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Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
Burnwell, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°03′09″N 81°22′31″W / 38.05250°N 81.37528°W / 38.05250; -81.37528
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyKanawha
Elevation889 ft (271 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1536771

Burnwell is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Burnwell is 10.5 miles (16.9 km) east-northeast of Sylvester.

The community originally was a coal-mining community, hence the name Burnwell.

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 144.
Municipalities and communities of Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Charleston
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