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Welcome to Jewell ...

Jewell is located in Lewis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jewell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Jewell is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Jewell: 304 & 681<3>

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, Tennessee, Texas (2) and 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.

  • Buckhannon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Weston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Burnsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jane Lew
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Flatwoods
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sand Fork
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • Wilsontown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilsontown is located in Upshur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsontown
  • Abbott
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Abbott is located in Upshur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
  • Duffy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Duffy is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffy
  • Hoover Town
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hoover Town is located in Upshur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Town

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.<5>

From that list, the Jewell post office opened in 1905. The Jewell post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jewell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Lewis, 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>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Jewell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Jewell area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/