Jewell, Kansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Buffalo Township. It lies in ZIP code area 66949. It stands on Middle Buffalo Creek. The Survey maps it on the Jewell quadrangle. 370 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,555 feet above sea level.
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Population over time
2 figuresJewell fell from 432 to 370 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 | 432 | |
| 2020 | 370 | -62 (-14%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 13 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.
- 1894 USGS Mankato quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Beloit quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Beloit quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1969 USGS Jewell quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Smith Center quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
6 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Jewell between 2005 and 2017, burning about 19 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 June 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge | REC |
| 13 June 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Jewell County | 6 |
| 10 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 5 |
| 20 February 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 3 |
| 13 November 2015 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 15 |
| 15 October 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 13 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 63 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jewell in 63 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 31 thunderstorm wind, 28 hail, 2 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF3) | Jewell | $5,000,000 | This tornado moved out of Mitchell County and into Jewell County about 4 miles west of Highway 14. As the tornado moved northeast and was southwest of the town of Jewell, it hit three farmsteads and severely damaged the homes and outbuildings at these locations. One of the homes was completely destroyed and other had a machine shed also destroyed. Trees and power poles and lines were also damaged along its path. The tornado entered the southwest side of community of Jewell and moved across the west side of town. Several homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed. The Jewell Caf and the Bourbon Trucking Company were destroyed. The towns water tower was also blown down by the tornado. The tornado lifted about two miles northeast of town. Luckily no injuries were reported. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewell | $500,000 | Extremely strong thunderstorm winds caused major tree and structural damage across the area. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Jewell | $100,000 | Hail up to the size of golf balls was reported along this path. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewell | $100,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Jewell | $100,000 | no account filed |
| September 2015 | Hail | Jewell | $75,000 | Home windows were broken on the north side of Jewell. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Jewell | $75,000 | Hail was accompanied by wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Jewell | $75,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewell | $50,000 | no account filed |
| October 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewell | $50,000 | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewell | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewell | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Jewell | $30,000 | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | Jewell | $25,000 | Hail ranging from quarter to golf ball size was reported along this path. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Jewell | $25,000 | Quarter to golf ball size hail occurred. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewell | $25,000 | no account filed |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewell | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewell | $10,000 | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 MPH. |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewell | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewell | $6,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be at least 75 MPH resulted in at least 8 power poles being snapped and a tree with a diameter of 18 to 24 inches snapped at its base. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewell | $3,000 | Wind gusts estimated near 60 mph knocked down small tree limbs. |
| September 2009 | Hail | Jewell | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewell | $1,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be near 60 MPH resulted in some minor tree damage in Jewell. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewell | - | A wind gust of 59 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located near Jewell. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewell | - | A wind gust of 68 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located three miles west-northwest of Jewell. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewell | - | A wind gust of 61 MPH was measured by a Kansas State Mesonet station located three miles west-northwest of Jewell. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewell | - | A wind gust of 61 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located in Jewell. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewell | - | A wind gust of 61 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located in Jewell. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewell | - | A wind gust of 66 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located near Jewell. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewell | - | A wind gust of 65 MPH was measured by a Kansas Mesonet site located 3 miles west-northwest of Jewell. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewell | - | A wind gust of 60 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located 3 miles west-northwest of Jewell. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewell | - | A wind gust of 63 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located in Jewell. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewell | - | A 61 MPH wind gust was measured by a mesonet station located 3 miles west-northwest of Jewell. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewell | - | This report came from an automated Kansas Mesonet site at 10 meters off of the ground. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewell | - | This wind gust was measured by a Kansas State University mesonet site 3 miles west-northwest of Jewell. |
| June 2013 | Heavy Rain | Jewell | - | A 24 hour rain total of 4.90 inches fell 4 miles southwest of Jewell. Most of the rain occurred between 10 pm and Midnight CDT on June 16th. This report is from an unofficial rain gauge. |
| September 2012 | Hail | Jewell | - | Pea to nickel size hail covered the yard. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewell | - | Wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewell | - | Wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewell | - | Tree limbs of 3 to 4 inches in diameter knocked down. |
| March 2009 | Hail | Jewell | - | Accompanied by winds estimated at 50 mph. |
| May 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Jewell | - | Brief Touchdown |
| May 2019 | Hail | Jewell | - | no account filed |
| September 2019 | Hail | Jewell | - | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | Jewell | - | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | Jewell | - | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | Jewell | - | no account filed |
| September 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewell | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Jewell | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Jewell | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Jewell | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Jewell | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Jewell | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Jewell | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewell | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Funnel Cloud | Jewell | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Jewell | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Jewell | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Jewell | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | 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.
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 Q593818 | 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 472104. 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.
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.




