Jewell County, Kansas
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Jewell County

Founded February 26, 1887
Named for Lt. Col. Lewis R. Jewell, of the Sixth Kansas cavalry, who died of wounds received in the battle of Cane Hill, Ark.
The earliest known settlement was made by William Harshberger and wife on White Rock creek in 1862.

The county seat and most populous city is Mankato

Cities
 Burr Oak * Esbon * Formoso * Jewell * Mankato * Randall * Webber

Unincorporated Communities
 Dentonia * Ionia * Lovewell * Montrose * North Branch * Otego 



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September 2022 - Obits (1); Birth Announcements (1); Marriage Licenses (1 article); Marriage Announcements (48)


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Surrounding Counties
Nuckolls County, Neb. (northeast)
Republic County (east)
Cloud County (southeast)
Mitchell County (south)
Osborne County (southwest)
Smith County (west)
Webster County, Neb. (northwest)

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