Welcome to Jewell Ridge ...Jewell Ridge is located in Tazewell County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Jewell Ridge, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916. A typical abbreviation for Jewell Ridge: Jewell Rdg. (or less commonly used: Jewell Rdge. or Jewell Ridg.) Jewell Ridge is 2,960 feet [902 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Jewell Ridge is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Jewell Ridge lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Jewell Ridge: 276 The ZIP code for Jewell Ridge: 24622<3> Communities Also Named Jewell Ridge ...Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Jewell Ridge - it's located in Kentucky. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jewell Ridge. Communities near Jewell Ridge ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Jewell Ridge.
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 Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jewell Ridge. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jewell Ridge. 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 Ridge. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Jewell Ridge. See our Newspapers Page for Jewell Ridge. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jewell Ridge ...Looking for more information about Jewell Ridge? 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 Ridge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Jewell Ridge. Adding Jewell Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Jewell Ridge 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 Ridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Jewell Ridge. Footnotes ...
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