Welcome to Florence ...

Florence is located in Erie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Florence, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1818.

Florence is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Florence ...

While we believe that this Florence is located in Erie County, we know of another 3 Ohio communities named Florence. Those communities are located in the following counties: Belmont, Madison and Noble County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 63 communities that are also named Florence - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey (2), New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, South Dakota (3), Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Florence ...

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

• Lorain
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorain
  • Lorain is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lorain <3>
• Elyria
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
  • Elyria is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elyria <3>
• Sandusky
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
  • Sandusky is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandusky <3>
• Norwalk
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Norwalk is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,782 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <3>
• Amherst
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Vermilion
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion
  • Vermilion is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermilion <3>
• Sheffield Lake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheffield Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Oberlin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin
  • Oberlin is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oberlin <3>
• Huron
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Grafton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
  • Grafton is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,974 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Florence ...

Looking for more information about Florence? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Florence, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Florence.

Adding Florence to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Florence 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 Florence was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Florence post office opened in 1818.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Florence.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Erie County: www.erie-county-ohio.net/

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