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Welcome to Jenkins ...

Jenkins is located in Washington Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jenkins, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Jenkins is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Jenkins: 985

Communities Also Named Jenkins ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Jenkins - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Illinois (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nevada (2), New Jersey, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Jenkins ...

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

  • Bogalusa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Folsom
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Folsom is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <3>
  • Sun
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <3>
  • Varnado
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Enon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Enon is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
  • Stoney Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
  • Pine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
  • Mount Hermon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunny Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
  • Wilmer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Wilmer is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jenkins ...

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

Adding Jenkins to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jenkins 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 Jenkins was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Jenkins post office opened in 1907. The Jenkins post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jenkins.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jenkins - 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/