Welcome to Switch Back ...
Switch Back is located in Bath County<1>.
Switch Back is 2,090 feet [637 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Switch Back lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Switch Back: 540 & 826<3>
Communities Also Named Switch Back ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Switch Back - it's located in West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Switch Back.
Communities near Switch Back ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Switch Back.
- Covington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Covington is located in Covington City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,639 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <5>
- 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 <5>
- Marlinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlinton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlinton
- Marlinton is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlinton <5>
- Goshen
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Goshen is located in Rockbridge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <5>
- Iron Gate
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Carloover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carloover
- Carloover is located in Bath County
- 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.<6>
- 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) - Greenwood ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Griffith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Switch Back. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Switch Back.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Switch Back. 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 Switch Back.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Switch Back. See our Newspapers Page for Switch Back.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Switch Back ...
Looking for more information about Switch Back? 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 Switch Back, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Switch Back.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Switch Back. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bath County: www.bathcountyva.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Bath, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Switch Back - 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Switch Back area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Switch Back area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |