Lorain County, OH

Headnote
LORAIN COUNTY, situated on the north boundary of Ohio, on Lake Erie. Area, 540 square miles. Seat of justice, Elyria. Pop. in 1830, 5,696 ; in 1840, 18,467 ; in 1850, 26,086. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Ohio

Lorain County, Ohio (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
LORAIN COUNTY, situated on the north boundary of Ohio, on Lake Erie. Area, 540 square miles. Seat of justice, Elyria. Pop. in 1830, 5,696 ; in 1840, 18,467 ; in 1850, 26,086.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 195.

Lorain County, Ohio (Hayward)

Gazetteer/Almanac
Lorain County, O., is bounded N. by lake Erie, E. by Cuyahoga and Medina counties, S. by Wayne and Richland, and W. by Huron co. The branches of Black River and Beaver Creek rise in the county. It was organized in 1824, and has a rich, productive soil. The fall in Black River furnishes the county with an immense water power.
John Hayward, Gazetteer of the United States of America… (Philadelphia: James L. Gihon, 1854), 434.
Date Type
Last survivor of the 1778 Wyoming Massacre dies in Ohio Personal
Birthplace of
Name Type
Elyria, OH City or Town
Oberlin, OH City or Town
Wellington, OH City or Town
Date Title
Boston (MA) Advertiser, “The Oberlin Rescue Cases,” May 2, 1859
Cleveland (OH) Herald, “A Nest of Thieves Broken Up,” March 9, 1861
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