Welcome to Paria ...
So far, we found very little information about Paria. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Paria to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Paria, please Contact Us.
Paria would have been located within present day Kane County<2>.
Paria was established in 1865.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Paria is 4,740 feet [1,445 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Paria is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Paria was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel south from Paria, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.
If Paria still existed, it would have been in the (435) area code.
Going back to its beginning, Paria was originally named Pahreah. For more information about the names of Paria, see The Names of Paria on our Genealogy Page.
Communities near Paria ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Paria.
- Big Water
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Water
- Big Water is located in Kane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Water <4>
- Shirts Fort ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shirts Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirts Fort
- Shirts Fort is located in Kane County
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Adairville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adairville
- Adairville is located in Kane County
- Georgetown ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Kane County
- Clarkdale ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clarkdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkdale
- Clarkdale is located in Kane County
- Clarkdale has also been known as:
- Clarkston
- Skoompa
- Skoots Pah
- Skootspah
- Skumpah
- Skutumpah
- Henrieville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrieville
- Henrieville is located in Garfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henrieville <4>
- Cannonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonville
- Cannonville is located in Garfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannonville <4>
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Johnson ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
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 Paria. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Paria.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Paria. 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 Paria.
Adding Paria to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Paria 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 Paria was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Paria post office opened in 1873 and with the post office name of Pahreah.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Paria.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
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 Paria, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Kane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Paria - 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |