Jewell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Mankato. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 2,932. The county was named for Lewis Jewell, a lieutenant colonel of the 6th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry.
Jewell County Courthouse in Mankato (2014)
June 24, 1947, flood of the Republican River on the border of Jewell County, Kansas and Republic County, Kansas, near Hardy, Nebraska, and Webber, Kansas, just south of Nebraska NE-8 on Kansas 1 Rd/CR-1 bridge over the Republican River. The normal flood stage for the river is at the tree line in the foreground.
6th Kansas Cavalry Regiment
The 6th Kansas Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
6th Kansas Cavalry Regiment
The 6th Kansas Cavalry at the Battle of Honey Springs, July 1863. Engraving based on sketch by James R. O'Neill.