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Introduction ...

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

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

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Paris is historic, it would have been located within present day Linn 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 Linn County: Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Delaware, Iowa, Johnson & Jones.

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:

  • Linn County     (The home county of Paris)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paris, with the one closest to Paris listed first.
    • Coggon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Central City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Troy Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Alburnett
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Prairieburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairieburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieburg
      • Prairieburg is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
    • Center Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
      • Center Point is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <2>
    • Walker
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Walker is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
    • Toddville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toddville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
      • Toddville is located in Linn County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toddville <2>
    • Robins
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins
      • Robins is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
    • Squaw Creek Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squaw Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squaw Creek Village
      • Squaw Creek Village is located in Linn County
    • Hiawatha
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiawatha have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha
      • Hiawatha is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,466 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hiawatha <2>
    • Marion
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paris, with the one closest to Paris listed first.
    • Spencers Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Grove
      • Spencers Grove is located in Benton County
    • Urbana
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
      • Urbana is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <2>
    • Shellsburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Benton City ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
      • Benton City is located in Benton County
    • Atkins
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
      • Atkins is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,978 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkins <2>
    • Vinton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Newhall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newhall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
      • Newhall is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newhall <2>
    • Mount Auburn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
      • Mount Auburn is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Norway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
      • Norway is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <2>
    • Garrison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
      • Garrison is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
    • Van Horne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horne
      • Van Horne is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
  • Black Hawk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paris, with the one closest to Paris listed first.
    • Jubilee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jubilee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
      • Jubilee is located in Black Hawk County
    • Jesup
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jesup have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesup
      • Jesup is located in Black Hawk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,711 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jesup <2>
  • Buchanan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paris, with the one closest to Paris listed first.
    • Monti
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monti
      • Monti is located in Buchanan County
    • Quasqueton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rowley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowley
      • Rowley is located in Buchanan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowley <2>
    • Winthrop
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
      • Winthrop is located in Buchanan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
    • Doris
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doris
      • Doris is located in Buchanan County
    • Independence
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Brandon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
      • Brandon is located in Buchanan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
    • Lamont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
      • Lamont is located in Buchanan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamont <2>
    • Aurora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Buchanan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
    • Stanley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Stanley is located in Buchanan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
  • Cedar County
    • Mechanicsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
      • Mechanicsville is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
  • Clayton County
    • Strawberry Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Point
      • Strawberry Point is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,193 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strawberry Point <2>
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paris, with the one closest to Paris listed first.
    • Robinson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
      • Robinson is located in Delaware County
    • Ryan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
      • Ryan is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ryan <2>
    • Golden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
      • Golden is located in Delaware County
    • Masonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
      • Masonville is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Manchester
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Delhi
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delhi have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
      • Delhi is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <2>
    • Hopkinton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Delaware
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
      • Delaware is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Dundee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
      • Dundee is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <2>
    • Earlville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Oneida
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneida have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
      • Oneida is located in Delaware County
    • Forestville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
      • Forestville is located in Delaware County
  • Dubuque County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paris, with the one closest to Paris listed first.
    • Worthington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
      • Worthington is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
    • Dyersville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersville
      • Dyersville is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,441 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyersville <2>
    • Cascade
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Summit Village Dyersville Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Village Dyersville Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village Dyersville Park
      • Summit Village Dyersville Park is located in Dubuque County
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paris, with the one closest to Paris listed first.
    • Shueyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shueyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shueyville
      • Shueyville is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
    • Swisher
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swisher have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swisher
      • Swisher is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swisher <2>
    • Cou Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cou Falls
      • Cou Falls is located in Johnson County
    • Solon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
      • Solon is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,771 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <2>
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paris, with the one closest to Paris listed first.
    • Argand
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argand have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argand
      • Argand is located in Jones County
    • Stone City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
      • Stone City is located in Jones County
    • Fairview
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Jones County
    • Anamosa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anamosa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anamosa
      • Anamosa is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,545 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anamosa <2>
    • Langworthy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langworthy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy
      • Langworthy is located in Jones County
    • Martelle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martelle
      • Martelle is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • Monticello
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,873 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <2>
    • Amber
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
      • Amber is located in Jones County
    • Morley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
      • Morley is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
    • Center Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Junction
      • Center Junction is located in Jones County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 111 people
    • Olin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
      • Olin is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olin <2>
    • Hale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
      • Hale is located in Jones County

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 141 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 30 miles [48.3 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites 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:

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.

  • Paris Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Blodgett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blodgett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blodgett Cemetery
  • Mills Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mills Cemetery
  • Spring Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Grove Cemetery
  • West Prairie Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Prairie Cemetery
  • Mt. Clark Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Clark Cemetery
  • Oakhill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakhill Cemetery
  • Coggon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coggon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coggon Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • Nugents Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nugents Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nugents Grove Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Alice Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alice Cemetery
  • Continue List   (275 more) ...
    • Boulder Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boulder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boulder Cemetery
    • Prairieburg - Boulder Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairieburg - Boulder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairieburg - Boulder Cemetery
    • Upper Spring Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upper Spring Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upper Spring 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.

Paris itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 159 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Paris, with the one closest to Paris listed first.

  • Central City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Coggon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ehler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ehler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehler
    • Ehler is located in Delaware County
  • Troy Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Waubeek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waubeek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeek
    • Waubeek is located in Linn County
  • Prairieburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairieburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieburg
    • Prairieburg is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
  • Lafayette
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
    • Lafayette is located in Linn County
  • Monti
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monti
    • Monti is located in Buchanan County
  • Ryan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
    • Ryan is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ryan <2>
  • Center Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
    • Center Point is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <2>
  • Walker
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Walker is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
  • Toddville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toddville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
    • Toddville is located in Linn County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toddville <2>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Golden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
      • Golden is located in Delaware County
    • Argand
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argand have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argand
      • Argand is located in Jones County
    • Castle Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Grove
      • Castle Grove is located in Jones County

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.

The official website for Linn County: www.co.linn.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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: 42.2386, Longitude: -91.5791       In this case, the coordinates for Paris have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.




 

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