Painesville is a city in

Lake County, Ohio Lake County is a county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 232,603. Its county seat is Painesville, and its largest city is Mentor. The county was established on March 6, 1840, from land given by Cuyahoga a ...

, United States, and its

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. Located along the Grand River, it is a northeast suburb of

Cleveland Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania st ...

. Its population was 20,312 at the 2020 census. Painesville is included in the

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metropolitan area.

History

Painesville is included in what is historically referred to as the

Connecticut Western Reserve The Connecticut Western Reserve was a portion of land claimed by the Colony of Connecticut and later by the state of Connecticut in what is now mostly the northeastern region of Ohio. Warren, Ohio was the Historic Capital in Trumbull County. T ...

. General Edward Paine (1746–1841), a native of

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, who had served as a captain in the Connecticut

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during the war, and John Walworth arrived in 1800 with a party of sixty-six settlers, among the first in the Western Reserve. General Paine later represented the region in the territorial legislature of the

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. In 1800 the Western Reserve became

Trumbull County, Ohio Trumbull County is a County (United States), county in the far northeast portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 201,977. Its county seat and largest city is Warren, Ohio, Warren, ...

, and at the first Court of Quarter Sessions, the county was divided into eight

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. The smallest of these townships was named Painesville, for General Paine, and encompassed what later became the townships of Perry, Leroy, Hambden, Concord, Chardon, Mentor, and Kirtland. The township government was organized in 1802. The post office in Painesville was opened in 1803 with John Walworth as postmaster. In what was to become the commercial center of the township was a settlement called Oak Openings, its name being descriptive of the scrub oaks and sandy soil. It was here in 1805 that Gen. Henry Champion laid out a village plat and called it Champion, a name that it carried only until incorporation in 1832 when the name "Painesville" was chosen in honor of General Paine. Two of his descendants, Eleazer A. Paine and Halbert E. Paine, later served as Union Army generals during the

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. In 1840, Lake County was created from portions of

Geauga County Geauga County ( ) is a county located in the northeast portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 95,397. The county seat and largest city is Chardon. The county is named for an Onondaga or Seneca language ...

and

Cuyahoga County Cuyahoga County ( or , see ) is a large urban county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. The county seat and most populous city is Cleveland. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,264,817, making it the second ...

, and Painesville was made the county seat. In 1852, the community of Painesville became a village, and in 1902 the village attained city status.

Underground Railroad

Rider's Inn opened on June 16, 1812, on what is now

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to serve weary travelers passing through Painesville. But later in the 19th century it served a greater purpose – as a stop on the

Underground Railroad The Underground Railroad was an organized network of secret routes and safe houses used by freedom seekers to escape to the abolitionist Northern United States and Eastern Canada. Enslaved Africans and African Americans escaped from slavery ...

. The freedom seekers would come to a dry

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located behind the inn. There, they would find a ladder leading down to a door to the inn's basement. Fugitive

slaves Slavery is the ownership of a person as property, especially in regards to their labour. Slavery typically involves compulsory work, with the slave's location of work and residence dictated by the party that holds them in bondage. Enslavemen ...

were able to rest and recharge before making their way across

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into

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. Over the years, historians estimate that 3,000 former slaves came through Rider's Inn. The inn served as a meeting spot for the

anti-slavery Abolitionism, or the abolitionist movement, is the political movement to end slavery and liberate enslaved individuals around the world. The first country to fully outlaw slavery was France in 1315, but it was later used in its colonies. T ...

committee in town, and documents have been found detailing their

abolitionist Abolitionism, or the abolitionist movement, is the political movement to end slavery and liberate enslaved individuals around the world. The first country to fully outlaw slavery was Kingdom of France, France in 1315, but it was later used ...

movement. After over two hundred years, Riders inn became a bed and breakfast locally owned by two business women. During this ownership the underground tunnel used to hide slaves had caved in and couldn’t be entered again. In 2025 Riders Inn closed and remains unoccupied. Historical photographs, memorabilia and documents such as the anti-slavery ''Bugle'' are currently on display in the main lobby and can be visible by looking in windows.

Geography

According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which are land and , or 2.59%, is water.

Painesville Painesville is a city in Lake County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Located along the Grand River, it is a northeast suburb of Cleveland. Its population was 20,312 at the 2020 census. Painesville is included in the Greater Clevelan ...

and

Concord Concord may refer to: Meaning "agreement" * Harmony, in music * Agreement (linguistics), a change in the form of a word depending on grammatical features of other words Arts and media * ''Concord'' (video game), a defunct 2024 first-person sh ...

townships, along with the village of

Fairport Harbor Fairport Harbor is a village (United States)#Ohio, village in Lake County, Ohio, United States, along Lake Erie at the mouth of the Grand River (Ohio), Grand River. The population was 3,108 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. A far-eas ...

and the city of

Mentor Mentorship is the patronage, influence, guidance, or direction given by a mentor. A mentor is someone who teaches or gives help and advice to a less experienced and often younger person. In an organizational setting, a mentor influences the perso ...

