Paris Crossing, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Paris Crossing is an unincorporated community
in southern Montgomery Township
, Jennings County
, Indiana
, United States
. It lies along State Road 250
south of the town of Vernon
, the county seat
of Jennings County. Its elevation is 623 feet (190 m), and it is located at 38°49′46"N 85°38′53"W (38.8295010, -85.6480215). Although Paris Crossing is unincorporated, it has a post office
, with the ZIP code
of 47270.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in southern Montgomery Township
Montgomery Township, Jennings County, Indiana
Montgomery Township is one of eleven townships in Jennings County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 983.-Geography:Montgomery Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.06 percent is water...
, Jennings County
Jennings County, Indiana
Jennings County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 28,525. The county seat is Vernon.-History:...
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It lies along State Road 250
Indiana State Road 250
State Road 250 in the U.S. State of Indiana is a secondary route that runs from U.S. Route 50 in Brownstown eastward toward the Ohio River at State Road 156 in Patriot in southeast Indiana. Towns include Uniontown, Paris Crossing, Canaan, and East Enterprise...
south of the town of Vernon
Vernon, Indiana
Vernon is a town in Vernon Township, Jennings County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 330. As the county seat of Jennings County, it is the smallest town with that designation in the state of Indiana. It is nearly surrounded by the Muscatatuck River...
, the county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of Jennings County. Its elevation is 623 feet (190 m), and it is located at 38°49′46"N 85°38′53"W (38.8295010, -85.6480215). Although Paris Crossing is unincorporated, it has a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
, with the ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
of 47270.