Welcome to Paden ...

The village of Paden is located in Tishomingo County<1>.

The location of Paden has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Paden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Paden has a population of 113 people<3> (see below for details).

Paden is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Paden lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Paden is within the boundaries of the (662) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Paden had an population of 113 people. This is a decrease of 2.59% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.6% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Paden had a population of 116 people. This makes Paden the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 116 people, the population of Paden increased 9.43% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 106 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Paden.

Communities Also Named Paden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Paden - it's located in Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Paden ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Paden.

• Booneville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
  • Booneville is located in Prentiss County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Booneville <5>
• Red Bay
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bay
  • Red Bay is located in Franklin County (AL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Bay <5>
• Iuka
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
  • Iuka is located in Tishomingo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <5>
• Belmont
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Tishomingo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <5>
• Cherokee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
  • Cherokee is located in Colbert County (AL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherokee <5>
• Burnsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
  • Burnsville is located in Tishomingo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <5>
• Glen
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
  • Glen is located in Alcorn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
• Rienzi
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
  • Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
• Marietta
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
  • Marietta is located in Prentiss County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
• Golden
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
  • Golden is located in Tishomingo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <5>

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 Paden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Paden.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Paden. 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 Paden.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Paden. See our Newspapers Page for Paden.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paden ...

Looking for more information about Paden? 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 Paden, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Paden.

Adding Paden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Paden 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 Paden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Paden post office opened in 1907.

We also found Paden on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Paden.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Paden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/