Welcome to Lafayette ...

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

We've added Lafayette to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Lafayette - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Lafayette, please Contact Us.

While we don't have the exact location of Lafayette , we believe that it would have been located within present day Hancock County<2>.

When the people of Lafayette referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Lafayettean<3>

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

Communities Also Named Lafayette ...

While we believe that this Lafayette is located in Hancock County, we know of another 4 Ohio communities named Lafayette. Those communities are located in the following counties: Allen, Holmes, Madison and Medina County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 38 communities that are also named Lafayette - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Hancock County: www.co.hancock.oh.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	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 Lafayette, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Hancock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Lafayette refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Lafayette may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.