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Around South Lorain ...

The following is a sample of nearby communities based on their distance from South Lorain, with the nearest first.

  • Lorain
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sheffield Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sheffield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Amherst
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Avon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Avon is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,745 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <1>
  • Elyria
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Avon Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Avon Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Avon Point is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Point
  • North Ridgeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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    • Brownhelm Station
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Brownhelm Station is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownhelm Station
    • Fields
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Fields is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
    • South Amherst
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • South Amherst is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
    • Vermilion-on-the-Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Henrietta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Henrietta is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
    • Oberlin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

For more communities neighboring South Lorain, please visit our County-by-County Page for South Lorain.

Lorain County ...

South Lorain is located in Lorain County<2>.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lorain County: Ashland, Cuyahoga, Erie, Huron & Medina.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Lorain ...

It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Lorain.

Airports Near South Lorain ...

When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<3> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to South Lorain and that information can be found on the Airports Page for South Lorain.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Lorain, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>When we are planning a trip (for example, to South Lorain), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip.