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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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Paris is historic, it would have been located within present day Anson County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Anson County: Richmond, Stanly, Union, Chesterfield (SC) & Marlboro (SC).
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:
- Anson County (The home county of Paris)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paris, with the one closest to Paris listed first.
- Lilesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wadesboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Morven is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Cairo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- McFarlan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McFarlan is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Polkton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Polkton is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
- Mineral Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Ansonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Sugar Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Town is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
- Peachland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Burnsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Burnsville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Roper ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Roper is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paris, with the one closest to Paris listed first.
- Mount Gilead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Wadeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
- Candor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paris, with the one closest to Paris listed first.
- Jackson Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
- Foxfire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Foxfire is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paris, with the one closest to Paris listed first.
- Cordova
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cordova is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Yates Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Yates Hill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
- Honey Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Honey Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
- East Rockingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- East Rockingham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
- Rockingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mangum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mangum is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Dobbins Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Hamlet
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Ellerbe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Steen Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Steen Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Town
- Ghio Scholl Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ghio Scholl Station is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghio Scholl Station
- Norman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Norman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Scotland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paris, with the one closest to Paris listed first.
- Gibson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Richmond Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Richmond Mill is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mill
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paris, with the one closest to Paris listed first.
- Norwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oakboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Red Cross
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red Cross is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paris, with the one closest to Paris listed first.
- Marshville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Allens Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Allens Crossroads is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
- Fairfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Wingate
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rock Rest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rock Rest is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rest
- Altan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Altan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altan
- Trinity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Trinity is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Unionville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
- Chesterfield County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paris, with the one closest to Paris listed first.
- Chesterfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Croghan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ruby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ruby is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <2>
- Cheraw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cheraw is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheraw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,554 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheraw <2>
- Patrick
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pageland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Jefferson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Angelus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Angelus is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelus
- Darlington County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paris, with the one closest to Paris listed first.
- Society Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Greenplains ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Greenplains is located in Darlington County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
- Marlboro County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paris, with the one closest to Paris listed first.
- Wallace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newtonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newtonville is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Bennettsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Paris, see our County-by-County Page for 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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Paris - one of the links might be able to help.
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.
- Bennett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Anson Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill AME Zion Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Camden Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Camden Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Wadesboro.
- Davids Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Richmond - Sturdivant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zoar Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Friendship Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (191 more) ...
- Brocks Mill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Thompsons Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Griggs Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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 post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Paris, with the one closest to Paris listed first.
- Lilesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Morven is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Wadesboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- McFarlan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McFarlan is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Pee Dee ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pee Dee is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pee Dee
- Deep Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deep Creek is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Poplar Hill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Poplar Hill is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Polkton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Polkton is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
- Long Pine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Long Pine is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pine
- Ansonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rockingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mangum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mangum is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Peachland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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.
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 82 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 23 miles [37 km]<3>. 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Anson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Montgomery County
- Moore County
- Richmond County
- Scotland County
- Stanly County
- Union County
- Chesterfield County
- Darlington County
- Marlboro County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Paris) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |