Jewell County, KS

History

William G. Cutler's History of Kansas, first published in 1883, tells about early Jewell County.

The Special Collections of the Ablah Library at WSU contain historical images of Mankato, Jewell, Burr Oak, Ionia, and Esbon.

The Kansas State Historical Society also has more historical data for Jewell County online including a rich bibliography and lists of cemeteries, post offices, and newspapers.

Cities, Towns, & Villages of Jewell County

                 2000 
  Year  Elev  Population Name              ZIP
  ====  ====  ========== ================ =====
  1872  1662         265 Burr Oak         66936
        1733             Dentonia
  1887  1848         148 Esbon            66941
  1887  1527         129 Formoso          66942
        1565             Ionia            66949
  1870  1550         483 Jewell           66949
        1555             Lovewell
  1872  1776         976 Mankato          66956
        1650             Montrose
        1860             Northbranch
  1877                 0 Omio (vanished)
        1795             Otego
        1457          90 Randall          66963
  1872                 0 Salem (vanished)
        1670          37 Webber           66970
        1851             Wesley Center
  1871                   White Rock

Census Bureau Profile & Map
Lovewell Reservoir in Jewel County

Special Places in Jewell County

Lovewell Reservoir in a hilly section of northern Jewell county is one of the prettiest lakes in the state. There's also a state park there.
The Ute Theater in downtown Mankato has been refurbished and is showing movies again.
The Jewell County Historical Society in Mankato has two large store buildings on Commercial St that are crammed full of exhibits and artifacts.
The old stone jail in Mankato is a perfect expression of the optimism that led Kansas to build such ornate public works.

Jewell County School Systems

USD 104 White Rock (785) 725-3222 Esbon
USD 278 Mankato (785) 378-3102 Mankato
USD 279 Jewell (785) 428-3217 Jewell

Hospitals

Jewell County Hospital (785) 378-3137
100 Crestvue Ave. / Mankato, KS 66956

Museums

Palmer Printing Museum
104 S. Washington / Jewell, KS 66949
Jewell County Historical Museum
Mankato, KS 66949

Newspapers

Jewell County Dispatch (785) 428-3661
401 1/2 Main / P.O. Box 234, Jewell, KS 66949
Jewell County News (785) 378-3705
109 E. Main, Mankato, KS 66956
Jewell County Record (785) 378-3705
115 Main, Mankato, KS 66956

More Data About Jewell County

Economic Development

Kansas County Profile Reports
Statistical data from The Institute for Policy and Social Research, the University of Kansas

Health Data

KDHE's Jewell County Health Profile

Genealogy

Jewell County KSGenWeb

Jewell County Offices

Jewell County (785) 378-4020
307 N. Commercial St. / Mankato, KS 66956
Extension Service (785) 378-3174

For more about Jewell County contact:

Jewell Chamber of Commerce (785) 428-3600
316 Delaware / Jewell, KS 66949