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Welcome to Paradise ...

Paradise is located in Baltimore County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Paradise, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Paradise is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Paradise: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Communities Also Named Paradise ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 39 communities that are also named Paradise - they are located in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas (2), California (2), Florida (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, 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.

Websites for Paradise ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Paradise, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Paradise ...

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

  • Baltimore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Laurel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <4>
  • Sykesville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Brookeville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Baltimore Highlands
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Baltimore Highlands is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Highlands
  • Ellicott City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Gwynn Oak
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Linwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lochearn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lochearn is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochearn

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 (so far) for Paradise was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Paradise.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Baltimore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Paradise - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Paradise area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Paradise area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.