Porter Crossroads, Indiana

Porter Crossroads, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Porter Crossroads is located in Indiana
Porter Crossroads
Porter Crossroads
Porter Crossroads is located in the United States
Porter Crossroads
Porter Crossroads
Coordinates: 41°23′57″N 87°09′42″W / 41.39917°N 87.16167°W / 41.39917; -87.16167
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyPorter
TownshipPorter
Elevation
[1]
758 ft (231 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
46385
Area code219
GNIS feature ID441465[1]

Porter Crossroads is an unincorporated community in Porter Township, Porter County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

A post office was established at Porter Crossroads in 1844, and remained in operation until 1873.[2] Porter was the name of an early postmaster.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Porter Crossroads, Indiana
  2. ^ "Porter County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  3. ^ History of Porter County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests. Lewis Publishing Company. 1912. p. 172.


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