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Welcome to Paradise ...

Paradise is located in Alachua 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 1885.

Paradise is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Paradise is located in the (352) area code.

Communities Also Named Paradise ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Paradise: This one is located in Alachua County and the other is located in Hillsborough County.

Beyond Florida, there are 39 communities that are also named Paradise - they are located in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas (2), California (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, 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.

  • Gainesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Alachua
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Newberry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • High Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Keystone Heights
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Hawthorne
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Archer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Waldo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Micanopy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Hampton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Paradise post office opened in 1885.

We also found Paradise in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Paradise.

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 Alachua County: www.alachua-county.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Alachua, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Paradise - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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