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Porter Crossroads, Indiana

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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
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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

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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

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  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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