Porter Crossroads, Indiana

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Porter Crossroads, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Porter Crossroads
Coordinates: 41°23′57″N87°09′42″W / 41.39917°N 87.16167°W / 41.39917; -87.16167
Country United States
State Indiana
County Porter
Township Porter
Elevation
[1]
758 ft (231 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
46385
Area code 219
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. 1 2 3 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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