Jennings Maryland Map

About Jennings, Maryland

Jennings is a locality in Garrett County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 99. The population density is 114.4 people per km². Jennings is located at 39.6487°N, 79.1835°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 21146, 21536.

Jennings occupies a high, quiet plateau where the air holds a thin, sharp edge even in the height of summer. It lies 7.9 miles northeast of Garrett, MD (from Garrett, MD: bearing 47°T), and is situated 19.8 miles west of LaVale. The South Branch Casselman River carves a deliberate path through the landscape, its dark water moving with a steady, muscular weight that defines the low ground. To the west, the horizon is dominated by the distant, hazy blue of the Appalachian Mountains, standing as silent sentinels over the surrounding expanse of woods. Only three miles away, the dense timber of Savage River State Forest stretches across the ridges, while the quiet surface of New Germany Lake reflects the shifting, slate-colored light of an overcast sky. Just a mile from the center of Jennings, the expanse of Savage River Sf provides a vast, open corridor where the wind whistles through the hemlocks and the ground remains soft and damp underfoot.

Economic life in Jennings has long been tied to the stubborn, unyielding character of the soil and the deep timber that once fueled the regional industry. The legacy of extraction and labor lingers in the quietude of the roads, where the rhythm of the day is measured by the slow turn of seasons rather than the frantic pace of modern commerce. Residents often look toward the shadows of Whiskey Hollow, four miles away, where the terrain dips into cool, sheltered pockets that seem to hold the memory of earlier, harder days. Life here possesses a grounded, deliberate quality, marked by the smell of woodsmoke in the autumn and the persistent, low-frequency hum of the river as it pulls against the stones. Everything in Jennings feels settled, as if the land itself demands a certain patience from those who live among its hills and hidden basins.

About This Jennings Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Jennings, Maryland. Coordinates: 39.648657, -79.183497. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Jennings includes the ZIP code (21146, 21536), telephone area code (240, 301, 410, 443), county seat of Garrett County (Oakland), and school district assignment (Garrett County Public Schools).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.