Burnwell, Alabama
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Location in Alabama
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Alabama | ||
| County : | Walker County | ||
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 42 ′ N , 87 ° 5 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Height : | 111 m | ||
| Postal code : | 35038 | ||
| Area code : | +1 205 | ||
| FIPS : | 01-10936 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0115272 | ||
Burn Well is an unincorporated community in Walker County in the state of Alabama in the United States .
geography
Burnwell is located in central Alabama in the southern United States. It is located approximately 20 miles southeast of 733 square kilometers William B. Bankhead National Forest and 25 kilometers south of 85 square kilometers Lewis Smith Lake .
Nearby places include Dora (immediately adjacent to the west), Sumiton (3 km northeast), Graysville (6 km east), Adamsville (7 km southeast) and Cordova (8 km northwest). The next larger city with 212,000 inhabitants is about 21 kilometers southeast of Birmingham .
history
Originally the place was called Burnwell Mines , based on the nearby mines, from which the name Burnwell is probably derived. A post office opened in 1909 and operated until 2010.
traffic
Burnwell is 3 kilometers north of a route on which Interstate 22 and US Highway 78 run together. Interstate 20 is 28 kilometers south and Interstate 65 is 14 miles east .
Walker County Airport is approximately 29 kilometers northwest, and Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport 33 kilometers southeast .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Place Names in Alabama , University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa 1989, p. 26 ( on Google Books )