Welcome to Paradise ...

Paradise is located in Wallowa County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Paradise, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Paradise is 4,110 feet [1,253 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Paradise is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Paradise lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Paradise: (541) and (458)<4>

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, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, 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.

• Flora ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
  • Flora is located in Wallowa County
• Troy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Wallowa County
• Anatone
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anatone
  • Anatone is located in Asotin County (WA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anatone <5>
• Promise ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise
  • Promise is located in Wallowa County
• Maxville ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
  • Maxville is located in Wallowa County
• Cloverland
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
  • Cloverland is located in Asotin County (WA)
• Waha
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waha
  • Waha is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
• Asotin
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asotin
  • Asotin is located in Asotin County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asotin <5>
• Peola
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola
  • Peola is located in Garfield County (WA)
• Wallowa
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallowa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallowa
  • Wallowa is located in Wallowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallowa <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 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 for Paradise was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Paradise post office opened in 1889.

We also found Paradise in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Paradise.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wallowa County: www.co.wallowa.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/