Welcome to Jenkins ...
Jenkins is located in Burlington County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Jenkins, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.
Jenkins is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Jenkins lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Jenkins: 609 & 640<3>
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, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nevada (2), New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jenkins.
Websites for Jenkins ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.bccoc.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Jenkins, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Jenkins ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Jenkins.
- Hammonton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton
- Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
- Absecon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absecon
- Absecon is located in Atlantic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
- Egg Harbor City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
- Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
- Port Republic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Republic
- Port Republic is located in Atlantic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
- Speedwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Speedwell is located in Burlington County
- Wading River
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wading River
- Wading River is located in Burlington County
- Green Bank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Bank. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- Green Bank is located in Burlington County
- Batsto Village ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batsto Village
- Batsto Village is located in Burlington County
- Batsto Village has also been known as:
- Batsto
- Chatsworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Chatsworth is located in Burlington County
- New Gretna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gretna
- New Gretna is located in Burlington 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.
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.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Jenkins post office opened in 1893.
We also found Jenkins on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).
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 Burlington County: www.co.burlington.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Burlington, 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> | 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 609 code has been Overlayed with the 640 area code. New phone numbers in the Jenkins area will be assigned with one of these codes: 609 or 640. As a result, placing a call in the Jenkins area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |