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. 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. ==Geography==