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Welcome to Switzer ...

Switzer is located in Spartanburg County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Switzer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Switzer is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Switzer lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Switzer: 864 & 821<3>

Communities Also Named Switzer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Switzer - they are located in Kansas, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Switzer.

Communities near Switzer ...

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

  • Spartanburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Greer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
    • Greer is located in Greenville County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,316 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greer <4>
  • Mauldin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldin
    • Mauldin is located in Greenville County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,562 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauldin <4>
  • Simpsonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Fountain Inn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodruff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lyman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
    • Lyman is located in Spartanburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <4>
  • Duncan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
    • Duncan is located in Spartanburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <4>
  • Wellford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pacolet
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacolet
    • Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacolet <4>

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 Switzer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Switzer.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Switzer. 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 Switzer.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Switzer ...

Looking for more information about Switzer? 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 Switzer, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Switzer.

Adding Switzer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Switzer 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 Switzer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Switzer post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Switzer.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Spartanburg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Switzer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 864 code has been Overlayed with the 821 area code. New phone numbers in the Switzer area will be assigned with one of these codes: 864 or 821. As a result, placing a call in the Switzer area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/