Welcome to West Mentor ...

West Mentor is located in Lake County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Mentor, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

A typical abbreviation for West Mentor: W. Mentor

West Mentor is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

West Mentor is located in the (440) area code.

Communities near West Mentor ...

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

• Euclid
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
  • Euclid is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Euclid <4>
• Cleveland Heights
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Heights
  • Cleveland Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland Heights <4>
• Shaker Heights
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Heights
  • Shaker Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,754 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shaker Heights <4>
• Willoughby
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
  • Willoughby is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,967 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willoughby <4>
• Solon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
  • Solon is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <4>
• South Euclid
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Euclid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Euclid
  • South Euclid is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,146 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Euclid <4>
• Painesville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Mayfield Heights
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield Heights
  • Mayfield Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield Heights <4>
• Eastlake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlake
  • Eastlake is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastlake <4>
• East Cleveland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
  • East Cleveland is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Cleveland <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 West Mentor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Mentor.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Mentor ...

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

Adding West Mentor to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Mentor post office opened in 1877.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Mentor.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lake County: www.lakecountyohio.org/

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