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Welcome to Sprotts Corners ...

Sprotts Corners is located in Portage County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Sprotts Corners: Sprotts Cors.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Sprotts Corners for more information about variations on the name of Sprotts Corners.

Sprotts Corners is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Sprotts Corners: 330 & 234<3>

Communities near Sprotts Corners ...

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

  • Akron
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Akron is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 195,994 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <4>
  • Cuyahoga Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Stow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Stow is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,714 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stow <4>
  • Kent
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Kent is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,319 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <4>
  • Barberton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Green
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Green is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,678 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green <4>
  • Solon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Solon is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,660 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <4>
  • Hudson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Alliance
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Twinsburg
    (13 miles [20.9 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 Sprotts Corners. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sprotts Corners.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sprotts Corners ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Portage, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sprotts Corners - 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 330 code has been Overlayed with the 234 area code. New phone numbers in the Sprotts Corners area will be assigned with one of these codes: 330 or 234. As a result, placing a call in the Sprotts Corners 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.