Switchback
Switchback is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, 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.
Ennis
Hamlet
Elkhorn
Hamlet
Elkhorn is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Elkhorn 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
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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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