Welcome to Jenkins ...

So far, we found very little information about Jenkins. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Jenkins to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Jenkins, please Contact Us.

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Jenkins would have been located within present day Lander County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Jenkins is 4,530 feet [1,381 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Jenkins is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Jenkins was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Jenkins was located: 775

Communities Also Named Jenkins ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nevada communities named Jenkins: This one is located in Lander County and the other is located in Elko County.

Beyond Nevada, 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), 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.

• Battle Mountain
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Battle Mountain is located in Lander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Mountain
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Mountain <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Battle Mountain
  • From Jenkins to Battle Mountain
• Argenta ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Argenta is located in Lander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Argenta
  • From Jenkins to Argenta
• Kampos ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Kampos is located in Lander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampos
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kampos
  • From Jenkins to Kampos
• Dewitt Mill ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Dewitt Mill is located in Lander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt Mill
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dewitt Mill
  • From Jenkins to Dewitt Mill
• Shoshone ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Shoshone is located in Eureka County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoshone
  • Shoshone has also been known as:
  • Shoshone Point
• Valmy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Valmy is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valmy <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Valmy
  • From Jenkins to Valmy
• Dunphy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Dunphy is located in Eureka County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunphy
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dunphy
  • From Jenkins to Dunphy
• Beowawe
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Beowawe is located in Eureka County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beowawe
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beowawe <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Beowawe
  • From Jenkins to Beowawe
• Crescent Valley
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Crescent Valley is located in Eureka County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent Valley <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Crescent Valley
  • From Jenkins to Crescent Valley
• Herrin ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Herrin is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Herrin
  • From Jenkins to Herrin

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 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.