Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Paris (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Paris. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Paris is located in Davis County.
To see how the shape of Iowa's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Davis County: Appanoose, Jefferson, Monroe, Van Buren, Wapello, Schuyler (MO) & Scotland (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Paris. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Paris:
- Davis County (The home county of Paris)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paris, with the one closest to Paris listed first.
- West Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
- West Grove is located in Davis County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to West Grove
From Paris to West Grove
- Drakesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesville
- Drakesville is located in Davis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drakesville <1>
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Drakesville
From Paris to Drakesville
- Bloomfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bloomfield is located in Davis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <1>
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Bloomfield
From Paris to Bloomfield
- Mark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Carbon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Carbon is located in Davis County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Carbon
From Paris to Carbon
- Floris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Stiles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stiles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Stiles is located in Davis County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Stiles
From Paris to Stiles
- Pulaski
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Chequest
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chequest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequest
- Chequest is located in Davis County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Chequest
From Paris to Chequest
- Appanoose County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paris, with the one closest to Paris listed first.
- Orleans
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Unionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Appanoose County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <1>
- Udell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Moulton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Moravia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
- Moravia is located in Appanoose County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moravia <1>
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Moravia
From Paris to Moravia
- Coal City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Darbyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Darbyville is located in Appanoose County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Darbyville
From Paris to Darbyville
- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Appanoose County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,414 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <1>
- Rathbun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Exline
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Clarkdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Sunshine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Brazil
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paris, with the one closest to Paris listed first.
- Batavia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Batavia is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batavia <1>
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Batavia
From Paris to Batavia
- Libertyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Libertyville
From Paris to Libertyville
- Keokuk County
- Lucas County
- Zero
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zero
- Mahaska County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paris, with the one closest to Paris listed first.
- Lakonta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Cedar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) - Fremont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Fremont is located in Mahaska County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <1>
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Fremont
From Paris to Fremont
- Givin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Marion County
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paris, with the one closest to Paris listed first.
- Albia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
- Albia is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albia <1>
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Albia
From Paris to Albia
- Avery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Avery is located in Monroe County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Avery
From Paris to Avery
- Georgetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Georgetown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Monroe County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Georgetown
From Paris to Georgetown
- Melrose
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Melrose is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melrose <1>
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Melrose
From Paris to Melrose
- Bluff Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bluff Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Bluff Creek is located in Monroe County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Bluff Creek
From Paris to Bluff Creek
- Lovilia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovilia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilia
- Lovilia is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovilia <1>
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paris, with the one closest to Paris listed first.
- Milton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <1>
- Selma
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Douds
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Leando
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Cantril
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cantril have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantril
- Cantril is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cantril <1>
- Wapello County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paris, with the one closest to Paris listed first.
- Blakesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Blakesburg is located in Wapello County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blakesburg <1>
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Blakesburg
From Paris to Blakesburg
- Cliffland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - East Ottumwa
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Ottumwa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ottumwa
- East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to East Ottumwa
From Paris to East Ottumwa
- Ottumwa
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottumwa
- Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,375 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottumwa <1>
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Ottumwa
From Paris to Ottumwa
- Chillicothe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chillicothe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
- Chillicothe is located in Wapello County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Dudley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Agency
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agency have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency
- Agency is located in Wapello County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agency <1>
- Dahlonega
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Eldon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon
- Eldon is located in Wapello County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldon <1>
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Eldon
From Paris to Eldon
- Kirkville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Eddyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
- Eddyville is located in Wapello County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eddyville <1>
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Eddyville
From Paris to Eddyville
- Highland Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Center
- Highland Center is located in Wapello County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Highland Center
From Paris to Highland Center
- Competine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paris, with the one closest to Paris listed first.
- Confidence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Confidence is located in Wayne County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Confidence
From Paris to Confidence
- Seymour
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Seymour is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <1>
- Promise City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise City
- Promise City is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Promise City
From Paris to Promise City
- Genoa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Genoa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Genoa
From Paris to Genoa
- Putnam County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paris, with the one closest to Paris listed first.
- Livonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Mendota
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mendota. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Mendota is located in Putnam County (MO)
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Mendota
From Paris to Mendota
- Pearl City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Pearl City is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Worthington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Worthington is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Worthington
From Paris to Worthington
- Unionville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <1>
- Schuyler County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paris, with the one closest to Paris listed first.
- Coatsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coatsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsville
- Coatsville is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Glenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Lancaster
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Lancaster is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <1>
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Lancaster
From Paris to Lancaster
- Julesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Julesburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julesburg
- Julesburg is located in Schuyler County (MO)
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Julesburg
From Paris to Julesburg
- Downing
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Clifton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Schuyler County (MO)
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Clifton
From Paris to Clifton
- Queen City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Queen City is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Queen City
From Paris to Queen City
- Greentop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentop
- Greentop is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greentop <1>
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Greentop
From Paris to Greentop
- Scotland County (MO)
- Kilwinning
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kilwinning. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilwinning
- Kilwinning is located in Scotland County (MO)
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Kilwinning
From Paris to Kilwinning
- Kilwinning
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Paris, see our County-by-County Page for Paris.
Newspapers Published in Paris ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 104 newspapers that have been published in the area around Paris.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Paris, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Paris.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Paris:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //iowaculture.gov/history/
- Pages specific to Davis County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Appanoose County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jefferson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Keokuk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lucas County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mahaska County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marion County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Monroe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Van Buren County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wapello County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wayne County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Putnam County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Schuyler County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Scotland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Appanoose County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Iowa
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Iowa
- Cemeteries of Davis County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Iowa
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Iowa
Cemeteries Near Paris ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Paris.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Paris covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Paris, with the one closest to Paris listed first.
- West Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Union Cemetery
- Paris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paris Cemetery
- Pelly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pelly Cemetery
- Runkles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Runkles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Runkles Cemetery
- Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baptist Cemetery
- Hammans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hammans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hammans Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
- John Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Cemetery
- McConnell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McConnell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McConnell Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
- Glassburner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glassburner Cemetery
- Continue List (443 more) ...
- West Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Grove Cemetery
- Mounts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mounts Cemetery
- Hanson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hanson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanson Cemetery
- West Grove Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Paris had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Paris, with the one closest to Paris listed first.
- West Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
- West Grove is located in Davis County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to West Grove
From Paris to West Grove
- Drakesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesville
- Drakesville is located in Davis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drakesville <1>
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Drakesville
From Paris to Drakesville
- Unionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Appanoose County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <1>
- Udell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Moulton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Monterey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Mark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Bloomfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bloomfield is located in Davis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <1>
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Bloomfield
From Paris to Bloomfield
- Belknap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Ormanville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ormanville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormanville
- Ormanville is located in Wapello County
- Steuben
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Blakesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Blakesburg is located in Wapello County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blakesburg <1>
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- Dean
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Carbon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
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- Carbon is located in Davis County
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(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dean
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Paris. See our List of 1890's Communities around Paris.
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| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Paris) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Paris. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7882, Longitude: -92.5937 |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Paris, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |