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Burnwell, West Virginia

Coordinates: 38°03′09″N 81°22′31″W / 38.05250°N 81.37528°W / 38.05250; -81.37528
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Burnwell, West Virginia
Burnwell is located in West Virginia
Burnwell
Burnwell
Burnwell is located in the United States
Burnwell
Burnwell
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 code(s)304 & 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

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  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.