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Welcome to Paris Crossing ...

Paris Crossing is located in Jennings County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Paris Crossing, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.

A typical abbreviation for Paris Crossing: Paris Xing.

Paris Crossing is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Paris Crossing lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Paris Crossing: 812 & 930<3>

The ZIP code for Paris Crossing: 47270<4>

Communities near Paris Crossing ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Paris Crossing.

  • Seymour
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Madison
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Scottsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • North Vernon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Austin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hanover
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Crothersville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Milton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Milton is located in Trimble County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <5>
  • Dupont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Vernon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Paris Crossing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Paris Crossing.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Paris Crossing. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Paris Crossing.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Paris Crossing. See our Newspapers Page for Paris Crossing.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paris Crossing ...

Looking for more information about Paris Crossing? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Paris Crossing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Paris Crossing.

Adding Paris Crossing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Paris Crossing in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Paris Crossing was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Paris Crossing post office opened in 1876.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Paris Crossing.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Jennings, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Paris Crossing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Paris Crossing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Paris Crossing area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Paris Crossing). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Paris Crossing or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/