Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Switch Back in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Switch Back. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Switch Back listed first.
- Hot Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cowardin ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cowardin is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowardin
- Healing Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Healing Springs is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Warm Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Callison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Callison is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callison
- Shanklin ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shanklin is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanklin
- Mountain Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Grove is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Bath Alum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bath Alum is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Alum
- Griffith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Griffith is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Copeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Copeland is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Crane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crane is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
- Longdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Longdale is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Millboro Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Millboro Springs is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro Springs
- Sunrise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sunrise is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Clifton Forge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Millboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Selma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Selma is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Sunset ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Green Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Green Valley is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Lewis is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- Low Moor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Iron Gate
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- California
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- California is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- Burnsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burnsville is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Huntersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Switch Back, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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