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
Morris County, Texas
Morris County is a county located near the eastern border of the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 11,973. Its county seat is Daingerfield. Morris County is probably named for William Wright Morris, an early j ...
, United States.
History
Jenkins is off Ellison Creek Reservoir on U.S. Route 259, approximately five miles from Daingerfield. As of 1940 (the most recent population estimate), the population was 40. As of 1984, it had a church and a couple businesses.
Education
Jenkins is served by the
Daingerfield-Lone Star Independent School District
Daingerfield-Lone Star Independent School District (DLSISD) is a public school district based in Daingerfield, Texas ( USA).
Located in Morris County, where it includes Daingerfield and most of Lone Star, a small portion of the district ex ...