Azwell is a small unincorporated community in Okanogan County, Washington, United States.

Azwell
Unincorporated community
Azwell, Washington with Wells Dam in the background
Azwell Location of Azwell in Washington
Coordinates: 47°56′24.29″N 119°52′56.82″W
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Okanogan
Founded by	Alfred Z. Wells
Named for	Alfred Z. Wells
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)

History

Azwell is named for its founder, Alfred Z. Wells (Alfred Z. Wells). Wells and his nephew Alfred Morris were owners of a hardware store in Wenatchee, and entered the orchard business in the area that would become Azwell. Their partnership was discontinued in 1941, Alfred Wells kept the orchard and Azwell became a company community with several year round residents.

As of 1953, the town comprised about 300 acres of apple and peach orchards, a fruit packing warehouse, and a grocery store with a population of about 20 families living in Azwell year-round.[1]

Geography

Azwell is located at 47°54′32″N 119°53′36″W (47.94008, -119.88245).[2]

The community is located on the Columbia River, below Wells Dam. Azwell is 6 miles south of Pateros, Washington and 60 miles north of Wenatchee, Washington.[1]

References

External links

• Azwell page on GhostTownsUSA.com

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