Welcome to Paris ...

Paris is located in Lane County<1>.

The location of 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 Paris, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Paris is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Paris: (541) & (458)<4>

Communities Also Named Paris ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Oregon communities named Paris: This one is located in Lane County and the other is located in Malheur County.

Beyond Oregon, there are 37 communities that are also named Paris - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin and Yukon.

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

Communities near Paris ...

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

• Waldport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldport
  • Waldport is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldport <5>
• Yachats
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yachats have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yachats
  • Yachats is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yachats <5>
• Deadwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
  • Deadwood is located in Lane County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deadwood <5>
• Alsea
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsea
  • Alsea is located in Benton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alsea <5>
• Blachly
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blachly
  • Blachly is located in Lane County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blachly <5>
• Tidewater
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidewater
  • Tidewater is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tidewater <5>
• Westwood Village
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
  • Westwood Village is located in Lincoln County
• Swisshome
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swisshome
  • Swisshome is located in Lane County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swisshome <5>
• Mapleton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
  • Mapleton is located in Lane County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mapleton <5>
• Tillicum Beach
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillicum Beach
  • Tillicum Beach is located in Lincoln County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paris ...

Looking for more information about 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Paris, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Paris.

Adding Paris to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Paris in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Paris was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Paris post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Paris.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lane County: www.lanecounty.org/

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