, are adjacent to Painesville.

Climate

Painesville has a hybrid between a

humid subtropical A humid subtropical climate is a subtropical -temperate climate type, characterized by long and hot summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between la ...

and

humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers, and cold ...

(

Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bernd Köppen (1951–2014), German pianist and composer * Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan * Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author ...

''Cfa/Dfa''). In spite of the mild winter days,

lake-effect snow Lake-effect snow is produced during cooler atmospheric conditions when a cold air mass moves across long expanses of warmer lake water. The lower layer of air, heated by the lake water, picks up water vapor from the lake and rises through colde ...

usually brings a lot of accumulation in winter. Summers have warm days and quite muggy nights. Precipitation is high year-round.

Government

Painesville has a council-manager system of government. The City Council consists of seven members, who are elected for four-year terms. Three members are elected by the city at-large, and four members are elected from wards. As of 2024, the members of the City Council are as follows:

Demographics

Painesville's Hispanic population increased elevenfold between 1990 and 2010. New residents were primarily immigrants from

León, Guanajuato León (), officially León de Los Aldama, is the most populous city and municipal seat of the municipality of León in the Mexican state of Guanajuato. In the 2020 census, INEGI reported 1,579,803 people living in the city of León and 1,721,21 ...

, the fourth-largest city in

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

. They had settled in Painesville after finding work in its

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Painesville led the state of Ohio in the percentage of people speaking Spanish at home, with 20.2%. The racial distribution is as follows: White alone 57.1%, Black 14.7%, Hispanic 24.3%, Asian 1.3%, American Indian .2%, Pacific Islander .2%, two or more races 9.3%. Educational attainment for residents 25 and older is the following: High School Diploma 84%, Bachelor's Degree of higher 20.7%. The medium household income is $51,373 and the per capita income for a family of three is $79,086.

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 19,563 people, 7,095 households, and 4,381 families living in the city. The

population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ...

was . There were 7,867 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 68.2%

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, 13.1%

African American African Americans, also known as Black Americans and formerly also called Afro-Americans, are an Race and ethnicity in the United States, American racial and ethnic group that consists of Americans who have total or partial ancestry from an ...

, 0.3% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 13.2% from other races, and 4.5% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 22.0% of the population. There were 7,095 households, of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.8% were

married couples Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children (if any), and b ...

living together, 18.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.3% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.33. The median age in the city was 30.2 years. 28.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 12.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.9% were from 25 to 44; 20.5% were from 45 to 64; and 8.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.3% male and 49.7% female.

Education

Public Schools

Public education in the city of Painesville is provided by the Painesville City Schools, which includes Red Raider Preschool; Chestnut Elementary School, Elm Street Elementary School, and Maple Elementary School (all grades K–5); Heritage Middle School (grades 6–8) and Thomas W. Harvey High School (grades 9–12).

Private Schools

Hershey

Montessori School The Montessori method of education is a type of educational method that involves children's natural interests and activities rather than formal teaching methods. A Montessori classroom places an emphasis on hands-on learning and developing ...

is Painesville's independent school option that educates students from birth through sixth grade. Its seventh through twelfth grade campus is located in nearby Huntsburg, Ohio.

Higher Education

Painesville is the home of

Lake Erie College Lake Erie College is a Private university, private liberal arts college in Painesville, Ohio. Founded in 1856 as a female seminary, the college converted to a coeducational institution in 1985. History Lake Erie Female Seminary The semi ...

, a

private Private or privates may refer to: Music * "In Private", by Dusty Springfield from the 1990 album ''Reputation'' * Private (band), a Denmark-based band * "Private" (Ryōko Hirosue song), from the 1999 album ''Private'', written and also recorded ...

liberal arts college A liberal arts college or liberal arts institution of higher education is a college with an emphasis on Undergraduate education, undergraduate study in the Liberal arts education, liberal arts of humanities and science. Such colleges aim to impart ...

enrolling approximately 1,200 students. The college offers over 60 undergraduate programs and master's programs. The former

Andrews Osborne Academy Andrews Osborne Academy (AOA) is a private, coeducational boarding and day school for Grades Pre-K -12 located on of land in Willoughby, Ohio, east of Cleveland. The student body is 73% day students and 27% boarding students, 51% male and 4 ...

