Welcome to Footville ...

Footville is located in Ashtabula County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Footville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Footville is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Footville is within the (440) area code.

Communities Also Named Footville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Footville - they are located in North Carolina and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Footville ...

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

• Mentor
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Painesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painesville
  • Painesville is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Painesville <4>
• Ashtabula
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashtabula
  • Ashtabula is located in Ashtabula County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashtabula <4>
• Kirtland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirtland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland
  • Kirtland is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirtland <4>
• Geneva
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Geneva is located in Ashtabula County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <4>
• Chardon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chardon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chardon
  • Chardon is located in Geauga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chardon <4>
• Huntsburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
  • Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
• Madison
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• Fairport Harbor
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairport Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport Harbor
  • Fairport Harbor is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairport Harbor <4>
• Jefferson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Ashtabula County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <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 Footville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Footville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Footville ...

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

Adding Footville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Footville post office opened in 1879.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Footville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ashtabula County: www.co.ashtabula.oh.us/

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