Welcome to Bement ...

Bement is located in Cuyahoga County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bement, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Bement is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Bement ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bement - they are located in Illinois and Missouri.

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

Communities near Bement ...

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

• Cleveland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • 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 <4>
• Parma
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
  • Parma is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parma <4>
• Lorain
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Elyria
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Lakewood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <4>
• Strongsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongsville
  • Strongsville is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strongsville <4>
• Brunswick
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <4>
• Westlake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
  • Westlake is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westlake <4>
• North Royalton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Royalton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Royalton
  • North Royalton is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,952 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Royalton <4>
• Garfield Heights
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Heights
  • Garfield Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,272 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bement ...

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

Adding Bement to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bement post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bement.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cuyahoga County: www.cuyahoga.oh.us/

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