Welcome to Paris ...
So far, we found very little information about Paris. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Paris to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Paris, please Contact Us.
Paris would have been located within present day Linn County<2>.
The location of Paris has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Paris, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Paris is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Paris was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Paris still existed, it would have been in the (319) area code.
Communities Also Named Paris ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Iowa communities named Paris: This one is located in Linn County and the other is located in Davis County.
Beyond Iowa, there are 37 communities that are also named Paris - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin and Yukon.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Paris.
Communities near Paris ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Paris.
- Cedar Rapids
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- 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 <5>
- Marion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- 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 <5>
- Hiawatha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiawatha have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <5>
- Anamosa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anamosa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <5>
- Manchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Manchester is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,004 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <5>
- Robins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Center Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Center Point is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <5>
- Urbana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- Urbana is located in Benton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <5>
- Central City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Central City is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <5>
- Springville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Springville is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <5>
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 Paris. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Paris.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Paris. 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 Paris.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Paris. See our Newspapers Page for Paris.
Adding Paris to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Paris 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 Paris was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Paris post office opened in 1850.
We also found Paris in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Paris.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Linn County: www.co.linn.ia.us/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Paris, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Linn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Paris - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |