Welcome to Paramount ...
Paramount is located in Washington County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Paramount, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
Paramount is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Paramount lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Paramount: 301, 227 & 240<3>
Communities Also Named Paramount ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Paramount - they are located in Alabama, California and Kentucky.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Paramount.
Communities near Paramount ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Paramount.
- Hagerstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
- Hagerstown is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
- Former name for Hagerstown:
- Hager's Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <4>
- Chambersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Waynesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thurmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Middletown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Frederick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,910 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
- Greencastle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carroll Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Valley
- Carroll Valley is located in Adams County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,930 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carroll Valley <4>
- Boonsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
- Boonsboro is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonsboro <4>
- Emmitsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmitsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmitsburg
- Emmitsburg is located in Frederick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,270 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmitsburg <4>
- Smithsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Paramount. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Paramount.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Paramount. 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 Paramount.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Paramount. See our Newspapers Page for Paramount.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paramount ...
Looking for more information about Paramount? 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 Paramount, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Paramount.
Adding Paramount to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Paramount 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 Paramount was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Paramount post office opened in 1901.
We also found Paramount on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Paramount.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Paramount - 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 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Paramount area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Paramount 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |