Paris, Stark County, Ohio
{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.}}
{{See also|St. Paris, Ohio}}
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Paris is an unincorporated community in northwestern Paris Township, Stark County, Ohio.{{GNIS|1049058}} It has a post office with the ZIP code 44669.[https://tools.usps.com/zip-code-lookup.htm?citybyzipcode USPS – Cities by ZIP Code] It lies along State Route 172 between East Canton and Lisbon. The community is part of the Canton–Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Paris was laid out in 1813 on a stagecoach turnpike.{{cite book|last=Perrin|first=William Henry|title=History of Stark County: With an Outline Sketch of Ohio|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofstarkco00perr|year=1881|publisher=Baskin & Battey|page=[https://archive.org/details/historyofstarkco00perr/page/508 508]}} A share of the early settlers being natives of France most likely caused the name Paris to be selected.{{cite book|last=Overman|first=William Daniel|title=Ohio Town Names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015015361465;view=1up;seq=123|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|page=107}} A post office called Paris has been in operation since 1822.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Stark | title=Stark County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=21 January 2016}}
References
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Stark County, Ohio
Category:Unincorporated communities in Ohio
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