Jordan, Kentucky
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1985. It lies in ZIP code area 42050. The Survey maps it on the Cayce quadrangle. It stands 400 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1939 USGS Hickman quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1951 USGS Cayce quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Hickman quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Hickman quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Dyersburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1970 USGS Cayce quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Hickman quadrangle1:62500
- 1985 USGS Sikeston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
14 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Jordan between 1998 and 2016, burning about 213 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 50 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | SEVENTY FOUR |
| 30 September 2011 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | FIFTY TWO |
| 13 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | GREENWAY |
| 24 August 2007 | Smoking | 34 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | NINETY ONE |
| 25 June 1998 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 17 April 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | TWELVE |
| 12 April 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 March 2007 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | TWENTY FOUR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Jordan: 1 past producer, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntingdon Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Union City Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jordan in 3 storm reports between 2010 and 2021: 3 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | Tornado (EF2) | Jordan | $310,000 | One home was destroyed, with the roof removed. Multiple outbuildings collapsed. Multiple large trees were snapped and uprooted. Peak winds were estimated near 125 mph. |
| May 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Jordan | $35,000 | The tornado touched down southwest of Cayce and travelled northeast, mainly damaging trees. Damage near Cayce consisted of downed trees and limbs caused by the EF-0 tornado. Near Highway 924, the tornado increased to EF-1 intensity and caused some minor damage to houses and outbuildings. One mobile home was moved a few feet, and the roof was torn back. A boat on a trailer was flipped over. Anchored television antennas were pulled out of the ground and bent. The tornado further increased in strength upon crossing into Hickman County. |
| April 2014 | Tornado (EF1) | Jordan | $30,000 | This tornado continued northeast across the Tennessee state line from Obion County into Fulton County, Kentucky. By the time the tornado reached Kentucky, it was significantly less destructive. The tornado was witnessed by a number of people, including trained spotters. One church received light to moderate damage. A small portion of the church's metal roof was blown off, and the steeple came down. A nearby small, wooden barn was heavily damaged. There was nearby tree damage. Otherwise, all the known damage occurred in the Tennessee portion of the track. The damage occurred in the vicinity of the intersection of Highways 781 and 166 west of Fulton. Peak winds in the Fulton County portion of the track were near 90 mph. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty (historical) | 1.8 miles | 18 | |
| Ebenezer (historical) | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Cayce | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| Union (historical) | 4.5 miles | 9 | |
| Harmony (historical) | 6.2 miles | 9 | |
| Crutchfield | 7.4 miles | 9 | |
| Riceville | 7.7 miles | 9 | |
| Stubbs | 7.9 miles | 17 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Jordan | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14690732 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508358. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







