Jenkins is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Barry County,
Missouri
Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...
, United States. It is located on
Route 39, just north of
Route 248, approximately twelve miles northeast of
Cassville.
Jenkins Creek flows through the community and its confluence with
Flat Creek is just to the south.
A post office called Jenkins was established in 1883, and remained in operation until 1965. Besides the post office, Jenkins had a schoolhouse. The community name came from
Jenkins Creek which flows past southeast of the community.
References
Unincorporated communities in Barry County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
{{BarryCountyMO-geo-stub