Near Eskdale in Kanawha County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Burnwell

Photographed by Mark Parker, January 14, 2025

1. Burnwell Marker

Inscription. During the coal boom, coal towns appeared virtually overnight on Paint Creek. The town of Burnwell grew so rapidly that it experienced a housing shortage. Many single miners lived in a boarding house. At one time, the coal company employed nine full time carpenters to build houses during the height of the coal boom. The Imperial Colliery Company began mining coal in Burnwell in 1906 after the completion of a branch of the C & O Railroad to its mine. By 1910, 201 homes housed miners and their families. Today, the railroad and the town no longer exist.

Erected by Paint Creel Scenic Trail. (Marker Number K 29.8.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1906.

Location. 38° 3.027′ N, 81° 22.521′ W. Marker is near Eskdale, West Virginia, in Kanawha County. It is at the intersection of Paint Creek Road (County Route 83) and Ten Mile Fork, on the right when traveling south on Paint Creek Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12220 Paint Creek Road, Eskdale WV 25075, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Charleston Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Burnwell (about 300 feet away, measured

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in a direct line); Mary Ingles (approx. 5½ miles away); Standard, WV (approx. 5½ miles away); Kingston (approx. 6.4 miles away); Coal Camp History (approx. 7.2 miles away); Mossy (approx. 7.2 miles away); The Rebirth of Paint Creek (approx. 7.2 miles away); Mucklow / Gallagher, WV (approx. 7.7 miles away).

Additional keywords. Coal Mining

Burnwell Marker indicated by arrow at Paint Creek Rd and Ten Mile Fork image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, January 14, 2025

2. Burnwell Marker indicated by arrow at Paint Creek Rd and Ten Mile Fork

Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 3,243 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 15, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.