Welcome to Paris ...

Paris is located in Stark County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Paris, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1822.

Paris is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Paris lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Paris: (330) and (234)<4>

Communities Also Named Paris ...

While we believe that this Paris is located in Stark County, we know of another 2 Ohio communities named Paris. Those communities are located in the following counties: Guernsey and Portage County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 37 communities that are also named Paris - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, 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.

• Canton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <5>
• Massillon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Green
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Alliance
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Alliance is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alliance <5>
• North Canton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canton
  • North Canton is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Canton <5>
• Salem
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Columbiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
• Louisville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <5>
• Sebring
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebring
  • Sebring is located in Mahoning County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebring <5>
• Minerva
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minerva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
  • Minerva is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minerva <5>
• Hartville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartville
  • Hartville is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,088 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartville <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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paris ...

Looking for more information about Paris? 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 Paris, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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 1822.

We also found Paris in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Paris.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Stark County: www.co.stark.oh.us/

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