's Painesville campus became part of Lake Erie College in 2008.

Lakeland Community College Lakeland Community College is a public community college in Lake County, Ohio. Established in 1967, Lakeland was the first college in Ohio founded by a vote of the people. Today, Lakeland serves more than 8,000 full-time and part-time students ...

, located in nearby

Kirtland, Ohio Kirtland is a city in Lake County, Ohio, United States. The population was 6,937 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Kirtland is known for being the early headquarters of the Latter Day Saint movement from 1831 to 1837 and the site of ...

, offers

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level education to residents of Painesville and Lake County.

Public Library

Morley Library, serving both Painesville City and Painesville Township, is located within Painesville's Historic Downtown District.

Media

* WHWN (88.3 FM)

Regional Mexican Regional Mexican music refers collectively to the regional subgenres of the country music of Mexico and its derivatives from the Southwestern United States. Each subgenre is representative of a certain region and its popularity also varies by ...

* WABQ (1460 AM)

Urban contemporary gospel Urban/contemporary gospel, also known as urban gospel music, urban gospel pop, or just simply urban gospel, is a modern subgenre of gospel music. Although the style developed gradually, early forms are generally dated to the 1970s, and the gen ...

Healthcare

The Painesville City and Painesville Township healthcare needs are provided in neighboring Concord Township by

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center (UH Cleveland Medical Center), formerly known as ''University Hospitals Case Medical Center'' (''UH Case Medical Center''), is a large not-for-profit academic medical complex in Cleveland, Ohio, Un ...

and Tri-Point Medical Center. The hospital is part of the

Lake Health Lake Health, formerly Lake Hospital System, is a system of hospitals and health care facilities throughout Lake County, Cuyahoga County and Geauga County, Ohio, United States. Lake Health changed its name from Lake Hospital System on June 12, 200 ...

healthcare system.

Transportation

Highways

Major transportation routes in the city are

U.S. Route 20 U.S. Route 20 or U.S. Highway 20 (US 20) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway that stretches from the Pacific Northwest east to New England. The "0" in its route number indicates that US 20 is a major coast-to-coast route. ...

and

Ohio State Route 2 State Route 2 (SR 2), formerly known as Inter-county Highway 2 until 1921 and State Highway 2 in 1922, is an east–west highway crossing most of northern Ohio. Its western terminus is at the Indiana state line near Hicksville, Ohio, Hicksvill ...

Ohio State Route 84 State Route 84 (SR 84) is an east–west state highway in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its western terminus is along US 6 at US 20 in Euclid, and its eastern terminus is at the Pennsylvania state line about south-sou ...

and

Ohio State Route 44 State Route 44 (SR 44) is a north–south state highway in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. It runs from a southern terminus at Ohio State Route 43, State Route 43 in Waynesburg, Ohio, Waynesburg to a northern terminus a ...

. Painesville is located just north of

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and is easily accessed via Route 44.

Mass Transit

Laketran Laketran is the transit agency that serves Lake County, Ohio, the county northeast of Cleveland. It is the third-largest transit system in Northeast Ohio, serving Mentor, Painesville, Willoughby, Wickliffe. Eastlake, Fairport Harbor, Madiso ...

operates bus lines throughout Lake County as well as into

downtown Cleveland Downtown Cleveland is the central business district of Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The economic and cultural center of the city and the Cleveland metropolitan area, it is Cleveland's oldest district, with its Public Square, Cleveland, Publi ...

and Cleveland's major medical centers in

University Circle University Circle is a district in the neighborhood of University on the East Side of Cleveland, Ohio. It is home to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance Hall (home to the Cleveland Orchestra), the Cleveland Institute of Art, the Cleveland ...

Railroads

Two major railroads,

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and

Norfolk Southern The Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I freight railroad operating in the Eastern United States. Headquartered in Atlanta, the company was formed in 1982 with the merger of the Norfolk and Western Railway and Southern Railway. The comp ...

, pass through the city and serve some of the city's industries. Additionally, Amtrak's

Lake Shore Limited The ''Lake Shore Limited'' is an Amtrak Long Distance, overnight passenger train operated by Amtrak between Chicago and the Northeastern United States, with sections to New York City and Boston. The central segment of the route runs along the s ...

passes through on the CSX line. However, these trains do not stop in the city. The nearest

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station is 28 miles (45 km) to the southwest in

Airports

Painesville is 43 miles (69 km) from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, Ohio's largest airport.

