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Welcome to Paradise ...

Paradise is located in Carbon County<1>.

Paradise is 7,050 feet [2,149 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Paradise is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Paradise lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Paradise: 307

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, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Texas, Utah, Washington (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Paradise ...

We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Paradise.

  • Hanna
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Medicine Bow
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Elmo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
    • Elmo is located in Carbon County
  • Elk Mountain
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Walcott
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling 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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Carbon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Paradise - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.