Jordan is an

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in Morgan Township, Owen County, in the

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History

An old variant name is Jordan Village. A post office was established under the name Jordan Village in 1854, and remained in operation until 1922. According to Ronald L. Baker, the community was probably named after the Jordan family of settlers. An older volume of local history states the nearby Jordan Creek was named after the

Jordan River The Jordan River or River Jordan (, ''Nahr al-ʾUrdunn''; , ''Nəhar hayYardēn''), also known as ''Nahr Al-Sharieat'' (), is a endorheic river in the Levant that flows roughly north to south through the Sea of Galilee and drains to the Dead ...

in West Asia.

Geography

Jordan is located at at an elevation of 653 feet.

References

Unincorporated communities in Indiana Unincorporated communities in Owen County, Indiana {{OwenCountyIN-geo-stub