Porter Crossroads, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

Porter Crossroads, Indiana

Unincorporated community

Porter Crossroads

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Coordinates: 41°23′57″N 87°09′42″W﻿ / ﻿41.39917°N 87.16167°W﻿ / 41.39917; -87.16167
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Porter
Township| Porter
Elevation

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| 758 ft (231 m)
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code|

46385

Area code| 219
GNIS feature ID| 441465[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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Municipalities and communities of Porter County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Valparaiso

Cities|

* Portage
* Valparaiso

Map of Indiana highlighting Porter County

Towns|

* Beverly Shores
* Burns Harbor
* Chesterton
* Dune Acres
* Hebron
* Kouts
* Ogden Dunes
* Porter
* Town of Pines

Townships|

* Boone
* Center
* Jackson
* Liberty
* Morgan
* Pine
* Pleasant
* Portage
* Porter
* Union
* Washington
* Westchester

CDPs|

* Aberdeen
* Boone Grove
* Lake Eliza
* Lakes of the Four Seasons‡
* Malden
* Salt Creek Commons
* Shorewood Forest
* South Haven
* Wheeler

Other
communities|

* Beatrice
* Burdick
* Clanricarde
* Coburg
* Crocker
* Furnessville
* Hurlburt
* Porter Crossroads
* Sedley
* Suman
* Tassinong
* Woodville

Ghost towns|

* Baillytown
* City West
* New City West/Tremont

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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