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]