Welcome to Medina ...

Medina is located in Lenawee County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Medina, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Medina is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Medina is within the (517) area code.

Communities Also Named Medina ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Medina - they are located in Arkansas, Kansas, Minnesota (2), New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Tennessee, Texas (3), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Medina ...

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

• Adrian
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
  • Adrian is located in Lenawee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adrian <4>
• Wauseon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauseon
  • Wauseon is located in Fulton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wauseon <4>
• Archbold
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbold
  • Archbold is located in Fulton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archbold <4>
• Hudson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Lenawee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <4>
• Morenci
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morenci
  • Morenci is located in Lenawee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morenci <4>
• West Unity
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Unity
  • West Unity is located in Williams County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Unity <4>
• Pioneer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
  • Pioneer is located in Williams County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pioneer <4>
• Fayette
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Fayette is located in Fulton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <4>
• Onsted
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onsted have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onsted
  • Onsted is located in Lenawee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 947 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onsted <4>
• Metamora
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metamora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metamora
  • Metamora is located in Fulton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metamora <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Medina ...

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

Adding Medina to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Medina 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 Medina was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Medina in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Medina.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lenawee County: www.lenawee.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/