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Welcome to Paralta ...

Paralta is located in Linn County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Paralta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.

Paralta is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Paralta: 319

Communities near Paralta ...

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

  • Cedar Rapids
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Marion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hiawatha
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Anamosa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Vernon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Monticello
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Robins
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Robins is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
  • Fairfax
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Solon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Solon is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,771 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <3>
  • Ely
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ely is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ely <3>

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 Paralta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Paralta.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paralta ...

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

Adding Paralta to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Paralta 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 (so far) for Paralta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Paralta post office opened in 1873. The Paralta post office closed in 1935.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Paralta.

Footnotes ...

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

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