Welcome to Congress Lake ...

So far, we found very little information about Congress Lake. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Congress Lake to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Congress Lake, please Contact Us.

Congress Lake would have been located within present day Stark County<2>.

The location of Congress Lake has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Congress Lake, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Congress Lake: Congress Lk.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Congress Lake is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Congress Lake was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Congress Lake would have been located in the (330) & (234)<5> area codes.

Communities near Congress Lake ...

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

• Akron
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 195,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <6>
• Canton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <6>
• Cuyahoga Falls
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuyahoga Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyahoga Falls
  • Cuyahoga Falls is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuyahoga Falls <6>
• Stow
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
  • Stow is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stow <6>
• Massillon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon
  • Massillon is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massillon <6>
• Kent
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Kent is located in Portage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <6>
• Barberton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberton
  • Barberton is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barberton <6>
• Green
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
  • Green is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green <6>
• Hudson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <6>
• Alliance
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Alliance is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alliance <6>

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 Congress Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Congress Lake.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Congress Lake. 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 Congress Lake.

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

Adding Congress Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Congress Lake 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 Congress Lake was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Congress Lake on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Congress Lake.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Stark County: www.co.stark.oh.us/

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