Parisville, Michigan

43°42′50″N 82°47′59″W / 43.71389°N 82.79972°W / 43.71389; -82.79972CountryUnited StatesStateMichiganCountyHuronTownshipParisSettled1856Elevation794 ft (242 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code(s)Area code989GNIS feature ID1617770^[1]

Parisville is an unincorporated community in Paris Township of Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located about seven miles east of Ubly at 43°42′50.05″N 82°47′58.8″W / 43.7139028°N 82.799667°W / 43.7139028; -82.799667.^[1]

Parisville is notable as one of the first Polish American settlements in the United States, having arrived around 1848. Parisville was named after Paris, Ontario by early settlers who lived in the Canadian town for a short period before moving on to the United States. Once a thriving community with numerous businesses, Parisville is now a quiet community of around 2 dozen homes and St. Mary's Catholic Church.

Further reading

• "Polonia: United States of America: Parisville, Michigan". Retrieved December 3, 2006.
• Bukowczyk, John J. (January 2000). "Review of A History of the Poles in America to 1908, Part III: Poles in the Eastern and Southern States by Waclaw Kruszka". The Sarmatian Review. XX (1). Retrieved December 3, 2006.
• "Our Take - The Significance of Panna Maria, Texas". The Sarmatian Review. XXV (1). January 2005. Retrieved December 3, 2006.

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