Switchback, West Virginia
Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
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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.
CountryUnited States
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  Switchback Location within the state of West Virginia  Switchback Switchback (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°22′16″N 81°23′8″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | McDowell |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1555770[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]
