Welcome to Jennings ...

Jennings is located

Jennings is located in Lamar County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jennings, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Jennings is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Jennings: (903) and (430)<4>

Communities Also Named Jennings ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Jennings - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Jennings ...

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

• Paris
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <5>
• Reno
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reno have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
  • Reno is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
• Cooper
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Cooper is located in Delta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooper <5>
• Blossom
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
  • Blossom is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blossom <5>
• Bogata
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogata
  • Bogata is located in Red River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogata <5>
• Detroit
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
  • Detroit is located in Red River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <5>
• Roxton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxton
  • Roxton is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxton <5>
• Deport
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deport
  • Deport is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deport <5>
• Tira
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tira have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
  • Tira is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
• Sun Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
  • Sun Valley is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people

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 Jennings. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jennings.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jennings ...

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

Adding Jennings to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jennings 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 Jennings was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Jennings in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Jennings post office opened in 1885.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jennings.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lamar County: www.co.lamar.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/