New Paris was located in central Elkhart County. It was a station stop on the Wabash's fourth district which ran between Montpelier, Ohio and Chicago.
New Paris was also served by the north-south Big Four (former Cincinnati Northern) line which ran between Cincinnati and Jackson, Michigan. It crossed the Wabash at a grade crossing here.
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