Welcome to Jewell ...

Jewell is located in Defiance County<1>.

The pronunciation of Jewell: JEW-uhl<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jewell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

Jewell is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Jewell: (419) and (567)<4>

Communities Also Named Jewell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Jewell - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Jewell ...

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

• Defiance
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
  • Defiance is located in Defiance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Defiance <5>
• Bryan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
  • Bryan is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <5>
• Napoleon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
  • Napoleon is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napoleon <5>
• Wauseon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauseon
  • Wauseon is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wauseon <5>
• Archbold
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbold
  • Archbold is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archbold <5>
• Paulding
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paulding have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulding
  • Paulding is located in Paulding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paulding <5>
• West Unity
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Unity
  • West Unity is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Unity <5>
• Stryker
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stryker
  • Stryker is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stryker <5>
• Liberty Center
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Center have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
  • Liberty Center is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty Center <5>
• Continental
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Continental have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental
  • Continental is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Continental <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 Jewell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jewell.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jewell. 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 Jewell.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jewell ...

Looking for more information about Jewell? 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 Jewell, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Jewell.

Adding Jewell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jewell 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 Jewell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Jewell post office opened in 1876.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jewell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Defiance County: www.defiance-county.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/