Welcome to Paradise ...

Paradise is located in Coles County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Paradise, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Paradise is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Paradise (for example, toward West Terre Haute (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Paradise: (217)

Communities Also Named Paradise ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 39 communities that are also named Paradise - they are located in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas (2), California (2), Florida (2), Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Texas, Utah, Washington (2), West Virginia and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Paradise.

Communities near Paradise ...

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

• Charleston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Coles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <4>
• Mattoon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoon
  • Mattoon is located in Coles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mattoon <4>
• Shelbyville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
  • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <4>
• Sullivan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
  • Sullivan is located in Moultrie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan <4>
• Teutopolis
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teutopolis
  • Teutopolis is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teutopolis <4>
• Neoga
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neoga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neoga
  • Neoga is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neoga <4>
• Greenup
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenup
  • Greenup is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenup <4>
• Toledo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toledo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Toledo is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <4>
• Windsor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Windsor is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <4>
• Stewardson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewardson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewardson
  • Stewardson is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewardson <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 Paradise. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Paradise.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Paradise. 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 Paradise.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paradise ...

Looking for more information about Paradise? 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 Paradise, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Paradise.

Adding Paradise to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Paradise 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 Paradise was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Paradise in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Paradise.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Coles County: www.co.coles.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov