Welcome to Lyme ...

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

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

Lyme would have been located within present day Erie County<2>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lyme, 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.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Lyme is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Communities Also Named Lyme ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Lyme: This one is located in Erie County and the other is located in Huron County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 3 communities that are also named Lyme - they are located in Connecticut and New Hampshire.

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

Communities near Lyme ...

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

• Sandusky
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Norwalk
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Fremont
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <5>
• Bellevue
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <5>
• Huron
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <5>
• Clyde
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Clyde is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <5>
• Port Clinton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Clinton
  • Port Clinton is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Clinton <5>
• Willard
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Willard is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willard <5>
• Milan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Milan is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <5>
• Monroeville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
  • Monroeville is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <5>

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

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

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

Adding Lyme to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lyme in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lyme was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lyme.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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