Burnwell, West Virginia

Burnwell, West Virginia
Burnwell is located in West Virginia
Burnwell
Burnwell
Location within West Virginia
Burnwell is located in the United States
Burnwell
Burnwell
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 38°03′09″N 81°22′31″W / 38.05250°N 81.37528°W / 38.05250; -81.37528
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyKanawha
Elevation
889 ft (271 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1536771[1]

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.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Burnwell". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 24, 2026.
  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.