Place:Paragould, Greene, Arkansas, United States

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NameParagould
Alt namesCenter Hillsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS5015116
Parmleysource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS5015116
The Crossingsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS5015116
TypeCity
Coordinates36.057°N 90.503°W
Located inGreene, Arkansas, United States
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Paragould is a city in Greene County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 26,113 at the 2010 U.S. Census.

The city's name is a blend combining the last names of competing railroad magnates J.W. Paramore and Jay Gould. Paramore’s Texas & Saint Louis Railway (later the Cotton Belt) and Gould’s St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway (later the Missouri Pacific) intersected here in 1882. A group of citizens chose the name, and it is believed to be the only city in the world with this name. Gould objected to his name’s being second and refused to list the new town on his schedules.

Paragould is the principal city of the Paragould, AR Micropolitan Statistical Area and is also a part of the Jonesboro-Paragould Combined Statistical Area. The Paragould micropolitan area's population is approximately 42,090 and the Jonesboro-Paragould Combined Statistical Area's population is estimated at 138,533.

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