Jordan, Owen County, Indiana
Jordan is an unincorporated community in Morgan Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]
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Coordinates: 39°23′54″N 86°55′00″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
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]
Geography
Jordan is located at 39°23′54″N 86°55′00″W at an elevation of 653 feet.
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References
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
- "Jordan, Owen County, Indiana". 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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