Welcome to Jennie ...

Jennie is located in Meeker County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jennie, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Jennie is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Jennie: (320)

Communities Also Named Jennie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Jennie - they are located in Arkansas and Georgia.

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

Communities near Jennie ...

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

• Hutchinson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
  • Hutchinson is located in McLeod County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutchinson <4>
• Litchfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
  • Litchfield is located in Meeker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <4>
• Glencoe
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Glencoe is located in McLeod County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,499 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <4>
• Cokato
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cokato have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokato
  • Cokato is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cokato <4>
• Winsted
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winsted have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winsted
  • Winsted is located in McLeod County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winsted <4>
• Howard Lake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Lake
  • Howard Lake is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard Lake <4>
• Lester Prairie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lester Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Prairie
  • Lester Prairie is located in McLeod County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lester Prairie <4>
• Waverly
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
• Dassel
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dassel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dassel
  • Dassel is located in Meeker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dassel <4>
• Silver Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
  • Silver Lake is located in McLeod County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <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 Jennie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jennie.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jennie. 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 Jennie.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jennie ...

Looking for more information about Jennie? 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 Jennie, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Jennie.

Adding Jennie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jennie 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 Jennie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Jennie post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jennie.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Meeker County: www.co.meeker.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/