Do you know of Jenkins Junction ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Jenkins Junction. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Jenkins Junction.<1>

Our source wasn't clear whether Jenkins Junction was a community, a post office or a post office located in a community and having the same name.<2> While we don't have its location, we believe that Jenkins Junction would be found somewhere in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Jenkins Junction ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Jenkins Junction:

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

The FIPS database contains an entry for Jenkins Junction.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 42/37992   (Place Name: Jenkins Junction)

County: Luzerne     (FIPS State/County: 42/079)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Jenkins Junction) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Luzerne County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Luzerne County.