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Welcome to Paris ...

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.

Paris would have been located within present day Malheur County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Paris is 2,300 feet [701 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Paris is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Paris was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Paris, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

The Area Codes where Paris was located: 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 Malheur County and the other is located in Lane 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.

  • Ontario
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Nyssa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Nyssa is located in Malheur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyssa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,231 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nyssa <5>
  • Vale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Vale is located in Malheur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,806 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vale <5>
  • Adrian
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Harper
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Owyhee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Owyhee is located in Malheur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owyhee
  • Jamieson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Apple Valley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Apple Valley is located in Canyon County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
  • Westfall ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Westfall is located in Malheur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfall
  • Fruitland
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)

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.

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>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Malheur, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Paris - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Paris area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Paris area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.