Welcome to Jordan ...

Jordan is located in Quay County<1>.

The location of Jordan has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jordan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Jordan is 4,880 feet [1,487 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Jordan is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Jordan lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Jordan, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Jordan: (575)

Communities Also Named Jordan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 communities that are also named Jordan - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas (3), California, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana (3), Iowa, Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan (2), Minnesota (2), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (2), Texas (2), Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Jordan ...

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

• House
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
  • House is located in Quay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for House <4>
• Ragland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
  • Ragland is located in Quay County
• McAlister
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlister
  • McAlister is located in Quay County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAlister <4>
• Weber City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weber City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
  • Weber City is located in Curry County
• Taiban
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taiban
  • Taiban is located in DeBaca County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taiban <4>
• Tucumcari
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucumcari
  • Tucumcari is located in Quay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tucumcari <4>
• Melrose
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
  • Melrose is located in Curry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melrose <4>
• Lesbia ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lesbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesbia
  • Lesbia is located in Quay County
• Grady
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
  • Grady is located in Curry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grady <4>
• Newkirk
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk
  • Newkirk is located in Guadalupe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newkirk <4>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jordan ...

Looking for more information about 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 Jordan, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Jordan.

Adding Jordan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jordan in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Jordan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Jordan post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jordan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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