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Jay City, Indiana

Coordinates: 40°34′02″N 84°50′55″W / 40.56722°N 84.84861°W / 40.56722; -84.84861
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Jay City, Indiana
Jay City is located in Indiana
Jay City
Jay City
Jay City is located in the United States
Jay City
Jay City
Coordinates: 40°34′02″N 84°50′55″W / 40.56722°N 84.84861°W / 40.56722; -84.84861
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyJay
TownshipWabash
Elevation846 ft (258 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47326
GNIS feature ID436949[1]

Jay City is an unincorporated community in Wabash Township, Jay County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

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Jay City was founded in 1840, and named from the county in which it is located.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jay City, Indiana
  2. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 179. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...laid out in 1840...and named for Jay County.