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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Jordan. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Jordan to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Jordan, please Contact Us.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Jordan is historic, it would have been located within present day Madison County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Madison County: Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Johnson, Newton & Washington.
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:
- Madison County (The home county of Jordan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jordan, with the one closest to Jordan listed first.
- Witter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Witter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter
- Dutton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dutton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Pettigrew
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Boston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Saint Paul
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Japton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Japton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japton
- Brashears
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brashears is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashears
- Combs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Huntsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kingston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crosses
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Crosses is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
- Delaney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Delaney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
- Benton County
- War Eagle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- War Eagle is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jordan, with the one closest to Jordan listed first.
- Dryfork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dryfork is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Metalton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Metalton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metalton
- Rudd
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rudd is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Osage
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Osage is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Winona Springs ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Winona Springs is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Springs
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jordan, with the one closest to Jordan listed first.
- Bidville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bidville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidville
- Winfrey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winfrey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfrey
- Locke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Locke is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jordan, with the one closest to Jordan listed first.
- Cass
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cass is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
- Mountain Top
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Watalula
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Watalula is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watalula
- Felkner Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Felkner Town is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felkner Town
- White Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Cravens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cravens is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
- Ozark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wiederkehr Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wiederkehr Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiederkehr Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jordan, with the one closest to Jordan listed first.
- Oark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Batson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Batson is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- Linville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Linville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Ozone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Harmony is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Lone Pine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lone Pine is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Smeadley ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Smeadley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smeadley
- Union City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Ludwig
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ludwig is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Strawberry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Strawberry is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jordan, with the one closest to Jordan listed first.
- Boxley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Boxley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
- Mossville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mossville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Swain
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Swain is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Ponca
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Murray
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Murray is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Limestone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Limestone is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Parthenon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Compton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Deer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jasper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jordan, with the one closest to Jordan listed first.
- Durham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Durham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Hazel Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hazel Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Valley
- Elkins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sulphur City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sulphur City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Mayfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mayfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Goshen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Harris
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Harris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Spring Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Brentwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Brentwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Blue Springs Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Springs Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Village
- Sonora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sonora is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- War Eagle Cove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- War Eagle Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle Cove
- Winslow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Jordan - one of the links might be able to help.
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.
- Cove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Horn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Captain Smiths Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Adkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Venus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dripping Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dutton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Watson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Henderson Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (285 more) ...
- Eagle Gap Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jackson Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greasy Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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.
While we didn't find Jordan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jordan.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jordan, with the one closest to Jordan listed first.
- Dutton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dutton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Boston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Saint Paul
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Aurora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Aurora is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Combs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ryker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ryker is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryker
- Patrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Patrick is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Delaney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Delaney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
- Huntsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kingston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Drakes Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Drakes Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Creek
- Crosses
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Crosses is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fallsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fallsville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsville
- Oark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mossville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mossville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
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 17 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 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. 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 first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites 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:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Carroll County
- Crawford County
- Franklin County
- Johnson County
- Newton County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jordan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |