887
  • Also known as
    “Switchback, West Virginia”
    “Switchback, WV”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ennis and Maybeury.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community in , , United States.

Hamlet
is a census-designated place…

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is situated 1½ miles northwest of Switchback.

Switchback

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Latitude
37.37123° or 37° 22′ 16″ north
Longitude
-81.38566° or 81° 23′ 8″ west
Open location code
869W9JC7+FP
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From French to Volapük—“Switchback” goes by many names.
  • French: “Switchback”
  • Persian: “سویتچبک، ویرجینیای غربی”
  • Persian: “سویتچبک”
  • Volapük: “Switchback (West Virginia)”
  • Volapük: “Switchback (WV)”
  • Volapük: “Switchback, West Virginia”
  • Volapük: “Switchback, WV”
  • Volapük: “Switchback”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Maybeury Post Office and Maybeury Church of God.

West Virginia: Highlights

Notable places include Charleston and Huntington.

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