Porter Crossroads, Indiana

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Porter Crossroads, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Porter Crossroads is located in Indiana
Porter Crossroads
Porter Crossroads
Coordinates: 41°23′57″N 87°09′42″W / 41.39917°N 87.16167°W / 41.39917; -87.16167Coordinates: 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 code(s)219
GNIS feature ID441465

Porter Crossroads is an unincorporated community in Porter Township, Porter County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

History[]

A post office was established at Porter Crossroads in 1844, and remained in operation until 1873.[3] Porter was the name of an early postmaster.[4]

Geography[]

Porter Crossroads is located at

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41°23′57″N 87°09′42″W / 41.39917°N 87.16167°W / 41.39917; -87.16167.

References[]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  2. ^ "Porter Crossroads, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  3. ^ "Porter County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  4. ^ 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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