Economy

The largest employers are the city government, county government, and the public school systems. Other notable employers in the area include

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, Mar-Bal Corp.,

Lubrizol Lubrizol Corporation is an American provider of specialty chemicals for the transportation, industrial and consumer markets. These products include additives for engine oils and other transportation-related fluids, additives for industrial lubr ...

, AeroControlex, Guyer Precision, Eckart America, Ranpak and Meritec.

In popular culture

The area in and around Painesville was used as the location for the filming of the 1964 feature film ''

One Potato, Two Potato ''One Potato, Two Potato'' is a 1964 black-and-white American drama film directed by Larry Peerce and starring Barbara Barrie and Bernie Hamilton. The film centers on an interracial romance and was produced and released at a time which such wer ...

.'' The film, which was selected at that year's

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, provides a glimpse of the era in the city's downtown, featuring its central park and surrounding architecture. The Lake County Courthouse and Painesville City Hall remain today. The historic Parmly Hotel, which is seen in the opening credits and occasionally throughout the film, has since been replaced by a shopping plaza and office complex.

Notable people

Artist, composer, music, author, poet, writer

* Robert H. Abel - Writer * Minerva Dayton Bateham - Poet, hymnwriter * William Holbrook Beard - Painter *

Jason L Blair Jason L. Blair is an American writer and game designer, best known for his work on the roleplaying game '' Little Fears''. Career After the release of the award-winning tabletop roleplaying game '' Little Fears'' in 2001, Blair wrote for vario ...

- Writer *

Paisley Dodds Paisley Dodds is the former investigations editor for The New Humanitarian. She spent the bulk of her career at The Associated Press, where she was AP's London bureau chief and spent a decade managing the news bureau, as well as writing about terror ...

- News writer and editor *

Joe Dolce Joseph Dolce (, originally ; born October 13, 1947) is an American-Australian singer, songwriter, poet and essayist. Dolce achieved international recognition with his multi-million-selling novelty song, " Shaddap You Face", released worldwide un ...

- Singer-songwriter and poet *

Harlan Ellison Harlan Jay Ellison (May 27, 1934 – June 28, 2018) was an American writer, known for his prolific and influential work in New Wave science fiction, New Wave speculative fiction and for his outspoken, combative personality. His published wo ...

- Author * TR Ericsson - Artist * Eber D. Howe - Author and Newspaperman *

William Langson Lathrop William Langson Lathrop (pronounced "LAY-throp") (March 29, 1859 – September 21, 1938) was an American Impressionist landscape painter and founder of the art colony in New Hope, Pennsylvania, where he was an influential founder of Pennsyl ...

- Artist * Vernita Nemec - Artist *

Pat Torpey Patrick Allan Torpey (December 13, 1953 – February 7, 2018) was an American musician, best known as the drummer for the rock band Mr. Big, as well as playing for other various singers and artists such as John Parr, Belinda Carlisle, Robert ...

- Drummer

Business

Frank Burrelle Frank Burrelle (May 25, 1856 – January 25, 1910) was the founder of Burrelle's Press Clipping Bureau, later called BurrellesLuce and today known as Burrelle's, a company providing media relations planning, media monitoring and media measurement ...

- Company founder, media * John C. Lincoln - Inventor and Entrepreneur * Eschines P. Matthews - Businessman

Cinema, radio, television, and theater

Emma Sheridan Fry Emma Sheridan Fry (, Sheridan; pen name, Polly and E. V. Sheridan; October 1, 1864 – December 11, 1936) was an American actress, playwright, and teacher. She started her career as a stage actress and after retiring from that, she became a writer ...

- Actor, playwright * Shell Kepler - Actor *

James Wakefield James Beach Wakefield (March 21, 1825 – August 25, 1910) was a United States Congressman from Minnesota. He was also Senator and 8th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. Wakefield was born in Winsted, Connecticut to Dr. Luman Wakefield and B ...

- Vaudeville Performer

Education

Vivian Blanche Small Vivian Blanche Small (1875–1946) was an American educational leader. For 32 years, she served as the fourth president of Lake Erie College; in 1941, upon her retirement, she was bestowed the title, ''President Emeritus''. Early life and educati ...

, president, Lake Erie College

Government

* Edward P. Branch - Mayor *

William Wellington Corlett William Wellington Corlett (April 10, 1842 – July 22, 1890) was a Delegate from the Territory of Wyoming. Biography Corlett was born in Concord, Ohio on April 10, 1842, a son of William Corlett and Mary Ann (Kneale), who was known as Ann. He a ...

