Welcome to Switzler ...

Switzler is located in Boone County<1>.

The location of Switzler has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Switzler, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Switzler is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Switzler lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Switzler: (573)

Communities near Switzler ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Switzler.

• Columbia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 124,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Centralia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
  • Centralia is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centralia <4>
• Ashland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
• Hallsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
  • Hallsville is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallsville <4>
• Sturgeon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgeon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon
  • Sturgeon is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgeon <4>
• Harrisburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <4>
• Clark
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
  • Clark is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
• Rocheport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocheport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocheport
  • Rocheport is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocheport <4>
• Kingdom City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingdom City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom City
  • Kingdom City is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingdom City <4>
• Pierpont
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierpont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont
  • Pierpont is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Switzler. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Switzler.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Switzler. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Switzler.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Switzler. See our Newspapers Page for Switzler.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Switzler ...

Looking for more information about Switzler? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Switzler, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Switzler.

Adding Switzler to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Switzler in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Switzler was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Switzler post office opened in 1891.

We also found Switzler in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Switzler.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Switzler. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Boone County: www.showmeboone.com/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/