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Welcome to Paris ...

Paris is located in Fauquier County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Paris, you might consider that their post office opened in 1800.

Paris is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Paris lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Paris: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named Paris ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas, 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.

  • Petersburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Winchester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Front Royal
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Purcellville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Berryville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Stephens City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Middletown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Middleburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Round Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamilton
    (17 miles [27.4 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 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Paris, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Paris.

Adding Paris to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Paris 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 (so far) for Paris was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Paris post office opened in 1800.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Paris.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Fauquier, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Paris - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Paris area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. 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).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/