Welcome to Jordanville ...

So far, we found very little information about Jordanville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Jordanville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Jordanville, please Contact Us.

Jordanville would have been located within present day Morgan County<2>.

The location of Jordanville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jordanville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Jordanville is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Jordanville was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Jordanville would have been located in the (217) area code.

Communities Also Named Jordanville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Jordanville - they are located in Alabama, New York, Nova Scotia, Ohio and South Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jordanville.

Communities near Jordanville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Jordanville.

• Jacksonville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <5>
• South Jacksonville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jacksonville
  • South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
• Petersburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Menard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <5>
• Virginia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
  • Virginia is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia <5>
• New Berlin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
  • New Berlin is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Berlin <5>
• Waverly
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <5>
• Ashland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <5>
• Pleasant Plains
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
  • Pleasant Plains is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Plains <5>
• Loami
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loami have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loami
  • Loami is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loami <5>
• Franklin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <5>

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 Jordanville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jordanville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jordanville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jordanville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Jordanville. See our Newspapers Page for Jordanville.

Adding Jordanville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jordanville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Jordanville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Jordanville post office opened in 1886.

We also found Jordanville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jordanville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov