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Welcome to Jordan Run ...

Jordan Run is located in Grant County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jordan Run, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.

Jordan Run is 1,540 feet [469 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Jordan Run lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Jordan Run: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Jordan Run ...

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

  • Petersburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Moorefield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Davis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Thomas
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bayard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Bayard is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Harman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hopeville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hopeville is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
  • Maysville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Maysville is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Seymourville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Seymourville is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymourville
  • Arthur
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Arthur is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur

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

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jordan Run. 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 Run.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jordan Run ...

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

Adding Jordan Run to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jordan Run 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 Run was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Jordan Run post office opened in 1875. The Jordan Run post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jordan Run.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jordan Run - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Jordan Run area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Jordan Run area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/