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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Avon Lake (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Avon Lake. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Avon Lake ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Avon Lake: Avon Lk.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Avon Lake is located in Lorain County.

To see how the shape of Ohio's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lorain County: Ashland, Cuyahoga, Erie, Huron & Medina.

Below are the counties that are near Avon Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Avon Lake:

  • Lorain County     (The home county of Avon Lake)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avon Lake, with the one closest to Avon Lake listed first.
    • Avon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Lorain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,745 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <2>
    • Sheffield Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheffield Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Lake
      • Sheffield Lake is located in Lorain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,952 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheffield Lake <2>
    • Sheffield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheffield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
      • Sheffield is located in Lorain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,570 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheffield <2>
    • North Ridgeville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ridgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridgeville
      • North Ridgeville is located in Lorain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,104 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Ridgeville <2>
    • Fields
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
      • Fields is located in Lorain County
    • Lorain
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Elyria
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Amherst
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
      • Amherst is located in Lorain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,387 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <2>
    • Eaton Estates
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eaton Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
      • Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
    • South Amherst
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
      • South Amherst is located in Lorain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
    • Grafton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Vermilion-on-the-Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Champaign County
    • Rochester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rochester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
      • Rochester is located in Champaign County
  • Cuyahoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avon Lake, with the one closest to Avon Lake listed first.
    • Bay Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Westlake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
      • Westlake is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,907 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westlake <2>
    • North Olmsted
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Olmsted have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Olmsted
      • North Olmsted is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,173 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Olmsted <2>
    • Fairview Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
      • Rockport is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Rocky River
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Lakewood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Olmsted Falls
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olmsted Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmsted Falls
      • Olmsted Falls is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,084 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olmsted Falls <2>
    • Berea
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
      • Berea is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,508 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <2>
    • Linndale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linndale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linndale
      • Linndale is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • North Linndale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Linndale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Linndale
      • North Linndale is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Brook Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avon Lake, with the one closest to Avon Lake listed first.
    • Florence
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
      • Florence is located in Erie County
    • Berlin Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin Heights
      • Berlin Heights is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin Heights <2>
    • Shinrock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinrock
      • Shinrock is located in Erie County
    • Berlinville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinville
      • Berlinville is located in Erie County
    • Huron
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
      • Huron is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,827 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huron <2>
  • Huron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avon Lake, with the one closest to Avon Lake listed first.
    • Wakeman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Collins
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
      • Collins is located in Huron County
    • East Townsend
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Townsend
      • East Townsend is located in Huron County
    • West Clarksfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksfield
      • West Clarksfield is located in Huron County
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avon Lake, with the one closest to Avon Lake listed first.
    • Wickliffe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wickliffe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickliffe
      • Wickliffe is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,728 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wickliffe <2>
    • Willowick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowick
      • Willowick is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,067 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willowick <2>
    • Willoughby Hills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willoughby Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby Hills
      • Willoughby Hills is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,540 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willoughby Hills <2>
  • Medina County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avon Lake, with the one closest to Avon Lake listed first.
    • Valley City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Valley City Station
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City Station
      • Valley City Station is located in Medina County
    • Brunswick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
      • Brunswick is located in Medina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,052 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <2>
    • Abbeyville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
      • Abbeyville is located in Medina County
    • Hinckley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Risley ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Risley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risley
      • Risley is located in Medina County
    • Medina
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
      • Medina is located in Medina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,968 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <2>
    • River Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Corners
      • River Corners is located in Medina County
    • Spencer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Granger
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
      • Granger is located in Medina County
    • Windfall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
      • Windfall is located in Medina County
    • Youngs Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
      • Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
  • Summit County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avon Lake, with the one closest to Avon Lake listed first.
    • Richfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Emmons Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Corner
      • Emmons Corner is located in Summit County
    • Northfield Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
      • Northfield Center is located in Summit County
    • Northfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Boston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
      • Boston is located in Summit County
      • Boston has also been known as:
      • Boston Mill
      • Helltown
    • Bath
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Macedonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bath Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Center
      • Bath Center is located in Summit County
    • Peninsula
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peninsula have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peninsula
      • Peninsula is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peninsula <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Avon Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Avon Lake.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Avon Lake ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Avon Lake.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Avon Lake. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Avon Lake and those printed in the larger area surrounding Avon Lake.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4> of Avon Lake.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Avon Lake:

Cemeteries Near Avon Lake ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Avon Lake.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Avon Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Avon Lake, with the one closest to Avon Lake listed first.

  • Lake Shore Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Lake Shore Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Avon Lake Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Shore Cemetery
  • St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
  • Avon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Avon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Avon Cemetery
  • Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
  • St. Teresa Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Teresa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Teresa Cemetery
  • Resthaven Memory Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Elmhurst Park Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmhurst Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmhurst Park Cemetery
  • Day Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Day Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Day Cemetery
  • St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
  • Garfield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garfield Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Continue List   (228 more) ...
    • North Ridgeville Center Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Ridgeville Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Ridgeville Center Cemetery
    • Ridgeview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridgeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridgeview Cemetery
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Avon Lake had a population of 362 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Avon Lake had a population of 24,808 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Avon Lake, with the one closest to Avon Lake listed first.

  • Avon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Lorain County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,745 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <2>
  • West Dover
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dover
    • West Dover is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Crandall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crandall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
    • Crandall is located in Lorain County
  • Lake Breeze
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Breeze have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Breeze
    • Lake Breeze is located in Lorain County
  • North Dover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dover
    • North Dover is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Sheffield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheffield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
    • Sheffield is located in Lorain County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,570 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheffield <2>
  • Bement
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bement have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bement
    • Bement is located in Cuyahoga County
  • North Ridgeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ridgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridgeville
    • North Ridgeville is located in Lorain County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,104 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Ridgeville <2>
  • North Olmsted
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Olmsted have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Olmsted
    • North Olmsted is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,173 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Olmsted <2>
  • Shawville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawville
    • Shawville is located in Lorain County
  • Lorain
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Fields
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
    • Fields is located in Lorain County
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    • Rockport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
      • Rockport is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Rocky River
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Elyria
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Avon Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Avon Lake.

The official website for Avon Lake: www.avonlake.org/

The official website for Lorain County: www.loraincounty.us

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Avon Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Avon Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5039, Longitude: -82.0157       In this case, the coordinates for Avon Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Avon Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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