Jordan | |
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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 |
Jordan is an unincorporated community in Morgan Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2]
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]
Jordan is located at 39°23′54″N 86°55′00″W / 39.39833°N 86.91667°W at an elevation of 653 feet.
Apparently the name is for the local Jordan family.