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'''Swinney Switch''', also known as '''Swinney''', is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in southeastern [[Live Oak County, Texas|Live Oak County]], [[Texas]], United States. It lies approximately {{convert|12|mi|km}} southeast of the city of [[George West, Texas|George West]], the [[county seat]] of Live Oak County, at the intersection of [[Farm to Market Road 534|FM 534]] and [[Farm to Market Road 3024|FM 3024]] near [[Interstate 37]].<ref name="Mapbook 374">{{Texas Mapbook|year=2014|page=374|accessdate=December 1, 2014}}</ref> Its elevation is {{convert|210|ft|m}}.<ref>{{gnis|1348156}}</ref> |
'''Swinney Switch''', also known as '''Swinney''', is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in southeastern [[Live Oak County, Texas|Live Oak County]], [[Texas]], United States. It lies approximately {{convert|12|mi|km}} southeast of the city of [[George West, Texas|George West]], the [[county seat]] of Live Oak County, at the intersection of [[Farm to Market Road 534|FM 534]] and [[Farm to Market Road 3024|FM 3024]] near [[Interstate 37]].<ref name="Mapbook 374">{{Texas Mapbook|year=2014|page=374|accessdate=December 1, 2014}}</ref> Its elevation is {{convert|210|ft|m}}.<ref>{{gnis|1348156}}</ref> |
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The community is named for Sidney J. Swinney, who moved to Live Oak County from [[Gonzales, Texas|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.<ref name="VA-wolff-vacation">{{cite news|title=Two weeks are needed to get ready for a week of vacation| |
The community is named for Sidney J. Swinney, who moved to Live Oak County from [[Gonzales, Texas|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.<ref name="VA-wolff-vacation">{{cite news|title=Two weeks are needed to get ready for a week of vacation|newspaper=The Victoria Advocate|last=Wolff Jr.|first=Henry|date=October 10, 1995|page=4A}}</ref><ref name="THSA SS">{{Handbook of Texas|id=hrshb|name=Swinney Switch, TX| author=John Leffler|retrieved=October 30, 2012}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Swinney Switch, Texas | |
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Coordinates: 28°14′41″N 97°55′13″W / 28.24472°N 97.92028°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Live Oak |
Elevation | 210 ft (60 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 78368 |
GNIS feature ID | 1348156 |
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.[1] Its elevation is 210 feet (64 m).[2]
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.[3][4]
References
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2014). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2014 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 374. Retrieved December 1, 2014.[needs update]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Swinney Switch, Texas
- ^ Wolff Jr., Henry (October 10, 1995). "Two weeks are needed to get ready for a week of vacation". The Victoria Advocate. p. 4A.
- ^ John Leffler: Swinney Switch, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved October 30, 2012.