Welcome to Jenkins Ford ...

Jenkins Ford is located in Alleghany County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jenkins Ford, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Jenkins Ford is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Jenkins Ford lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Jenkins Ford: (540)

Communities near Jenkins Ford ...

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

• Covington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Covington City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <4>
• Clifton Forge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Forge
  • Clifton Forge is located in Alleghany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Forge <4>
• Iron Gate
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
  • Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
• Hillsboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <4>
• Healing Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
  • Healing Springs is located in Bath County
• Mitchelltown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchelltown
  • Mitchelltown is located in Bath County
• Neola
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
  • Neola is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
• Low Moor
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Moor
  • Low Moor is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Low Moor <4>
• Selma
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Selma is located in Alleghany County
• Warm Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
  • Warm Springs is located in Bath County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warm Springs <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 Jenkins Ford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jenkins Ford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jenkins Ford ...

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

Adding Jenkins Ford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jenkins Ford 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 Jenkins Ford was on a map titled Map of Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jenkins Ford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Alleghany County: www.co.alleghany.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/