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Welcome to Paragon ...The town of Paragon is located in Morgan County<1>. The location of Paragon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Paragon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1868. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Paragon has a population of 677 people<3> (see below for details). Paragon is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Paragon lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel west from Paragon (for example, toward Vermilion (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). Paragon is located in the (765) area code. The ZIP code for Paragon: 46166<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Paragon had an population of 677 people. This is an increase of 2.73% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.11% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Paragon had a population of 659 people. This makes Paragon the county's 6th most populous community. The population of Paragon represents 0.01% of the population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 372nd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 659 people, the population of Paragon has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 663 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Paragon. Communities Also Named Paragon ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Paragon - they are located in Alabama, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Montana and Ohio (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Paragon. Communities near Paragon ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Paragon.
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 Paragon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Paragon. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Paragon. 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 Paragon. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Paragon. See our Newspapers Page for Paragon. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paragon ...Looking for more information about Paragon? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Paragon, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Paragon. Adding Paragon to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Paragon 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 Paragon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Paragon in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). For more details, see References and Mentions for Paragon. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Paragon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Morgan County: www.morgancounty-il.com/ The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov Footnotes ...
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