Our Genealogy Helper
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Jordan is located in Owen County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Owen County: Clay, Greene, Monroe, Morgan & Putnam.
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:
- Owen County (The home county of Jordan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jordan, with the one closest to Jordan listed first.
- Atkinsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Cuba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Patricksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Denmark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Denmark is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Quincy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Spencer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Arney is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
- Gosport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Freedom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Freedom is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Coal City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coal City is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jordan, with the one closest to Jordan listed first.
- Poland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bowling Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bowling Green is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Roadman Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roadman Corner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadman Corner
- Center Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Prairie City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Prairie City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Saline City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saline City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Harmony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Knightsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Knightsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Eel River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eel River is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River
- Art
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Art is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
- Billville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Billville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Clay City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brazil
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jordan, with the one closest to Jordan listed first.
- Calvertville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Calvertville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvertville
- Newark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Newark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Worthington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tulip
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tulip is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Hendricksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hendricksville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricksville
- Jasonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Solsberry
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Midland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Midland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Bloomfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Elliston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Elliston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Gilmour
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmour is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmour
- Switz City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hoosier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hoosier is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosier
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jordan, with the one closest to Jordan listed first.
- Stilesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coatesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Amo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Reno
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Clayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hadley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- New Winchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jordan, with the one closest to Jordan listed first.
- Stinesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Ellettsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dolan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dolan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Highland Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Stanford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stanford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
- Bloomington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Kirksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kirksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Unionville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jordan, with the one closest to Jordan listed first.
- Minetree ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Minetree is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minetree
- Minetree has also been known as:
- Billtown
- Meintree
- Menietree
- Lewisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lewisville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Eminence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Paragon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Plano
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Hall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Wilbur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Martinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Monrovia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Taggart Crossing ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Taggart Crossing is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taggart Crossing
- Lake Hart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Mahalasville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mahalasville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahalasville
- Bethany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jordan, with the one closest to Jordan listed first.
- Mansfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ferndale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Bridgeton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Rosedale has also been known as:
- Roseville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <1>
- Bellmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- West Atherton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Atherton is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atherton
- Billie Creek Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Numa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Numa is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Nyesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Judson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Rockville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jordan, with the one closest to Jordan listed first.
- Cloverdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reelsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Putnamville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Limedale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Belle Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Greencastle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fillmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Bainbridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Portland Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Groveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Blakesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jordan, with the one closest to Jordan listed first.
- Hymera
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hymera is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- Farmersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dugger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shelburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gambill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gambill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambill
- Jericho
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Scotchtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scotchtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
- Vigo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jordan, with the one closest to Jordan listed first.
- Grange Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Grange Corner is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Seelyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Seelyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
- Lewis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Glen Ayre
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Glen Ayre is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Riley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Riley is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Swalls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Swalls is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swalls
- Fontanet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
- Burnett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Sandcut
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sandcut is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
- Youngstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Youngstown is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
- North Terre Haute
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
- Pimento
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pimento is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimento
- Terre Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Terre Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Town
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.
- Olive Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sixmile Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spears Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maze Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cagle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fertig Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Zenor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (389 more) ...
- Snoddy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Funk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greeley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Jordan had a population of 84 people in 1895 with 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.
- Atkinsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Poland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bowling Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bowling Green is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Cataract
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cataract is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataract
- Patricksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Vandalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vandalia is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Cuba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Carp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Carp is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carp
- Asherville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Asherville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherville
- Cloverdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Manhattan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Manhattan is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Prairie City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Prairie City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ashboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ashboro is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashboro
- Saline City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saline City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Reelsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
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 62 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 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. 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 like to start with 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 Indiana
- Pages specific to Owen County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Greene County
- Hendricks County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Parke County
- Putnam County
- Sullivan County
- Vigo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jordan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |