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Welcome to Jenny Lind ...

Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jenny Lind, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Jenny Lind is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Jenny Lind: 479

Communities Also Named Jenny Lind ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Jenny Lind - they are located in California and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Jenny Lind ...

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

  • Fort Smith
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Van Buren
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
  • Greenwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Alma
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Alma is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,887 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <3>
  • Barling
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pocola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
  • Roland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
  • Muldrow
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muldrow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
  • Charleston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Charleston is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <3>
  • Lavaca
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jenny Lind ...

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

Adding Jenny Lind to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Jenny Lind post office opened in 1851.

We also found Jenny Lind in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jenny Lind.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jenny Lind. 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Sebastian, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jenny Lind - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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