Country United States County Fayette Area code(s) 304 & 681 Elevation 309 m | State West Virginia Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1555591 Local time Thursday 1:59 PM | |
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Sewell is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. 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.
Map of Sewell, New Haven, WV 25831, USA
The community was named after Stephen Sewell, a pioneer settler.
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Sewell, West Virginia Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA