Jewell County, Kansas

Jewell County (county code JW) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 3,077 people lived there. Its county seat is Mankato. Mankato is also the biggest city in Jewell County.
History.
In 1887, Jewell County was created. It was named after Lieutenant Colonel Lewis R. Jewell of the 6th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry.
In 1887, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway built a railroad from Neva (3 miles west of Strong City) to Superior, Nebraska. This railroad connected Strong City, Neva, Rockland, Diamond Springs, Burdick, Lost Springs, Jacobs, Hope, Navarre, Enterprise, Abilene, Talmage, Manchester, Longford, Oak Hill, Miltonvale, Aurora, Huscher, Concordia, Kackley, Courtland, Webber, Superior.
Geography.
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that, is land and (0.5%) is water.