Welcome to Jenkins ...

Jenkins is located in Baltimore County<1>.

The location of Jenkins 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, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Jenkins is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Jenkins is served by one (or more) of the following area codes: (410), (443)<4> and (667).

Websites for Jenkins ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Jenkins, the following might be of interest:

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, Louisiana, 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.

• Baltimore
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
  • Baltimore is located in Baltimore City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <5>
• Aberdeen
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <5>
• Bel Air
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
  • Bel Air is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
  • Former names for Bel Air:
  • Belle Air
  • Belle Aire
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <5>
• New Freedom
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
  • New Freedom is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Freedom <5>
• Stewartstown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
  • Stewartstown is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewartstown <5>
• Delta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Delta is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <5>
• Fawn Grove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Grove
  • Fawn Grove is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fawn Grove <5>
• Amoss
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amoss have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoss
  • Amoss is located in Harford County
• Fallston
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fallston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallston
  • Fallston is located in Harford County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fallston <5>
• Jerusalem Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerusalem Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
  • Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County

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 for Jenkins was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Jenkins post office opened in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jenkins.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Baltimore County: www.co.ba.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/