Welcome to Jennings ...

Jennings is located in Pike County<1>.

The location of Jennings has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jennings, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Jennings is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Jennings: (601) & (769)<4>

Communities Also Named Jennings ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Jennings - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland (2), Michigan, 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.

• McComb
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McComb
  • McComb is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McComb <5>
• Kentwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
  • Kentwood is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <5>
• Magnolia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Magnolia is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <5>
• Summit
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  • Summit is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <5>
• Tylertown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tylertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylertown
  • Tylertown is located in Walthall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tylertown <5>
• Osyka
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osyka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osyka
  • Osyka is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osyka <5>
• Holmesville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
  • Holmesville is located in Pike County
• Bear Town
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
  • Bear Town is located in Pike County
• Topisaw
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
  • Topisaw is located in Pike County
• Chatawa
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatawa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
  • Chatawa is located in Pike 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 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 on a map titled Map of Mississippi (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jennings.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pike County: www.co.pike.ms.us/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/