Welcome to Jenkins ...

Jenkins is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Jenkins is located in Morris County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Jenkins, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jenkins, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Jenkins is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Jenkins: (903) and (430)<4>

Communities Also Named Jenkins ...

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

Beyond Texas, 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 Jersey, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

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.

• Mount Pleasant
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Titus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <5>
• Pittsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Pittsburg is located in Camp County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <5>
• Daingerfield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daingerfield
  • Daingerfield is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daingerfield <5>
• Hughes Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughes Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Springs
  • Hughes Springs is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes Springs <5>
• Naples
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
  • Naples is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
  • Former name for Naples:
  • Station Belden
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <5>
• Ore City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore City
  • Ore City is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ore City <5>
• Omaha
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omaha have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
  • Omaha is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 975 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <5>
• Avinger
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avinger have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avinger
  • Avinger is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avinger <5>
• Marietta
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
  • Marietta is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <5>
• Rocky Mound
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
  • Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 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 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jenkins ...

Looking for more information about Jenkins? 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 Jenkins, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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 on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Jenkins in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Jenkins post office opened in 1892.

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 State of Texas: https://texas.gov/