Welcome to Jenson ...

Jenson is located in Sebastian County<1>.

The location of Jenson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jenson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Jenson is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Jenson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Jenson is within the (479) area code.

Communities Also Named Jenson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Jenson - it's located in Kentucky.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jenson.

Communities near Jenson ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Jenson.

• Fort Smith
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Smith
  • Fort Smith is located in Sebastian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Smith <4>
• Van Buren
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
  • Van Buren is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Buren <4>
• Greenwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Sebastian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
• Poteau
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteau
  • Poteau is located in Le Flore County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poteau <4>
• Barling
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barling
  • Barling is located in Sebastian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barling <4>
• Pocola
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocola
  • Pocola is located in Le Flore County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocola <4>
• Roland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
  • Roland is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roland <4>
• Muldrow
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muldrow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldrow
  • Muldrow is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muldrow <4>
• Lavaca
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
  • Lavaca is located in Sebastian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavaca <4>
• Spiro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spiro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiro
  • Spiro is located in Le Flore County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spiro <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Jenson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jenson.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jenson. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jenson.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Jenson. See our Newspapers Page for Jenson.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jenson ...

Looking for more information about Jenson? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Jenson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Jenson.

Adding Jenson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jenson in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Jenson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Jenson post office opened in 1887.

We also found Jenson in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jenson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jenson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sebastian County: www.sebastiancountyonline.com/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/