Jay City, Indiana

Jay City, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Jay City is located in Indiana
Jay City
Jay City
Jay City is located in the United States
Jay City
Jay City
Coordinates: 40°34′02″N 84°50′55″W / 40.56722°N 84.84861°W / 40.56722; -84.84861
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyJay
TownshipWabash
Elevation
[1]
846 ft (258 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47326
GNIS feature ID436949[1]

Jay City is an unincorporated community in Wabash Township, Jay County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

Jay City was founded in 1840, and named from the county in which it is located.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jay City, Indiana
  2. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 179. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...laid out in 1840...and named for Jay County.


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