Welcome to Novelty ...

Novelty is located in Geauga County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Novelty: NAH-vuhl-tee<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Novelty, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Novelty is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Novelty: (440)

Communities Also Named Novelty ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Novelty - they are located in California, Kansas (2), Missouri, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Novelty ...

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

• Cleveland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 378,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <5>
• Mentor
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Euclid
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Cleveland Heights
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Heights
  • Cleveland Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland Heights <5>
• Garfield Heights
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Heights
  • Garfield Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,272 people
• Shaker Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Heights
  • Shaker Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,754 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shaker Heights <5>
• Willoughby
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
  • Willoughby is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,967 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willoughby <5>
• Solon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
  • Solon is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <5>
• Hudson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Maple Heights
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Heights
  • Maple Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Heights <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 Novelty. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Novelty.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Novelty ...

Looking for more information about Novelty? 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 Novelty, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Novelty.

Adding Novelty to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Novelty 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 Novelty was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Novelty post office opened in 1899.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Novelty.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Geauga County: www.co.geauga.oh.us/

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