| Paradise, Missouri | |
| Settlement Type: | unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Missouri#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Label: | Paradise |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Missouri |
| Subdivision Type2: | Clay |
| Subdivision Name2: | Clay |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.40 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.40 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 75 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 187.97 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 932 |
| Coordinates: | 39.4289°N -94.5128°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 64089 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 29-56126 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2806392 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.03 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.03 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Population Density Km2: | 72.62 |
Paradise is an unincorporated community in northwest Clay County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community lies between the two arms of the Smithville Lake on the Little Platte River. The city of Smithville lies across the lake to the southwest. The community is located along Missouri Route W about four miles southeast of Trimble in adjacent Clinton County.[2]
In 1832, the US Government deeded 40acres of land at this location to Mr. Pleasant Gentry. The land was sold in 1850 to John Gosney, who surveyed the land. The developing town was named "Gosneyville". Gosneyville was renamed "Paradise" circa 1884.
A post office called Paradise was established in 1858, and remained in operation until 1907.[3] The community was so named for the many churches in town relative to its small size.[4]
Paradise was featured in the 1998 film The Dentist 2. In the film the titular dentist, Doctor Alan Feinstone, travels to Paradise after escaping the psychiatric hospital he was being held in after the events of the first film.[5]