Welcome to New Paris ...

The village of New Paris is located in Preble County<1>.

The location of New Paris has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Paris, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1820.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, New Paris has a population of 1,570 people<3> (see below for details).

New Paris is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, New Paris had an population of 1,570 people. This is a decrease of 3.62% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.27% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, New Paris had a population of 1,629 people. This makes New Paris the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of New Paris represents 0.01% of the total population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 436th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,629 people, the population of New Paris has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,623 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for New Paris.

Communities Also Named New Paris ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named New Paris: This one is located in Preble County and the other is located in Perry County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 4 communities that are also named New Paris - they are located in Indiana, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for New Paris.

Communities near New Paris ...

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

• Richmond
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Wayne County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <5>
• Greenville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Darke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <5>
• Eaton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
  • Eaton is located in Preble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eaton <5>
• Centerville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Wayne County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <5>
• Arcanum
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcanum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcanum
  • Arcanum is located in Darke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcanum <5>
• Liberty
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Union County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <5>
• Camden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Preble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,974 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <5>
• Lewisburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Preble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <5>
• Hagerstown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
  • Hagerstown is located in Wayne County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <5>
• West Alexandria
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Alexandria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alexandria
  • West Alexandria is located in Preble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Alexandria <5>

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 New Paris. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Paris.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Paris. 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 New Paris.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Paris. See our Newspapers Page for New Paris.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Paris ...

Looking for more information about New Paris? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for New Paris, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for New Paris.

Adding New Paris to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Paris 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 New Paris was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the New Paris post office opened in 1820.

We also found New Paris in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Paris.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Paris. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/