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Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
Swinney Switch, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 28°14′41″N 97°55′13″W / 28.24472°N 97.92028°W / 28.24472; -97.92028
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyLive Oak
Elevation210 ft (60 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes78368
GNIS feature ID1348156

Swinney Switch, also known as Swinney, is an unincorporated community in southeastern Live Oak County, Texas, United States. It lies approximately 12 miles (19 km) southeast of the city of George West, the county seat of Live Oak County, at the intersection of FM 534 and FM 3024 near Interstate 37. Its elevation is 210 feet (64 m).

The community is named for Sidney J. Swinney, who moved to Live Oak County from Gonzales and opened a store and gas station in the area in 1917. Swinney added the word "Switch" to the name of his settlement in the hopes that a railroad would build through it.

References

  1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 2088. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Swinney Switch, Texas
  3. Wolff Jr., Henry (October 10, 1995). "Two weeks are needed to get ready for a week of vacation". The Victoria Advocate. p. 4A.
  4. John Leffler: Swinney Switch, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
Municipalities and communities of Live Oak County, Texas, United States
County seat: George West
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