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Welcome to Paradise ...

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

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

Paradise would have been located within present day Wayne County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Paradise is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Paradise was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Paradise ...

While we believe that this Paradise is located in Wayne County, we know of another 2 Ohio communities named Paradise. Those communities are located in the following counties: Lorain and Mahoning County.

Beyond Ohio, 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, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador (2), Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Texas, Utah, Washington (2), West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Paradise ...

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

  • Massillon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Wooster
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Barberton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Green
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Green is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,678 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green <4>
  • Wadsworth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • New Franklin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • New Franklin is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
  • Norton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Rittman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Canal Fulton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Doylestown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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.

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 Paradise, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Paradise - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.