Azwell, Washington

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′15″N 119°52′35″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Okanogan
Named after	Alfred Z. Wells
Elevation [1]	781 ft (238 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID	1516006[1]

History

Azwell is named for its founder, 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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[2]

Geography

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.^[2]