Welcome to Jennings ...

Jennings is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jennings, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Jennings is 2,110 feet [643 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Jennings lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Jennings (for example, toward Hope (ID)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area Code for Jennings: 406

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, Mississippi, Missouri, 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 6 communities that are near Jennings.

• Libby
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Libby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
  • Libby is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Libby <4>
• Ripley ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Ripley is located in Lincoln County
• Warland ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warland
  • Warland is located in Lincoln County
• Volcour ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Volcour. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volcour
  • Volcour is located in Lincoln County
• Happys Inn
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happys Inn
  • Happys Inn is located in Lincoln County
• Troy
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling 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.

We 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 1892.

We also found Jennings on a map titled Hixson Map of Montana (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jennings.