Jewell, Texas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Waco census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76712. The Survey maps it on the Waco West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 19 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.
- 1892 USGS Waco quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1920 USGS Waco quadrangle1:125000
- 1924 USGS Waco 4-c quadrangle1:48000
- 1931 USGS Elm Mott quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Waco West quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Waco quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
411 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 411 fires within 5 miles of Jewell between 2005 and 2020, burning about 761 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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 | 286 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 69 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 17-2520007 |
| 8 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2510033 |
| 7 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2500034 |
| 7 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 16-2510003 |
| 6 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2490037 |
| 5 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2480036 |
| 5 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 16-2490003 |
| 4 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 13-2470007 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Jewell: 6 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Clay, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universal Atlas Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Waco Quarry | Limestone, General, Clay | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Luckett Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Universal Atlas Cement Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Waco Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Young Brazos River Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodway | 0.5 miles | 19 | |
| Ritchie | 2.3 miles | 16 | |
| Beverly Hills | 2.6 miles | 19 | |
| Hewitt | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Atco | 3.1 miles | 16 | |
| Beverly | 3.3 miles | 19 | |
| Waco | 4.1 miles | 19 | |
| Speegleville | 4.7 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380003. 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.







