Welcome to River Jordan ...
Although we found mention of River Jordan during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> We believe that River Jordan had a post office at one time. We have done a cursory search and haven't been able to find any evidence that the community still exists..
We've added River Jordan to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with River Jordan, please Contact Us.
River Jordan is located on Vancouver Island.
While we don't have a date for the founding of River Jordan, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that River Jordan might be (or was) located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: PST- Heure Normale du Pacifique (HNP), PDT- Heure Avancée du Pacifique (HAP).
We believe that River Jordan would be found within the (250) & (778)<2> area codes.
Communities near River Jordan ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near River Jordan.
- Sooke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Cowichan
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Cowichan came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cowichan
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Cowichan <3>
- Gordon River 2
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon River 2 came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon River 2
- Shirley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shirley <3>
- Leechtown ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Port Renfrew
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Renfrew came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Renfrew
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Renfrew <3>
- Mesachie Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mesachie Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesachie Lake
- Cliffside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cliffside came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Deerholme
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Milnes Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milnes Landing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnes Landing
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around River Jordan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for River Jordan.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around River Jordan. See our Newspapers Page for River Jordan.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for River Jordan ...
Looking for more information about River Jordan? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to River Jordan, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for River Jordan.
Adding River Jordan to Our Gazetteer ...
As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned River Jordan was on a map titled Road Map for British Columbia (from Shell Oil, 1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for River Jordan.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past River Jordan and then turned east". While River Jordan could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added River Jordan as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that River Jordan could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Area code (778) is an overlay for area code (250). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |