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Welcome to Jenkinsville ...

Jenkinsville is located in Dyer County<1>.

Jenkinsville is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Jenkinsville, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Jenkinsville: 731

Communities Also Named Jenkinsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Jenkinsville - they are located in Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jenkinsville.

Websites for Jenkinsville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ddcc.dyercountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Jenkinsville, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Jenkinsville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Jenkinsville.

  • Mengelwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Mengelwood is located in Dyer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
    • Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
  • Elizabeth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Elizabeth is located in Crockett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
    • Estimated population in 2014: 14,271 people
  • Churchton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Churchton is located in Dyer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchton
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,752 people
  • Caruthersville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Newbern
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Halls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Halls is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halls <3>
  • Ridgely
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Bruceville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bruceville is located in Dyer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,453 people
  • Powells Ferry
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Powells Ferry is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,319 people
  • Obion
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Obion is located in Obion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people

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 Jenkinsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jenkinsville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jenkinsville. 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 Jenkinsville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Jenkinsville. See our Newspapers Page for Jenkinsville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jenkinsville ...

Looking for more information about Jenkinsville? 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 Jenkinsville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Jenkinsville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Dyer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jenkinsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.