Jordan, Owen County, Indiana

Jordan is an unincorporated community in Morgan Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

Jordan
Unincorporated community
The former Jordan United Presbyterian Church
Jordan
Jordan
Coordinates: 39°23′54″N 86°55′00″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyOwen
TownshipMorgan
Elevation653 ft (199 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47868
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID437109

History

An old variant name is Jordan Village.[3] A post office was established under the name Jordan Village in 1854, and remained in operation until 1922.[4] According to Ronald L. Baker, the community was probably named after the Jordan family of settlers.[5] An older volume of local history states the nearby Jordan Creek was named after the Jordan River in West Asia.[6]

Photo from Small Town Indiana photo survey.

Geography

Jordan is located at 39°23′54″N 86°55′00″W at an elevation of 653 feet.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  2. "Jordan, Owen County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jordan, Owen County, Indiana
  4. "Owen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  5. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. Apparently the name is for the local Jordan family.
  6. Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. p. 15.


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