Painesville is included in what is historically referred to as the Connecticut Western Reserve. Landmarks include Painesville City Hall, Methodist Episcopal Church of Painesville and Painesville station. Painesville is the birthplace of Larry Foust, basketball player.
Painesville, Ohio gifts and souvenirs: 43 designs made from Painesville's own map, landmarks and history, from $10 to $99. Printed to order and shipped free in the USA.
| Popular | Price |
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| Painesville Hometown Ornament | $23 |
| Painesville Landmarks Photo Poster | from $40 |
| Painesville Vintage Travel Poster | from $40 |
| Painesville Varsity Crewneck | from $57 |
| Painesville Est. Tee | from $33 |
| Painesville Town Line Mug | from $26 |
Ceramic keepsake, gold ribbon, in 4 styles
Famous natives, by birth year
Nine local landmarks, archival matte
Its landmark photo in a classic travel-poster layout
A local landmark photo as a gallery print
Classic large-letter postcard art, filled with local photos
Six local landmarks as instant photos on kraft paper
The town's story in dates, from its own records, for home or classroom
Map of local landmarks, washable fabric
Heavy-blend fleece, street map printed on the back
Red heavy-blend crewneck, knit-stitch town print
Soft Bella+Canvas jersey
Kids' Bella+Canvas jersey, youth sizes
Bella+Canvas toddler jersey
Bella+Canvas baby bodysuit
Large-letter postcard art filled with local photos
Glossy ceramic, dishwasher safe
Large-letter postcard art filled with local photos, 11 oz ceramic
Weatherproof, for the front walk
24″×16″, printed coir-look fibers, rubber back
12″×12″ printed wood, ready to hang
Soft-touch, zip cover
A local landmark photo with the town name, 18″×18″
Sturdy all-over-print tote
Large-letter postcard art on a sturdy tote
Foam-front trucker, printed (not embroidered) with local photos
Glossy top, cork back
Soft fleece, 50″×60″
Six local landmarks as instant photos, soft fleece 50″×60″
20 oz, double-wall stainless
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
The town's earliest Sanborn fire-insurance map, drawn building by building and hand-coloured, from the Library of Congress
From the Library of Congress collections: a historic survey drawing or photograph of the town
From the Library of Congress collections: a historic survey drawing or photograph of the town
From the Library of Congress collections: a historic survey drawing or photograph of the town
From the Library of Congress collections: a historic survey drawing or photograph of the town
From the Library of Congress collections: a historic survey drawing or photograph of the town
From the Library of Congress collections: a historic survey drawing or photograph of the town
Population 2010: 19,563 → 2020: 20,312
From Wikidata (CC0).
Painesville is included in what is historically referred to as the Connecticut Western Reserve. General Edward Paine (1746–1841), a native of Bolton, Connecticut, who had served as a captain in the Connecticut militia 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 Northwest Territory.
In 1800 the Western Reserve became Trumbull County, Ohio, and at the first Court of Quarter Sessions, the county was divided into eight townships. 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 American Civil War.
In 1840, Lake County was created from portions of Geauga County and Cuyahoga County, and Painesville was made the county seat. In 1852, the community of Painesville became a village, and in 1902 the village attained city status.
Rider's Inn opened on June 16, 1812, on what is now US Route 20 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 freedom seekers would come to a dry well located behind the inn. There, they would find a ladder leading down to a door to the inn's basement. Fugitive slaves were able to rest and recharge before making their way across Lake Erie into Canada. 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 committee in town, and documents have been found detailing their abolitionist 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.
Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Painesville, Ohio, revision 1381110388 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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13 free coloring pages of Painesville, each traced from a photo of a local landmark. Print them at home, at school or for story hour.
Painesville's population was 20,312 in the 2020 U.S. Census, up from 19,563 in 2010.
Painesville City Hall
Lake County Courthouse
Big Creek
Methodist Episcopal Church of Painesville