Jewell, Oregon
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Jewell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97138. It stands on Fishhawk Creek. The Survey maps it on the Vinemaple quadrangle. It stands 680 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1939 USGS Saddle Mountain quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Saddle Mtn. quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Saddle Mountain quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Nehalem River quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Vinemaple quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
16 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Jewell between 1993 and 2019, burning about 2 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | TWO TIMES |
| 4 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Astoria District | SIDE CAMP |
| 27 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Astoria District | EVERGREEN |
| 22 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BAY ROAD FIRE |
| 21 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.2 acres | Astoria District | GRAND RAPIDS |
| 14 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Astoria District | LITTLE FISHHAWK |
| 9 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Astoria District | BAY ROAD #2 |
| 29 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BLIND RUNNER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Jewell: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Allied | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fish Hawk Falls Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Fish Hawk Falls Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jewell in 3 storm reports between 2006 and 2009: 2 heavy rain, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2009 | Flood | Jewell | - | Heavy rain caused several small stream and creek flooding. Damage included structures in the Plympton Creek and Fishhawk Falls area. A landslide near Hamlet also closed highway 202. |
| December 2007 | Heavy Rain | Jewell | - | Storm total precipitation was 7.30 inches. |
| November 2006 | Heavy Rain | Jewell | - | Recorded a 5-day total of 15.7 inches. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Rapids | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Tideport | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| Denver (historical) | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Vinemaple | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| Mishawaka | 6.0 miles | 16 | |
| Elsie | 6.8 miles | 16 | |
| Lukarilla | 9.0 miles | 16 | |
| Hamlet | 12.1 miles | 17 |
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 Q3458350 | 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 1136421. 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.








