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Welcome to Jewell ...

Jewell is located in Weakley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jewell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Jewell is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Jewell: 731

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, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas (2), Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Websites for Jewell ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.weakleycountychamber.com/

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

Communities near Jewell ...

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

  • Martin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Mandels ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Mandels is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandels
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,349 people
  • Paris
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • McKenzie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Dresden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • South Fulton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Fulton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Fulton is located in Fulton County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,108 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <3>
  • Greenfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pillowville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Pillowville is located in Weakley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 people
  • Gleason
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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 (so far) for Jewell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Jewell post office opened in 1900. The Jewell post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jewell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Weakley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jewell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/