unincorporated community
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in northwest
Clay County Clay County is the name of 18 counties in the United States. Most are named for Henry Clay, U.S. Senator and statesman:
* Clay County, Alabama
* Clay County, Arkansas (named for John Clayton, and originally named Clayton County)
* Clay County, Fl ...
, in the
U.S. state
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of
Missouri
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. 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
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Clinton County Clinton County may refer to:
*Counties named for George Clinton, first and third Governor of New York, and later the fourth Vice President of the United States:
**Clinton County, New York
** Clinton County, Ohio
*Counties named for DeWitt Clinton, ...
.
History
In 1832, the US Government deeded 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. The community was so named for the many churches in town relative to its small size.
In popular culture
Paradise was featured in the 1998 film ''
The Dentist 2
''The Dentist 2'' (also known as ''The Dentist 2: Brace Yourself'', ''D2: Without Novacaine'' and ''The Dentist 2: You Know the Drill'') is a 1998 American psychological slasher film, a sequel to ''The Dentist'' (1996), it is the second installme ...
''. 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
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