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History · Paradise

Half of Paradise’s homes were built after 1993

Most of Paradise was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1993. Below: 1 old photo or paper and maps from 1949 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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From Paradise’s archive · credits on each photo

What stands out about Paradise’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.
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Start Paradise’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Paradise’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Date a photo1 archive item has no date. Guess the decade.+2Retake an old viewHoney Run Bridge, Spanning Butte Creek,…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story so far

Paradise, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Paradise yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Paradise is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) that is the southernmost community in Mono County, California, United States. The population was 174 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 153 to 174 (+14%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Paradise, decade by decade

Date unknown1 to date
Honey Run Bridge, Spanning Butte Creek, bypassed section of Honey Run Road (originally Carr Hill Road)Date?Honey Run Bridge, Spanning Butte Creek, bypassed sect…
On the map

Paradise on the map, 1949 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Paradise. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Paradise on the 1949 USGS mapParadise on the 1951 USGS mapParadise on the 1983 USGS mapParadise on the 1994 USGS map1949Mt Tom sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Paradise.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Honey Run Bridge, Spanning Butte Creek, bypassed section of Honey Run Road (originally Carr Hill Road)
Retake this viewHoney Run Bridge, Spanning Butte Creek, bypassed section of Honey Run Road (originally Carr Hill Road)

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Paradise’s page.

Retake this view · +15
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Swall MeadowsIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Paradise’s history

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the Library of Congress (1) and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.