Welcome to Jordan ...

Jordan is located in Linn County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jordan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Jordan is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Jordan lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Jordan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Oregon communities named Jordan: This one is located in Linn County and the other is located in Morrow County.

Beyond Oregon, 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 Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, 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.

• Lebanon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <3>
• Silverton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
  • Silverton is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverton <3>
• Stayton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stayton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
  • Stayton is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stayton <3>
• Aumsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aumsville
  • Aumsville is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aumsville <3>
• Jefferson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <3>
• Sublimity
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublimity have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity
  • Sublimity is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sublimity <3>
• Millersburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
  • Millersburg is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
• Turner
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
  • Turner is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turner <3>
• Mill City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
  • Mill City is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill City <3>
• Lyons
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Lyons is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <3>

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.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jordan. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jordan.

We also 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 1874.

We also found Jordan in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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.

The official website for Linn County: www.co.linn.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/