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Welcome to Jennings ...

Jennings is located in Garrett County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jennings, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Jennings is 2,190 feet [668 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Jennings is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Jennings: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities Also Named Jennings ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Jennings: This one is located in Garrett County and the other is located in Anne Arundel County.

Beyond Maryland, there are 21 communities that are also named Jennings - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Jennings ...

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

  • Frostburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Keyser
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyser
    • Keyser is located in Mineral County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,863 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keyser <4>
  • Meyersdale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain Lake Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Lake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
    • Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
  • Westernport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lonaconing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Grantsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rockwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Piedmont
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Confluence
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Confluence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
    • Confluence is located in Somerset County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Confluence <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 Jennings. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jennings.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jennings ...

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

Adding Jennings to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jennings 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 Jennings was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Jennings post office opened in 1902.

We also found Jennings on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jennings.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Garrett, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jennings - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Jennings area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Jennings area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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