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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Hot Springs is located in Bath County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Springs <3>
- Cowardin ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Healing Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Healing Springs is located in Bath County
- Warm Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
- Warm Springs is located in Bath County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warm Springs <3>
- Callison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Shanklin ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Mountain Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mountain Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Mountain Grove is located in Bath County
- Bath Alum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Griffith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Copeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Crane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Longdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Millboro Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millboro Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro Springs
- Millboro Springs is located in Bath County
- Sunrise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Clifton Forge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Forge
- Clifton Forge is located in Alleghany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,444 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Forge <3>
- Millboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
- Millboro is located in Bath County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millboro <3>
- Selma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Sunset ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Green Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Bath County
- Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Lewis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- Fort Lewis is located in Bath County
- Low Moor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Moor
- Low Moor is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Low Moor <3>
- Iron Gate
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - California
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- California is located in Rockbridge County
- Burnsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Burnsville is located in Bath County
- Huntersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Huntersville is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntersville <3>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Bath County: www.bathcountyva.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |