Welcome to Jennings ...
So far, we found very little information about Jennings. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Jennings to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Jennings, please Contact Us.
Jennings would have been located within present day Wilson County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Jennings, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Jennings is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Jennings was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Jennings was located: 615 & 629<4>
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, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jennings.
Communities near Jennings ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Jennings.
- Lebanon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Difficult
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Hartsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Temperance Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Carthage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pekin ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pekin is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
- Bluff Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Watertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Carthage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 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 Jennings. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jennings.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jennings. 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 Jennings.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Jennings. See our Newspapers Page for Jennings.
Adding Jennings to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Jennings in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) 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 1886. The Jennings post office closed in 1903.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Jennings.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Jennings, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Wilson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jennings - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 615 code has been Overlayed with the 629 area code. New phone numbers in the Jennings area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Jennings area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |