Sewell, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States

37°59′50″N 81°01′15″W / 37.99722°N 81.02083°W / 37.99722; -81.02083CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCounty FayetteElevation

1,014 ft (309 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code(s)304 & 681GNIS feature ID1555591^[1]

Sewell is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.^[2] Sewell is located on the New River, 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Fayetteville. Sewell was the sight of a major coking operation with 193 beehive coke ovens operating in the late nineteenth century and early to mid twentieth century. The operation was serviced by the Mann's Creek Railroad between 1886 and 1955.^[3]

The community was named after Stephen Sewell, a pioneer settler.^[4]

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "5 near-forgotten ghost towns to explore in WV". October 21, 2015.
^ Byer, Alan D. (2010), Looking for Ghosts in West Virginia: Mann's Creek Railway (PDF), Trains Magazine, Kalmbach Publishing Co., retrieved April 5, 2014
^ 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. 565.