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Paradise is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, with a ZIP code of 17562. The population was 1,129 at the 2010 census.
Promoting the history of Paradise Township in the Pocono Mountains of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Aquiring & preserving articles and materials which establish and illustrate the heritage and growth of Paradise Township.
History of Paradise Township. Paradise Township lies in the Pequea Valley area. The township was organized in 1843 having been separated from what remains known as Strasburg Township. The largest village in the area was and still is today Paradise, settled in 1712.
The first post office in Paradise Township was located at Paradise Valley in 1849, with John Edinger and David Edinger serving as the first postmasters. With the introduction of the railroads in the mid-19th century, Paradise Township quickly became a vacation destination for tourists.
The village dates its first advent of a citizen, other than Indian who roamed the wilds of that part of Pennsylvania, in no less a personage than Madame Ferree (a French Huguenot), of whom you doubtless have heard long before this, and her appearance soon followed her landing in this country, where she came bearing letters to the agent of William
For over 250 years, visitors coming into Lancaster County from the east have traveled through a small town known as Paradise. Officially, Paradise Township adopted the name during its organization in 1843. Different sources credit different people with naming the area.
Paradise is north and east of Strasburg and just three miles south of Intercourse, PA. It’s also right next to Gordonville, Kinzers, and Soudersburg, not far from Bird-in-Hand, Gap, and Nickel Mines (where the Amish schoolhouse shooting took place).