Jewell Kansas Map
Jewell, Kansas — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Jewell, Jewell County.
Interactive Map of Jewell, Kansas
| City | Jewell |
| State | Kansas (KS) |
| County | Jewell |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 39.671399 |
| Longitude | -98.153661 |
| Population | 469 |
| Density | 384.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Jewell, Kansas
Jewell is a locality in Jewell County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 469. The population density is 384.4 people per km². Jewell is located at 39.6714°N, 98.1537°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 66949.
Jewell settles into the Kansas prairie, a place where the horizon stretches out like a promise and the sky seems to hold all the light. It lies 64.3 miles north-north-west of Salina, KS (from Salina, KS: bearing 333°T), and is situated 8.5 miles south-south-east of Mankato. The land here is mostly flat, broken by the gentle swells of cultivated fields that turn from the pale gold of wheat stubble to the deep green of young corn, depending on the season. A quiet air hangs over Jewell, a stillness that is more presence than absence, punctuated only by the distant rumble of a passing train or the cry of a hawk circling high above. The houses are low and sturdy, their paint faded by years of sun and wind, and the trees that line the main street offer a welcome, if sparse, shade. This is a place built on the soil, its history tied to the plow and the harvest. The local economy has long been shaped by agriculture, with wheat and corn being the enduring crops that feed the nation and sustain the people of Jewell. While the population is small, there's a resilience here, a quiet determination born of generations who understood the rhythm of the land. The town itself is a testament to that endurance, a collection of businesses that serve the immediate needs of its residents, a post office, a bank, a few stores where neighbors still greet each other by name. There are no grand monuments, no sprawling attractions, just the steady pulse of a community that knows its roots run deep in the fertile earth.
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About This Jewell Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Jewell, Kansas with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Jewell and Jewell County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Jewell is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Jewell is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
