Switzer is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Spartanburg County, in the
U.S. state
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of
South Carolina
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.
History
A post office called Switzer was established in 1886, and remained in operation until 1952. The community was named for the Switzer family, the original owners of the town site.
References
Unincorporated communities in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Unincorporated communities in South Carolina
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