Mount Jewett, PA

Mount Jewett is a borough in McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States. The 2020 census counted 858 residents. Mount Jewett is the closest borough to Kinzua Bridge State Park, which includes the Kinzua Bridge Sky Walk and Kinzua Viaduct. Mount Jewett is named for Hugh Judge Jewett, president of the New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad when it brought rail service to the area. In Mount Jewett, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Mount Jewett, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. Previously it had been known as Howard Hill, after Howard, New York. U.S. Route 6 passes through the borough as its Main Street, leading northeast 14 miles to Smethport, the McKean county seat, and southwest 11 miles to Kane. Bradford is 23 miles to the north via US 6 and US 219.