RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Ohio >> Ashtabula County >> New LymeIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Ohio

The Commemorative Quarter for Ohio





Welcome to New Lyme ...

New Lyme is located in Ashtabula County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Lyme, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1825.

New Lyme is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for New Lyme: 440 & 436<3>

Communities near New Lyme ...

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

  • Ashtabula
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Cortland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Geneva
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Huntsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
  • Jefferson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Middlefield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
    • Middlefield is located in Geauga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,690 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlefield <4>
  • Orwell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Roaming Shores
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaming Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaming Shores
    • Roaming Shores is located in Ashtabula County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
  • Geneva-on-the-Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva-on-the-Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva-on-the-Lake
    • Geneva-on-the-Lake is located in Ashtabula County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,193 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva-on-the-Lake <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 New Lyme. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Lyme.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Lyme ...

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

Adding New Lyme to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the New Lyme post office opened in 1825.

We also found New Lyme in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Lyme.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Lyme. 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Ashtabula, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Lyme - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 440 code has been Overlayed with the 436 area code. New phone numbers in the New Lyme area will be assigned with one of these codes: 440 or 436. As a result, placing a call in the New Lyme area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 15 Jul 2025