Welcome to Jewella ...
So far, we found very little information about Jewella. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Jewella to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Jewella, please Contact Us.
Jewella would have been located within present day Caddo Parish<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Jewella, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Jewella is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Jewella was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Jewella was located: 318 & 457<4>
Communities near Jewella ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Jewella.
- Shreveport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bossier City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Haughton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Blanchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stonewall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Waskom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Benton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mooringsport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belcher
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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 Jewella. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jewella.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jewella. 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 Jewella.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Jewella. See our Newspapers Page for Jewella.
Adding Jewella to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Jewella 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 (so far) for Jewella was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Jewella post office opened in 1884. The Jewella post office closed in 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Jewella.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Jewella, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Caddo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jewella - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Jewella area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Jewella area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |