Jewell, Oregon

Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States

Unincorporated community in Oregon, United States

45°56′04″N 123°30′14″W / 45.93444°N 123.50389°W / 45.93444; -123.50389CountryUnited StatesStateOregonCountyClatsopNamed forMarshall JewellArea

• Total299.8 sq mi (776.5 km²)Elevation

^[1]

463 ft (141 m)Population

(2007)

• Total994 • Density3.3/sq mi (1.3/km²) ^{[citation needed]}Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)ZIP code

97138

Area codes503 and 971GNIS feature ID1136421^[1]

Jewell is an unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States.^[1] The logging community is located at the junction of Oregon Route 103 and Oregon Route 202, near the Nehalem River.

History

Jewell was named after Marshall Jewell, United States Postmaster General from 1874–1876. A post office was established in Jewell in 1874 and closed in 1967.^[2]

Natural history

Jewell is situated near the Clatsop State Forest. Jewell Meadows Wildlife Area is a wildlife preserve near Jewell run by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. It is known for its Roosevelt elk.

The world's largest Bigleaf Maple, as determined by the National Register of Big Trees, with a height of 101 feet and a spread of 90 feet, was located near Jewell,^[3]^[4] but fell during a windstorm in 2011.^[5]

Education

Students from grades kindergarten through twelfth grade attend Jewell School, the only school in the Jewell School District.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jewell, Oregon
^ McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
^ "Bigleaf Maples". San Juan Island National Historical Park. National Park Service. Retrieved October 14, 2006.
^ "Bigleaf Maple Acer macrophyllum". National Register of Big Trees. American Forests. Archived from the original on October 5, 2007. Retrieved October 14, 2006.
^ Richard, Terry (April 9, 2011). "Oregon loses world's largest bigleaf maple in wind storm". oregonlive. Retrieved September 18, 2019.