Jewell, Iowa
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Lyon Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50130. The Survey maps it on the Jewell quadrangle. 1,216 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,056 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresJewell grew from 1,215 to 1,216 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,215 | |
| 2020 | 1,216 | +1 (+0%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1954 USGS Waterloo quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Waterloo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Jewell quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Ames quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Ames quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
16 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Jewell between 2009 and 2020, burning about 28 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 June 2017 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 May 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | CENTER OF SECTION 4, LYON TWP, IA |
| 3 May 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Jewell: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I H Knudson | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mortveidt Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Storgland | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
43 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jewell in 43 storm reports between 1993 and 2018: 15 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 8 heavy rain, 4 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1996 | Flash Flood | Jewell | $200,000 | no account filed |
| September 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewell | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewell | $40,000 | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewell | $25,000 | Large tree limbs were blown down. |
| August 2010 | Flash Flood | Jewell | $25,000 | Intersection of Highway 69 and County Highway D65/380th Street near Jewell has deep water over the road. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewell | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Flash Flood | Jewell | $20,000 | The County Sheriff reported water over Highway 69 at Jewell. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Jewell | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewell | $10,000 | Public reported trees and large branches down at Jewell Golf and Country Club. Reported via social media. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewell | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewell | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Jewell | $5,000 | Coop observer reported up to ping pong ball sized hail covering the ground in west Jewell. Time estimated by radar. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewell | $5,000 | Large tree blocking a road off of Highway 69. |
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Jewell | $5,000 | Six inches of running water was reported on the town streets and parking lots. |
| July 1995 | Hail | Jewell | $5,000 | A weak cold front moved southeast across Iowa. The air mass was quite unstable, but at the same time capped by warm temperatures aloft. The freezing level was around 14,300 MSL. One cell was able to develop over north central Iowa. It moved southeast across Franklin, Wright, and Hamilton Counties. The storm became severe and produced hail up to golf ball and slightly larger in size. Reports indicated the hail covered the ground in a few areas. One area was the area north of Jewell. Hail of golf ball size fell north of Ellsworth, breaking out the window in one house. A window was also broken out of a state police car as well. The damage to crops was serious. A survey of the area revealed an area about 12 miles long and two to three miles wide from east of Webster City south to near Ellsworth suffered substantial damage. About one quarter of the crop was destroyed with damage well in excess of $1 million. The WSR 88D pictures indicated a strong circulation in the cell. About that time a funnel cloud was reported southeast of Rowan in Wright County. Later as the storm passed through Hamilton County, another funnel cloud was observed near Blairsburg. The thunderstorm collapsed about as quickly as it formed. It dissipated over Story County. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewell | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewell | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Jewell | $3,000 | An officer estimated quarter size hail. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Jewell | $3,000 | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Jewell | $3,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewell | $3,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Jewell | $3,000 | no account filed |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewell | $2,000 | Large tree limb down in town. |
| July 1995 | Hail | Jewell | $2,000 | A weak cold front moved southeast across Iowa. The air mass was quite unstable, but at the same time capped by warm temperatures aloft. The freezing level was around 14,300 MSL. One cell was able to develop over north central Iowa. It moved southeast across Franklin, Wright, and Hamilton Counties. The storm became severe and produced hail up to golf ball and slightly larger in size. Reports indicated the hail covered the ground in a few areas. One area was the area north of Jewell. Hail of golf ball size fell north of Ellsworth, breaking out the window in one house. A window was also broken out of a state police car as well. The damage to crops was serious. A survey of the area revealed an area about 12 miles long and two to three miles wide from east of Webster City south to near Ellsworth suffered substantial damage. About one quarter of the crop was destroyed with damage well in excess of $1 million. The WSR 88D pictures indicated a strong circulation in the cell. About that time a funnel cloud was reported southeast of Rowan in Wright County. Later as the storm passed through Hamilton County, another funnel cloud was observed near Blairsburg. The thunderstorm collapsed about as quickly as it formed. It dissipated over Story County. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Jewell | $2,000 | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Jewell | $2,000 | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewell | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewell | $1,000 | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Hail | Jewell | $500 | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Jewell | - | Trained spotter reported golf ball sized hail. |
| September 2016 | Heavy Rain | Jewell | - | Coop observer reported heavy rainfall of 2.72 inches. |
| August 2015 | Heavy Rain | Jewell | - | Public reported heavy rainfall of 5.06 inches. |
| August 2015 | Heavy Rain | Jewell | - | Public reported heavy rainfall of 9.50 inches for an event total thus far. |
| August 2015 | Heavy Rain | Jewell | - | Public reported heavy rainfall of 6.00 inches event total so far. |
| December 2015 | Heavy Rain | Jewell | - | Coop observer reported heavy rainfall of 3.30 inches over the last 48 hours/storm total so far. |
| April 2014 | Heavy Rain | Jewell | - | Storm total rainfall for the two days was 3.33 inches. |
| July 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | Jewell | - | Brief landspout near Jewell stayed in rural agricultural fields. |
| April 2013 | Heavy Rain | Jewell | - | Rainfall 1.02 inches. |
| June 2009 | Funnel Cloud | Jewell | - | Funnel cloud was reported just southeast of 280th and Poplar Grove. |
| August 2007 | Heavy Rain | Jewell | - | A very heavy rainfall in 40 minutes caused local flooding. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Jewell | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewell | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Jewell | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellsworth | 3.3 miles | 9 | |
| Randall | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Kamrar | 7.5 miles | 9 | |
| Rosedale | 7.7 miles | 15 | |
| Stanhope | 8.4 miles | 9 | |
| Blairsburg | 11.9 miles | 9 | |
| Remicker (historical) | 12.2 miles | 9 | |
| Stonega | 12.4 miles | 9 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Jewell | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1931648 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 457951. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.




