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Welcome to Paragould ...The city of Paragould is located in Greene County<1> and is the County Seat for Greene County. The location of Paragould has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Paragould, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Paragould has a population of 28,967 people<3> (see below for details). Paragould is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Paragould lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Paragould is within the boundaries of the (870) area code. The ZIP codes for Paragould: 72450-72451<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Paragould had an population of 28,967 people. This is an increase of 10.93% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 31.57% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Paragould had a population of 26,113 people (or 62.04% of the total population of Greene County). This makes Paragould the county's most populous community. The population of Paragould represents 0.9% of the total population of Arkansas (which has 2,915,918 people), making it the state's 19th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 26,113 people, the population of Paragould increased 18.6% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 22,017 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Paragould. Communities near Paragould ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Paragould.
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 Paragould. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Paragould. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Paragould. 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 Paragould. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Paragould. Our list includes 21 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Paragould. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paragould ...Looking for more information about Paragould? 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 Paragould, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Paragould. Adding Paragould to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Paragould 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 Paragould was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Paragould on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889). For more details, see References and Mentions for Paragould. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Paragould. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/ Footnotes ...
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