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Welcome to Risley ...

So far, we found very little information about Risley. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Risley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Risley, please Contact Us.


Risley would have been located within present day Medina County<2>.


The location of Risley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Risley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Risley is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Risley was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Risley still existed, it would have been in the (330) & (234)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Risley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Risley - they are located in Kansas and New Jersey.

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

Communities near Risley ...

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

  • Elyria
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Strongsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • North Ridgeville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ridgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridgeville
    • North Ridgeville is located in Lorain County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,104 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Ridgeville <6>
  • Brunswick
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <6>
  • North Royalton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Royalton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <6>
  • Medina
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
    • Medina is located in Medina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,968 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <6>
  • Wadsworth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
    • Wadsworth is located in Medina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,374 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadsworth <6>
  • Berea
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
    • Berea is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,508 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <6>
  • Olmsted Falls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olmsted Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmsted Falls
    • Olmsted Falls is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,084 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olmsted Falls <6>
  • Oberlin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

Adding Risley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Risley 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 Risley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Risley post office opened in 1892.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Risley.

The official website for Medina County: www.co.medina.oh.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Risley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Medina, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Risley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (234) is an overlay for area code (330).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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