Switchback, West Virginia

Switchback is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Switchback had its own high school in operation from 1923 to 1953.

Switchback
Switchback
Location within the state of West Virginia
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Switchback (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°22′16″N 81°23′8″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMcDowell
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1555770[1]

The community's name most likely refers to the shape of nearby railroad tracks.[2] The James Ellwood Jones House and Pocahontas Fuel Company Store were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[3]

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