Jordan, Owen County, Indiana
| Jordan | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
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The former Jordan United Presbyterian Church | |
  Jordan | |
| Coordinates: 39°23′54″N 86°55′00″W / 39.39833°N 86.91667°WCoordinates: 39°23′54″N 86°55′00″W / 39.39833°N 86.91667°W | |
| Country |
 United States |
| State |
 Indiana |
| County | Owen County |
| Township | Morgan Township |
| Elevation | 199 m (653 ft) |
| ZIP code | 47868 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0437109[1] |
Jordan is an unincorporated community in Morgan Township, Owen County, Indiana, United States.
History
An old variant name is Jordan Village.[2] A post office was established under the name Jordan Village in 1854, and remained in operation until 1922.[3] According to Ronald L. Baker, the community was probably named after the Jordan family of settlers.[4] An older volume of local history states the nearby Jordan Creek was named after the Jordan River in West Asia.[5]
Geography
Jordan is located at 39°23′54″N 86°55′00″W / 39.39833°N 86.91667°W at an elevation of 653 feet.
References
- ↑ "Jordan". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jordan, Owen County, Indiana
- ↑ "Owen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 September 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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