Welcome to Paralta ...

Paralta is located in Linn County<1>.

The location of Paralta has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Paralta, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Paralta is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Paralta lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Paralta is within the boundaries of the (319) area code.

Communities near Paralta ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Paralta.

• Cedar Rapids
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rapids
  • Cedar Rapids is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 134,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Rapids <4>
• Marion
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Hiawatha
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiawatha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha
  • Hiawatha is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hiawatha <4>
• Anamosa
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anamosa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anamosa
  • Anamosa is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anamosa <4>
• Mount Vernon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
• Monticello
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
• Robins
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins
  • Robins is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
• Fairfax
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
  • Fairfax is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <4>
• Solon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
  • Solon is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <4>
• Ely
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
  • Ely is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ely <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Paralta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Paralta.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Paralta. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Paralta.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Paralta. See our Newspapers Page for Paralta.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paralta ...

Looking for more information about Paralta? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Paralta, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Paralta.

Adding Paralta to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Paralta in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Paralta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Paralta post office opened in 1873.

We also found Paralta in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Paralta.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Paralta. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Linn County: www.co.linn.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/