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Welcome to Concord ...

Concord is located in Lake County<1>.


The location of Concord has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Concord, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1836.

Concord is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Concord lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Concord: (440)

Communities Also Named Concord ...

While we believe that this Concord is located in Lake County, we know of another 3 Ohio communities named Concord. Those communities are located in the following counties: Clermont, Darke and Licking County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 105 communities that are also named Concord - they are located in Alabama (6), Arkansas (3), California, Delaware (2), Florida (2), Georgia (12), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (5), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (5), Nebraska (2), New Hampshire, New York (2), North Carolina (7), Nova Scotia, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina (2), Tennessee (7), Texas (11), Vermont, Virginia (4), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Concord.

Communities near Concord ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Concord.

  • Mentor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mentor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
    • Mentor is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,090 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mentor <4>
  • Euclid
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
    • Euclid is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,205 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Euclid <4>
  • Willoughby
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • South Euclid
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Euclid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Euclid
    • South Euclid is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,146 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Euclid <4>
  • Painesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mayfield Heights
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield Heights
    • Mayfield Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,376 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield Heights <4>
  • Eastlake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlake
    • Eastlake is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,940 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastlake <4>
  • Willowick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
  • Lyndhurst
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndhurst
    • Lyndhurst is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,242 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndhurst <4>
  • Wickliffe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wickliffe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Concord. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Concord.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Concord. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Concord.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Concord. See our Newspapers Page for Concord.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Concord ...

Looking for more information about Concord? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Concord, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Concord.

Adding Concord to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Concord in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Concord was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Concord post office opened in 1836.

We also found Concord in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Concord.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Concord. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lake County: www.lakecountyohio.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Concord - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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