Paris (community), Wisconsin

Paris, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Paris, Wisconsin
Paris, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 42°38′01″N 88°03′05″W / 42.63361°N 88.05139°W / 42.63361; -88.05139Coordinates: 42°38′01″N 88°03′05″W / 42.63361°N 88.05139°W / 42.63361; -88.05139
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Kenosha
Elevation 755 ft (230 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 262
GNIS feature ID 1571034[1]

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 his birthplace 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]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Paris". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Kenosha County (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  3. ↑ Paris Corners at placenames.com Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ Kenosha County Place Names Archived 2008-05-30 at the Wayback Machine.


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