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Welcome to Jordan ...

Jordan is located in Quay County<1>.

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.<2> 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).

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)
  • Ragland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ragland is located in Quay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
  • McAlister
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Weber City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Weber City is located in Curry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
  • Taiban
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Tucumcari
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Melrose
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lesbia ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lesbia is located in Quay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesbia
  • Grady
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Newkirk
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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 (so far) for Jordan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Jordan post office opened in 1902. The Jordan post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jordan.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Quay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jordan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/