- Territorial Delegate *

Ruth Dwyer (politician) Ruth Dwyer (born April 25, 1958) is an American political figure who was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for Governor in 1998 and 2000. Life and career Ruth Dwyer was born Ruth E. Cook in Painesville, Ohio on April 25, 1958. She attended sc ...

Lindsey Horvath Lindsey Patrice Horvath (born June 30, 1982) is an American politician, advertising executive, and activist. She is currently serving as a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for the 3rd District, which covers the San Fernando Va ...

- Los Angeles Board of Supervisor * Eschines P. Matthews - Wisconsin State Assemblyman * Robert Maynard Murray - US Congressman * David R. Paige - US Congressman *

Byron Paine Byron Paine (October 10, 1827January 13, 1871) was an American lawyer, judge, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court from 1867 until his death in 1871, and also served on the court from 1859 to 1864, interrupting ...

- Wisconsin Supreme Court justice * Arlington G. Reynolds - Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives * Charles W. Stage - Ohio state representative, baseball umpire * J. William Stanton - US Congressman *

- US Congressman

Medical

George Trumbull Ladd George Trumbull Ladd (; January 19, 1842 – August 8, 1921) was an American philosopher, educator and psychologist who, in 1893, became the second President of the American Psychological Association. Ladd was a vocal advocate for Japanese col ...

- Psychologist

Military

John S. Casement John Stephen Casement (January 19, 1829 – December 13, 1909) was a general and brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War and a noted railroad contractor and civil engineer. He directed the construction of the Union P ...

- Civil War general *

Marge Hurlburt Marge Hurlburt (December 30, 1914 – July 4, 1947) was an American aviator who flew with the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) during World War II and set a women's international air speed record in 1947. Biography Margaret M. "Marge" Hurlbu ...

- Pilot * Robert William Strong Sr. - US Brigadier General * Howell B. Treat - Medal of Honor Recipient

Organizations

Daniel Carter Beard Daniel Carter "Uncle Dan" Beard (June 21, 1850 – June 11, 1941) was an American illustrator, author, youth leader, Georgist and social reformer who founded the Sons of Daniel Boone in 1905, which Beard later merged with the Boy Scouts of Ameri ...

- Boy Scouts of America co-founder

Religion

* Bruce Edward Caldwell - Bishop * Paul John Hallinan - Bishop *

John Henry House John Henry House was a missionary known for his work teaching agricultural techniques to Bulgarian and later Greek peasants. House was born on May 29, 1845, in Painesville, Ohio, to John House IV, a blacksmith, farmer, and abolitionist, and Jane ...

- Missionary *

Edward Partridge Edward Partridge Sr. (August 27, 1793 – May 27, 1840) was one of the earliest converts to the Latter Day Saint movement and served as the first Bishop of the Church. Early life Edward Partridge was born on August 27, 1793, to William and J ...

- Bishop

Social Reform

* Josephine Penfield Cushman Bateham - Social reformer, editor, writer *

Frances Jennings Casement Frances Jennings Casement (1840–1928) was an American suffragette and voting advocate from Painesville, Ohio. Her father Charles C. Jennings was a politician active in the abolition movement in the 1830s. Frances married General John S. Case ...

- Suffragette

Sports

Ed Andrews George Edward Andrews (April 5, 1859 – August 12, 1934) was an American professional baseball player. He was a right-handed second baseman and outfielder over parts of eight seasons (1884–1891) with the Philadelphia Quakers, Indianapolis ...

- Baseball player * James Bond (American football) * Tony DeCarlo - College coach *

Larry Foust Laurence Michael Foust (June 24, 1928 – October 27, 1984) was an American basketball player who spent 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), most notably with the Fort Wayne Pistons and Minneapolis Lakers. In a twelve-year c ...

NBA The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Ca ...

player * Joe Galat - College coach * Wallace Gordon - Baseball player * Marvin Hawley - Baseball player *

Morgan Lewis (basketball) Morgan Lewis (born February 10, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Cape Breton Highlanders of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada). He was a two-time NBL Canada All-Star in his years with ...

Joe Loth Joseph Loth is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Southern Connecticut State University, a position he has held since 2025. In eight seasons as head football coach for Otterbein University, his previous head ...

- College coach * Danny Nardico - Boxer * Tom Orosz -

NFL The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league in the United States. Composed of 32 teams, it is divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The N ...

player *

Steve Ortmayer Conrad Stephen Ortmayer (February 13, 1944 – March 9, 2021) was an American football player, coach, and executive who served as the general manager of the National Football League (NFL)'s San Diego Chargers and St. Louis Rams. Early life and ...

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Eastern Lake County Chamber of Commerce

Downtown Painesville Organization
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