Do you know of Jewell ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Jewell. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Jewell.<1>
Our sources for Jewell (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Jewell other than they indicate that Jewell would be found somewhere in McIntosh County, North Dakota.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1886 and closed in 1906.
Communities Also Named Jewell ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Jewell.
Within North Dakota, the name Jewell is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lamar County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Jewell [Lamar County].
- Arkansas
- Little River County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Jewell [Little River County].
- California
- Marin County
- Please visit our profile page for the California community of Jewell [Marin County].
- Georgia
- Warren County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Jewell [Warren County].
- Indiana
- Howard County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Jewell [Howard County].
- Iowa
- Hamilton County
- Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Jewell [Hamilton County].
- Kansas
- Jewell County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Jewell [Jewell County].
- Republic County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Jewell [Republic County].
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Jewell [Anne Arundel County].
- Michigan
- Newaygo County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Jewell [Newaygo County].
- Missouri
- Clay County
- Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Jewell [Clay County].
- Nebraska
- Dawson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Jewell [Dawson County].
- New York
- Oneida County
- Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Jewell [Oneida County].
- Ohio
- Defiance County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Jewell [Defiance County].
- Oregon
- Clatsop County
- Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Jewell [Clatsop County].
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Jewell [Allegheny County].
- Tennessee
- Weakley County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Jewell [Weakley County].
- Texas
- Eastland County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Jewell [Eastland County].
- McLennan County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Jewell [McLennan County].
- Virginia
- Tazewell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Jewell [Tazewell County].
- West Virginia
- Lewis County
- Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Jewell [Lewis County].
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Jewell ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Jewell:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Jewell - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned
Rand McNally Map of North Dakota (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
More Orphans in McIntosh County ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in McIntosh County.
Footnotes ...
<1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
<2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Jewell could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
<3> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |