| Jewell, Oregon | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Image Alt: | Jewell Hotel & Store |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Oregon |
| Pushpin Label: | Jewell |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Oregon |
| Coordinates: | 45.9344°N -123.5039°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Oregon |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Clatsop |
| Named For: | Marshall Jewell |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 776.5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 463 |
| Population Total: | 994 |
| Population As Of: | 2007 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | Pacific (PST) |
| Utc Offset1: | -8 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -7 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 97138 |
| Area Codes: | 503 and 971 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 1136421 |
Jewell is an unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. The logging community is located at the junction of Oregon Route 103 and Oregon Route 202, near the Nehalem River.
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.[1]
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,[2] [3] but fell during a windstorm in 2011.[4]
Students from grades kindergarten through twelfth grade attend Jewell School, the only school in the Jewell School District.