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Welcome to Jena ...

Jena is located in Dixie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jena, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Jena is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Jena: 352

Communities Also Named Jena ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Jena - they are located in Alabama (2), Louisiana (3) and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Jena ...

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

  • Cross City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Horseshoe Beach
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Salem
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Old Town
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Suwanee Old Town ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Suwanee Old Town is located in Dixie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwanee Old Town
  • Suwannee
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Suwannee
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Suwannee is located in Suwannee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwannee
  • Fanning Springs
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Manatee Road
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Manatee Road is located in Levy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manatee Road
  • Mayo
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mayo is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,289 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayo <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jena ...

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

Adding Jena to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jena 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 (so far) for Jena was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Jena post office opened in 1904. The Jena post office closed in 1938.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jena.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Dixie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jena - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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