Jordan, Owen County, Indiana

Jordan
Unincorporated community
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

1. "Jordan". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jordan, Owen County, Indiana
3. "Owen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
4. 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.
5. Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. p. 15.