Jordan is an unincorporated community in Morgan Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]
Jordan | |
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 The former Jordan United Presbyterian Church | |
  Jordan  Jordan | |
| Coordinates: 39°23′54″N 86°55′00″W / 39.39833°N 86.91667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Owen |
| Township | Morgan |
| Elevation | 653 ft (199 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 47868 |
| Area code(s) | 812, 930 |
| GNIS feature ID | 437109 |
History
editAn 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]
Geography
editJordan is located at 39°23′54″N 86°55′00″W / 39.39833°N 86.91667°W at an elevation of 653 feet.
References
edit- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ "Jordan, Owen County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 23, 2009.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jordan, Owen County, Indiana
- ^ "Owen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. p. 15.
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