Paris (community), Wisconsin explained

Official Name:Paris, Wisconsin
Pushpin Map:Wisconsin#USA
Pushpin Label:Paris
Pushpin Label Position:right
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Wisconsin
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kenosha
Subdivision Type3:Town
Subdivision Name3:Paris
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:755
Coordinates:42.6336°N -88.0514°W
Area Code:262
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1571034

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] 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.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. . Kenosha County . 2011 . 2011-09-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110813065437/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/kenosha.pdf . August 13, 2011 . dead .
  2. http://www.placenames.com/us/p1998792/ Paris Corners at placenames.com
  3. http://rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wikenosh/placenames.htm Kenosha County Place Names