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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Jordan (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Jordan. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Jordan is located in Elmore County.

To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Elmore County: Autauga, Chilton, Coosa, Macon, Montgomery & Tallapoosa.

Below are the counties that are near Jordan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jordan:

  • Elmore County     (The home county of Jordan)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jordan, with the one closest to Jordan listed first.
    • Irma ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
      • Irma is located in Elmore County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Irma
      • From Jordan to Irma
    • Eclectic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Central
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Kent
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Kent is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <2>
    • Seman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seman
      • Seman is located in Elmore County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Seman
      • From Jordan to Seman
    • Claud
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claud have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
      • Claud is located in Elmore County
    • Tallassee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Wetumpka
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ware
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ware. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
      • Ware is located in Elmore County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ware
      • From Jordan to Ware
    • Blue Ridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
      • Blue Ridge is located in Elmore County
    • Titus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Adkin Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Holtville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Autauga County
  • Chambers County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jordan, with the one closest to Jordan listed first.
    • Waverly
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • 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 Chambers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • Blackman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blackman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
      • Blackman is located in Chambers County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Blackman
      • From Jordan to Blackman
  • Chilton County
  • Clay County
  • Coosa County
  • Hale County
    • Erie ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
      • Erie is located in Hale County
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jordan, with the one closest to Jordan listed first.
    • Roxana
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roxana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
      • Roxana is located in Lee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Roxana
      • From Jordan to Roxana
    • Loachapoka
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Ridgewood Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
      • Ridgewood Village is located in Lee County
    • Auburn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,343 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <2>
    • The Bottle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jordan, with the one closest to Jordan listed first.
    • Liberty City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
      • Liberty City is located in Macon County
    • Hornady
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornady have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornady
      • Hornady is located in Macon County
    • Franklin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>
    • Shorter
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorter
      • Shorter is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shorter <2>
    • Tysonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tysonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
      • Tysonville is located in Macon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tysonville
      • From Jordan to Tysonville
    • Notasulga
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Notasulga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notasulga
      • Notasulga is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Notasulga <2>
    • Calebee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • La Place
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Place. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
      • La Place is located in Macon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to La Place
      • From Jordan to La Place
    • Tuskegee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hardaway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardaway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
      • Hardaway is located in Macon County
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jordan, with the one closest to Jordan listed first.
    • Waugh
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waugh have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
      • Waugh is located in Montgomery County
    • Madison
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Montgomery County
    • Mount Meigs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Meigs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meigs
      • Mount Meigs is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mount Meigs
      • From Jordan to Mount Meigs
    • Boylston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunshine Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
      • Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Cecil
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Capitol Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • New Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
      • New Town is located in Montgomery County
    • Montgomery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pike Road
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Highland Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
      • Highland Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Tallapoosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jordan, with the one closest to Jordan listed first.
    • Our Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Benson ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Benson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
      • Benson is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Benson
      • From Jordan to Benson
    • Susannah ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Susannah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
      • Susannah is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Susannah
      • From Jordan to Susannah
    • Alkehatchee ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alkehatchee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkehatchee
      • Alkehatchee is located in Tallapoosa County
    • East Tallassee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Reeltown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Tallapoosa City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallapoosa City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa City
      • Tallapoosa City is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Agricola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Agricola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
      • Agricola is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Agricola
      • From Jordan to Agricola
    • Church Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Church Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
      • Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Church Hill
      • From Jordan to Church Hill
    • Alexander City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexander City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander City
      • Alexander City is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,142 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexander City <2>
    • Dadeville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dadeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dadeville
      • Dadeville is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,007 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dadeville <2>
    • Jacksons' Gap
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Slaughters ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slaughters. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
      • Slaughters is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Slaughters
      • From Jordan to Slaughters

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jordan, see our County-by-County Page for Jordan.

Cemeteries Near Jordan ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jordan.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jordan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jordan, with the one closest to Jordan listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Jordan had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Jordan, with the one closest to Jordan listed first.

  • Irma ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
    • Irma is located in Elmore County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Irma
    • From Jordan to Irma
  • Kowaliga
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kowaliga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kowaliga
    • Kowaliga is located in Elmore County
  • Central
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Eclectic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Kent
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Kent is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <2>
  • Equality
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dexter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
    • Dexter is located in Elmore County
  • Good Hope
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
    • Good Hope is located in Elmore County
  • Susannah ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Susannah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
    • Susannah is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Susannah
    • From Jordan to Susannah
  • Nixburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Weoka
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weoka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weoka
    • Weoka is located in Elmore County
  • Island Home
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Home have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Home
    • Island Home is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Tallassee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Thornton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
      • Thornton is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Speed
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speed have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
      • Speed is located in Coosa County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jordan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jordan.

Newspapers Published in Jordan ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jordan.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jordan, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jordan.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Jordan:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jordan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Elmore County: www.elmoreco.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Jordan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jordan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jordan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7052, Longitude: -86.0028       In this case, the coordinates for Jordan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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