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Welcome to Burnwell ...

Burnwell is located in Kanawha County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burnwell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Burnwell is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Burnwell lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Burnwell: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Burnwell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Burnwell - they are located in Alabama and Kentucky.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Burnwell.

Communities near Burnwell ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Burnwell.

  • Oak Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Fayetteville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Montgomery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Chesapeake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
  • Marmet
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ansted
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Mount Hope
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Belle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Belle is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <4>
  • Cedar Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
  • East Bank
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • East Bank is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Burnwell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Burnwell.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Burnwell. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burnwell.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Burnwell. See our Newspapers Page for Burnwell.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burnwell ...

Looking for more information about Burnwell? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Burnwell, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Burnwell.

Adding Burnwell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burnwell in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Burnwell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Burnwell post office opened in 1902. The Burnwell post office closed in 1990.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burnwell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Kanawha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Burnwell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Burnwell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Burnwell area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/