River Jordan
| Feature Type: | Community - An unincorporated populated place, generally with a population of 50 or more, and having a recognized central area that might contain a post office, store and/or community hall, etc, intended for the use of the general public in the region. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | NW of Sooke, at mouth of Jordan River, Renfrew Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°24'59"N, 124°03'04"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92C/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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River Jordan (Post Office & Settlement adopted in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Form of name changed to "River Jordan (Post Office) not Jordan River (Post Office)" 8 July 1948 on C.3607. Form of name further changed to River Jordan (Community) 28 February 1983 on 92C/8. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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River Jordan Post Office was opened 1 July 1919, named in association with adjacent Jordan River. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |