Swinney Switch, also known as Swinney, is an

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in southeastern

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, United States. It lies approximately southeast of the city of George West, the

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of Live Oak County, at the intersection of FM 534 and FM 3024 near Interstate 37. Its elevation is . 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.

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