Paris is a small unincorporated community in north-central Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States, located at U.S. Route 45 and Wisconsin Highway 142 in the town of Paris.[1][2] The name was chosen by 19th century settler Seth Butler Myrick in honor of the town of his birth in Oneida County, New York. Paris is the site of the Paris Corners town cemetery. The area once had the nickname "Tar Corners", after an incident where a dispute between neighbors led to a tarring and feathering.[3][4] A post office opened in 1845, closing in 1903.[5]
Paris, Wisconsin | |
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  Paris  Paris | |
| Coordinates: 42°38′01″N 88°03′05″W / 42.63361°N 88.05139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Kenosha |
| Town | Paris |
| Elevation | 755 ft (230 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 262 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1571034[1] |
Notes
edit- ^ a b "Paris". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Kenosha County (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 13, 2011. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
- ^ Paris Corners at placenames.com Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kenosha County Place Names Archived May 30, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Blevins, Cameron; Helbock, Richard W. (2021). "US Post Offices". Blevins, Cameron; Helbock, Richard W. doi:10.7910/DVN/NUKCNA. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
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