Jordan

Jordan is located in Owen County. A post office called Jordan Village was established on August 8, 1854 and closed on April 29, 1922. The village is believed to have been named for a local Jordan family.

Like many communities, Jordan’s vitality relied on the railroad. The Owen County Interim Report states that Jordan prospered because of the construction of the Monon line through the community. However the Interim Reports also says that with the later “decline of the railroad and the subsequent closings of the tracks, Jordan Village lost much of its economic vitality. However, the town remains as one of the county’s few examples of a typical railroad-era community.”

Today, around two dozen homes and two churches make up the community. You can view some old photos of the community at Sweet Owen, a great genealogical website.

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Sources:

• Baker, Ronald L. From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier place names in folklore and history. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1995. Print.
• Historical Landmarks Foundation of Indiana. Owen County: Interim Report. Indiana historical sties and structures inventory. Indianapolis: Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana, 1994. Print.
• Trogdon, Wendell. Backroads Indiana. Evanston, Ill.: Highlander Press, 1994. Print.