Paradise, Illinois
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Paradise is an unincorporated community in Coles County
, Illinois
, United States
. Paradise is located near the south shore of Lake Paradise
6 miles (9.7 km) south-southwest of Mattoon
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Coles County, Illinois
Coles County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 53,873, which is an increase of 1.3% from 53,196 in 2000. Its county seat is Charleston, which is also the home of Eastern Illinois University....
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Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Paradise is located near the south shore of Lake Paradise
Lake Paradise
Lake Paradise is a reservoir on the Little Wabash River in Coles County, Illinois, United States. The reservoir covers an area of . The community of Paradise is located near the lake's southern shore. The Little Wabash River was dammed to create the lake in 1929....
6 miles (9.7 km) south-southwest of Mattoon
Mattoon, Illinois
Mattoon is a city in Coles County, Illinois, United States. The population was 18,555 as of the 2010 census. It is a principal city of the Charleston–Mattoon Micropolitan Statistical Area.Mattoon was the site of the "Mad Gasser" attacks of the 1940s....
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