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History · Paradise Heights

Half of Paradise Heights’ homes were built after 1974

Most of Paradise Heights was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1974. Below: maps from 1956 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Paradise Heights’ past

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

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Paradise Heights are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Paradise Heights’s history is told.

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The story so far

Paradise Heights, in brief

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

Paradise Heights is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, Paradise Heights had a population of 1,260. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,215 to 1,260 (+4%).

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

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Paradise Heights on the map, 1956 to 1980

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

Paradise Heights on the 1956 USGS mapParadise Heights on the 1980 USGS map1956Winter Garden sheet · 1:24,000

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Paradise Heights

Nobody well known was born in Paradise Heights itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Lauren BoebertUnited States Representative from Colorado sinc… · b. 1986
Spencer LockeAmerican actress · b. 1991
Dax McCartyAmerican soccer player · b. 1987
Alcee HastingsAmerican politician & judge · b. 1936
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Prichard Colón jrPuerto sigma boxer · b. 1992
Matt KucharAmerican professional golfer · b. 1978
Places that used to be

Old corners

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Fisherman's Paradise Mobile Home ParkHarrison Trailer ParkLake Apopka

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

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Questions about Paradise Heights’ history

Memory lane

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

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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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.