ɪɾ ɪz pˈɔstʃʊlˌeɪɾᵻd ðə nˈeɪm wʌz dᵻskɹˈɪptɪv, fɔːɹ sˈɛtlɚz hˌuː kənsˈɪdɚd ðə sˈɛɾɪŋ təbi pˈæɹədˌaɪs wɛn ðeɪ ɚɹˈaɪvd ɚɹˈaʊnd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən.
It is postulated the name was descriptive, for settlers who considered the setting to be paradise when they arrived around 1797.