Welcome to Jewett ...

Jewett is located in Madison County<1>.

The location of Jewett has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jewett, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Jewett is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Jewett lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Jewett is located in the (573) area code.

Communities Also Named Jewett ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Jewett - they are located in California, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, New Mexico (2), New York, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jewett.

Communities near Jewett ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Jewett.

• Fredericktown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericktown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
  • Fredericktown is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericktown <4>
• Piedmont
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
  • Piedmont is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <4>
• Ironton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
  • Ironton is located in Iron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironton <4>
• Pilot Knob
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
  • Pilot Knob is located in Iron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Knob <4>
• Arcadia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Arcadia is located in Iron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <4>
• Greenville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
• Annapolis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
  • Annapolis is located in Iron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annapolis <4>
• Junction City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Junction City is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
• Cobalt
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt
  • Cobalt is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
• Marquand
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquand
  • Marquand is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Jewett. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jewett.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jewett. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jewett.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Jewett. See our Newspapers Page for Jewett.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jewett ...

Looking for more information about Jewett? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Jewett, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Jewett.

Adding Jewett to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jewett in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Jewett was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Jewett post office opened in 1872.

We also found Jewett in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jewett.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jewett. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/