Welcome to Jewett ...

Jewett is located in Greene County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jewett, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Jewett is 1,800 feet [549 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Jewett lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Jewett lies within the (518) area code.

The ZIP code for Jewett: 12444<3>

Websites for Jewett ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.greenecounty-chamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Jewett, the following might be of interest:

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, Missouri, New Mexico (2), 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.

• Stamford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stamford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
  • Stamford is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <5>
• Margaretville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margaretville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaretville
  • Margaretville is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Margaretville <5>
• Tannersville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannersville
  • Tannersville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tannersville <5>
• Hunter
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Hunter is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <5>
• Hobart
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Hobart is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobart <5>
• Fleischmanns
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleischmanns have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleischmanns
  • Fleischmanns is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fleischmanns <5>
• Brooksburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
  • Brooksburg is located in Greene County
• Red Falls
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
  • Red Falls is located in Greene County
• Spruceton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceton
  • Spruceton is located in Greene County
• West Kill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kill
  • West Kill is located in Greene County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Kill <5>

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Jewett, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 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 New York: https://www.ny.gov/