Welcome to Paradise ...

So far, we found very little information about Paradise. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Paradise to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Paradise, please Contact Us.

Paradise would have been located within present day Wayne County<2>.

The location of Paradise has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Paradise is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Paradise was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Paradise ...

While we believe that this Paradise is located in Wayne County, we know of another 2 Ohio communities named Paradise. Those communities are located in the following counties: Lorain and Mahoning County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 39 communities that are also named Paradise - they are located in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas (2), California (2), Florida (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador (2), Nova Scotia, 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.

• Massillon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon
  • Massillon is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massillon <5>
• Wooster
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
  • Wooster is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wooster <5>
• Barberton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberton
  • Barberton is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barberton <5>
• Green
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
  • Green is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green <5>
• Wadsworth
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
  • Wadsworth is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadsworth <5>
• New Franklin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
  • New Franklin is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
• Norton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
  • Norton is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <5>
• Rittman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittman
  • Rittman is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rittman <5>
• Canal Fulton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canal Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Fulton
  • Canal Fulton is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canal Fulton <5>
• Doylestown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
  • Doylestown is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doylestown <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 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/